Dealing with heatwaves

pugwash

pugwash

Able Seaman
Mar 16, 2005
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Hi Guys,

We seem to be having regular heatwaves in the UK, going through our second of the year, and currently the air temp is 32 degrees celcius (90 F), and my tank has snuck up to 30 (86+F)

Now, my usual way of dealing with this is to:
Open aquarium lids (have no leaping fish fortunately)
Close all curtains/blinds and windows during daytime.
Open windows/blinds in the evening.
Have a fan blowing across the water surface.
Change 20% water every couple of days.

The last time I managed to keep the temp around 27 (82F).

Has anyone else got any tips with dealing with this?
 
Haven't had the problem yet, but from what I've read that's what most other folks are doing. The fan thing seems to be pretty effective . . .
 
IF u go into the articles section there is also a wonderful article on heating issues (by Kas...).
 
new2tanks said:
IF u go into the articles section there is also a wonderful article on heating issues (by Kas...).
Click to expand...

Can't find it, have looked in all 5 sections too... Can you post the direct link please, thx.
 
I came home from work and my tank temperature was 30C. I got some ice from my freezer, tied it in a bag and placed it in my tank. This gradually cooled the water, now just trying to keep it down. Can't complain about the weather though.
 
Seems I'm doing the right things so I'll just grin and bear it.

I'd prefer 30 degrees in S.Wales than the 32 here in smoggy London!
 
Yep, suffering here in Oxfordshire too (coldwater tank currently reads 27C, which is actaully a bit lower than it has been). I'm doing all I can with the lid off/lights off/a fan on. The fish aren't gasping for air at the surface, so I think they are OK, but I'm going to add another airline and airstone anyway, to make them more comfortable. And I'm going to make some ice!
 
Some people report success with freezing a sealed bottle of water and placing it in the aquarium in emergency situations. I've also heard of people freezing dechlorinated water in an ice-cube tray, and adding a few cubes to the filter so that they melt and exit with the filter output water.
 
before when i had a goldfish tank, i would take soda bottles with frozen water and float them at the surface. they kept the temps down pretty well though just not very fast. when it melted, i just take this one out of the water and put the other one thats already frozen in.

sure beats paying lots of $$$ for a refrigeration system.
 
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