Fish tank temp got WAY too high

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Hi, I’ve gotten home and I just checked my fish tank it was at 93.2°f. I immediately panicked, and started the fan, and got some ice in a ziplock bag and put it the tank. I luckily only have fish right now, and all three of them are acting somewhat normal. Will everything be okay?
 

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Turn off heaters and let the tank lower down to temp slowly. Too big of a temp swing too fast can actually do more damage than the high temp in the first place.
 
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That must be an equipment malfunction

Do not ignore this, get to the root problem

What size tank, equipment list needed, how long set up ?
I think you'll be alright. Why did it get so high? I had metal halides at one time and had to resort to using a chiller.
My tank is only 20g, so pretty small. But I do think my problem was my heater malfunctioning. I do have a backup, so I’m using that once my tank cools down
 

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My tank is only 20g, so pretty small. But I do think my problem was my heater malfunctioning. I do have a backup, so I’m using that once my tank cools down
Explain your system layout and equipment please ?

Hard to help in an emergency without any information with details
 

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Hi, I’ve gotten home and I just checked my fish tank it was at 93.2°f. I immediately panicked, and started the fan, and got some ice in a ziplock bag and put it the tank. I luckily only have fish right now, and all three of them are acting somewhat normal. Will everything be okay?

It may depend on what type of fish you have but during a heat wave when I was out of town (of course!), our central air died and my tank go to 92, I had no fish loses but lost all SPS and some LPS.

I would advise investing in a ink bird with a heater that also has its own thermostat. That way, both would have to fail to cook the tank (unlikely).
 

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My tank is only 20g, so pretty small. But I do think my problem was my heater malfunctioning. I do have a backup, so I’m using that once my tank cools down
I had a heater malfunction once, it was not pretty. That said, do you really think you need a heater? With all the pumps and lights, they'll keep the temperature at a moderate temperature. But before I got my chiller, I kept a 1 liter bottle with frozen water in case of emergency. Temperature doesn't change that rapidly when you put in a bag or bottle of ice.
 
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