Tank Cooling

brads

brads

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Just read the runnaway heater thread. Made me think about my own problems about keeping my tank temperature down in the summer. As I recall it got up too 110+ here last time. I haven't had any problems since I got my A/C working but you never know. Anyway, has anybody come up with a methed to keep a tanks temperature down? Of course, in an emergency you can always ice it. Blowing a fan is good too but what do you do if it's 90+ in your house?:confused:
 
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I buy a small room ac (window ) unit..keeps the room at a more comfortable temp.

just make sure the ac is not blowing directy on the fan and keep an eye on the evaporation rate.(AC's typically lower humidity)
 
Alot of people put ice cubes in the tank. The chillers are nice but you'll need a 2nd mortgage...they're expensive as crap.

Also , turn your heater off completely in the summer. You won't need it if your house is that warm.
 
Brads,

I see your from spokane...yikes..
hot summers..cold winters..

shouldn't have big humidity spikes there..

best bet it to cool the room..

I personaly don't ike to add the ice directly in the tank..I have heard of folks freezing bottles of water.and floating them in the tank.
you can also get those gell ice packs and place them on the glass..I use them on the backs of the tanks..but I live in western washington(tacoma area) we don't get as hot for as long..last year was an exception...I hope..but my tanks never got hotter than 86..which is fine as they house angels,rams discus etc..all do well in warmer water.

how's the water(pH GH, kH)
 
BucJason said:
The chillers are nice but you'll need a 2nd mortgage...they're expensive as crap.
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Which would be more expensive, a chiller now or restocking a tank later?

If you can't afford the chiller though the fan idea is probably the best way to go. The evaperation will cool the water nicely. If you really had an emergency type situation you could also do water changes with some cooler water.
 
Actually the easiest and best solution would be just to turn on the A/C :)

Not only do fish dislike living in 90 degrees, so do humans, lol.
 
110 outside is dangerous, and i can only imagine how warm it gets inside the house where air flow may be limited. turning on the AC would be the best option.

or you could get a chiller, which would probably cost more than running the AC or buying a small window AC unit for the room only.
 
well if its the summer time then:

1.) close all shades and prevent as much sunlight from entering
2.) close the lights on your aquarium
3.) leave lid open, have fan blow at the surface of the water if possible
4.) drop the water level a little bit if you have an HOB filter, that way when the water cascades back out, it creates more dissolved oxygen in the water, something it will lack when its very warm
5.) have some frozen bottles of water ready and leave them floating in the water, they really help to keep temps down

last summer when it was really hot here in NYC, before i did all of the stuff above, my water was at 88, hitting 89. afterwards, it slowly fell to a more comfortable 84. ofcourse, they bettas acted as if nothing was wrong.
 
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