82* ?

[MidSSouth]

My 135gallon is running around 82* which is nearly 4* higher than room temperature. Lights on or off doesn't seem to affect it. If I open the glass top and the canopy it drops it to about 80. Short of turning off one of my filters or dropping the AC is there anything I can do to keep the water cooler? Is 82* too high for most tropical fish? Right now I am still cycling so it isn't too much of an issue.

 

[Masta_Cheef]

Nah, that shouldn't be too high. Once it gets to about 85° or so, you might want to consider your options.

P.S. If anyone's curious of the degrees symbol (°), it's Alt+0176.

 

[Firebug]

If the time does come, and you need to cool it down, you can try setting up a fan where it blows over the surface of the water. One could also put a zip-lock bag of ice in (You can also freeze a bottle of water and float it).

 

[hyunelan2]

I kept my aquarium between 82°-84° regularly for months and never had a problem. I now keep it at about 80°-82°

 

[FroggyFox]

Do you have a heater on the tank? Sometimes they heat more than the gauge says its set at....

But I agree that 82 shouldn't be a problem for most fish...some shrimp might have an issue with it...

Also...even after/if you figure it out your cycle will go faster with the warmer water anyway

 

[TrpTwlght]

I agree, the temp should be fine, I keep mine around 82-83 and my fish seem to enjoy it.

 

[J'sRamAir]

I have the same issue. Tank runs at 82° which is actually room temperature, but even when room temp is cooler it never drops. I don't even have a heater in the tank. But since 82° is fine I don't worry about it.

 

[prettypleco]

My tank was at 84 degrees for 2 months due to the extremely warm summer we had and my fish were okay with it. I did float frozen water bottles daily in my oranda tank though.

Masta cheef, i tried that alt +0176 and it did not work.

 

[MidSSouth]

Sure it does... ° don't type the plus. Just hold alt and type 0176