How quickly to change the temp.

[Hassled]

My last heater stopped working for some reason yesterday, and the water got down to 70 degrees recently which kind of freaked me out.

So I got a heater as quickly as I could and I have it in the tank right now. How quickly should I raise the temp on it so I do not shock him?

[bamsuddenimpact]

i think 1-2 degrees an hour is what is acceptable. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong

[Pogthefish]

Yeah, they say that, but rlly a few degrees every few mins won't hurt them.

[914joe]

You could cup him ,and float him in the tank for an hour or more and then release him into the tank.

[nickdolin]

From my experience, I've had no problems with temp fluctuations as long as those fluctuations were within 1-2 +/- of what they were in, such as during a water change.

[lelei]

1 or 2 degrees every 15 minutes is sufficient. If you have adjustable, start at 73 and increase to 76 in 15 min. and so on..that would be ok.