newt tank cooler

[shineglosun]

I want to get a fire bellied newt some time soon... I've been working on the set up all is going great with that but one problem is my room temperature. I have other animals in my room that like hot temperatures. Their heat lights along with my parents cranking the heat brings my room to a good 80 degrees... My 5g fish tank next to it stays around 74*F without a heater. In the summer it might be cooler with the A/C but it is just too hot for a newt! Moving the tank out of my room is not an option.

Long story short I need to know the best way to cool a newt tank. Any ideas?

 

[theotheragentm]

It's really a bad idea if you're fighting your ambient temperature all the time. There are water chillers, but they're generally not too cheap.

 

[shineglosun]

I figure since all of my animals require me to "fight" ambient temperatures (as most reptile pets do in Missouri) it wouldn't be any different to tweak the newt inclosure temperature.

 

[shineglosun]

Since theres no edit button I'll just double post...
I apologize for my retort. I'll research better suited amphibian for the temperature in my room.

 

[mellowvision]

thought I read that those ultrasonic fog makers for vivariums lowered the air temp in the tanks because of all the mist.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

i know over my fish tanks i put fans. blows the water thus cooling it from evaporation

 

[shineglosun]

I thought about the fan but would the blowing bother the newt? Like just a clip on fan blowing over the top or maybe a little slanted in? My water is only going to be about 4 inched deep.

 

[legendaryfrog]

A fan work, and I dont think it would bother the newt much, either. Theres wind in nature, of course.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

oh also a water fall type thing would also help cool it down. small little pump pumping water up then having it go down. the more air moving over the water and the heat getting out should cool it down.

 

[shineglosun]

I just filled it with water and have a waterfall I've just plugged... the temp dropped about 5 degrees right away. :] Hopefully it drops a tiny bit more if not I'll add a fan.