Heat wave in the tank!!!!!!!!!!!

[zbrook1]

Woke up this morn to a very ugly site...heater stuck on ........lost my flame angle,royal gramma, and fire shrimp.
Temp got up to at least 86-88.Xenia look really bad...starting to look like it might come around after temp down to normal.Anybody know what the odds are it makes it after temp spikes?Kenya tree still bent over and looking a little shriveled.Odds of that coming back? Open green brain just put in yesterday is sheddind mucus...should I remove the mucus or let it be.Odds of that doing okay?Yellow Figi bent over and looking weak...odds of that coming around?Someone please give me some hope ...thanks

 

[bigarn]

What's the normal temp of your tank? If that's as high as it went, and isn't greatly above the normal tank temp it shouldn't be catastrophic IMO. Lower it gradually though.
Since you lost 2 fish, I tend to think it went much higher. :thinking:

 

[bang guy]

When you go to replace the heater, replace it with two smaller heaters.

 

[zbrook1]

The temp normally in my tank is around 78-80......yea I lowered over the course of about and 1 1/2 to 2 hours ,but it got warm enough to kill a few good fish and now Im worried my corals might follow along.