i need a way to cool my water, its only a 5.5 gallon but when i leave for work its at about 77 and when i get home it gets up to 84, and im not around all day to add ice cubes or anything like that. any ideas of what i could do? its just so warm in my house that its raising the temp in my tank. i leave a window open and have a fan in the room with my tank.
water is too warm
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The only way to chill the water(without ice) is to get a chiller which is VERY expensive. What kind of fish do you have? 84 isnt really too hot for fish but I would just try to leave it in the dark and away from windows, near the fan.
I agree that chillers (or in our case a combo chiller/heater) are expensive, but so is replacing a tank full of dead fish. Or dealing with the medical problems of overstressed and oxygen deprived fish. If the fan trick doesn't keep your temps in check and you're handy (or know an amiable geek) check out some of the on-line DIY options for buildling your own mini-chiller.
For us, there was no question about getting the chiller. It's going to be 105F today where I live and we're still a month away from the hottest part of the year.
For us, there was no question about getting the chiller. It's going to be 105F today where I live and we're still a month away from the hottest part of the year.
Yep, he's right. I have 5 tanks and one is a newt tank that should be below 70 degrees at all times. My tank temps were up at 86 degrees for a couple of days two weeks ago. On the recommendation of my LFS I bought a bunch of small desk fans and clip on fans for the tanks. With the fans going the newt tank has been steadily at 68 degrees, the 55 gallon has stayed at 78 degrees, and the betta tanks are at 80. The only problem I still have is my 29 gallon, but I'm working on it. I am just really amazed by how effective the fans are.Alestro Bakai said:
Take care,
Mary.