Keeping Cool In Hot Weather

[Commodin]

Everyone else's fish sweating as much as mine?

I just moved to an area with much hotter summers than my tank is used to (Midwest US) and having some cooling issues.

I've been dropping in RO ice cubes when the tank warms above 80F(26.6C), running a fan in the room, and limiting lighting to our (mostly) cooler evenings.

I was wondering if any of you guys and gals out there have any good ideas for keeping your tank cool during summer. Care to share? = )

Wait, there's more...

I've also just put in an air-stone to combat concerns of low 02 concentrations due to the higher temperature. I'm hesitant to run the pump because my passive CO2 system and plants play really well together. I'm concerned the increased water disturbance will negate my passive CO2 system - due to increased CO2 diffusion at the surface.

Anyone out there have some experience or literature that might help shed the light on this quandary I'm in?

Much Love & Respect

~Namaste~

[Mgamer20o0]

keep the top open and put a fan blowing over the tank. try frozen bottles of water. maybe a ac for the room.

[Draal5]

:iagree: plus you can do more frequent water changes. the easiest is a small fan blowing across the water surface that will give you the most stable temp through out the day.

[petluvr]

Am I dumb or something but 80F isn't that high?

[Squeakfish]

I was up north in San Jose when the 100+ heat wave hit, and my tank jumped into the 90s. My goldfish survived (phew!) but the poor guy was gasping for air! I covered his tank with a dark towel and aimed a high-powered table fan straight at the tank. The temperature sank about 6-7 deg in one day.

[tonytheboss1]

Am I dumb or something but 80F isn't that high?

:headshake2: No, not at all. Dumb is not asking ques. when ans. / info is available. In ans. to the ques., 80F is in the upper range for the tetras (75/82F)
but a bit warm for the shrimp (70/78F).
As suggested by some of the others, a sm. fan blowing across the top should drop the temp. a few degrees. (might increase evaporation) These folks have a number of single, double, quad ect. cooling fans for tanks.
http://www.aquatek-california.com/productFrame.html "T"

[Easydoesit]

i had the same problem when we had a weekish long heatwave.. n i will have this problem again in a few weeks when it starts getting hot here. my tank got to almost 85*f
i had to do frequent small water changes, which i def cant do every day. i opened my hood and shut off my light. im planning on getting a couple of small fans for inside my hood.
i dont have an AC n if i got one itd most likely blow a fuse in my house.. but when it gets hot out i leave the windows open at night till about 9-9:30am, then shut them till about 8:30pm to keep the cooler air in. that helps a bit