help heater malfunction

[ffmedic]

So I just got some nice live rock with great life some mushrooms and couple polyps anyway heat got the water way too hot I'd say 90-100 degrees what damage did that heater cause?

 

[Mike J.]

That's a good question and one that you'll have to answer. Do you have a thermometer? How long was it that hot? If it's 100 degrees most likely it has killed everything.

 

[ffmedic]

Darn lol not what I wanted to hear. Guess I'll have to see if anything comes back

 

[Mike J.]

You'll also want to do regular ammonia checks and be ready for large water changes. In case of mass die off. All the worms, micro fauna, so on.

 

[ffmedic]

Right luckily there's nothing in the tank it was just on a cycling cycle so I'd I have to start over I'm not invested in a stocked tank I'll do a water check in the morning