too hot / too bright

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HI I've just had a conservatory built and planned to put my tank in there, It has two glass sides and one has been plastered ready for the tank to go against. It has windows that will open and will have blinds on the windows. The guys at the shop have said it will be too bright and too warm in there, any thoughts?
I live in the UK.
 
That guy may have a point... even though you live in the UK, you guys still go through periods of miserable heat, just like the rest of us! :D

And I am not sure I would place a tank around all those windows, not if there was no way to control all the sun. I would imagine in your conservatory, you will want some sunlight in there during the daytime. This might cause problems with algae.

You might want to test it out w/o the tanks. Check mid-way through the day, and see how hot it gets in that room.
 
thanks, its not sounding good.
Never gave it a thought, only how good it would be in there with the fish tank, the heat I could probably overcome with an air cooler, but yes we would want sun light in there.
 
If you put lots of plants in the tank I don't think the sun will hurt anything. How much light do you think the aquarium will get?

Also try putting a thermometer in the conservatory and see how warm it really gets. Remember these are tropical fish we are talking about, they come from hot areas!
 
Good point which is what i thought originally, lots of plants and i have a 3 foot piece of wood in there for shade.
Would anyone use an algea treatment?
from what i have seen, the tank would get about 2 hours "max"
of direct sunlight in an evening, we can shade it with blinds.
 
If you are talking about just 2 hours max, then no it shouldn't bother the aquarium too much.

However, you still need to know how hot it will get in there in the summer. And is this room to be heated in the winter?
 
I will check the temps this weekend, my tank is a Jewel 260 bow fronted 48". How long would it take to make it too hot- 260lts of water is quite alot?!!
 
Some tanks will get green water from just 15 minutes of direct sun exposure...no matter how many plants:(

And no, don't use an algae treatment. They'd only be a bandaid for the problem, cost a lot of money to constantly use, and will upset the osmotic pressure needlessly.
 
Would anyone use an algea treatment?
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I would not, Too many side effects and uncontrollables. Get enough plants and the right ferts and you'll be Ok with whatever sun you get, it will just take some time to find the right combinations.
 
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