Tank too hot...

[Bridish05]

I read on this site that my tank should be between 72-82 degrees (f)
My tank has been steadily climbing in temp all day and is now at 82 degrees
I turned off the airpump and heater, the only thing running is the filter...
Is it bad that my tank is that warm...? What should I do?

 

[TheFighterFish]

I would say don't worry about it. I doesn't seem that the fish in your tank require a low temperature. It's been pretty hot around where I live and the tank is around 80 degrees F too. What I did was just unplug the heater on both my tanks. That way, I save electricity (I think).

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

your guppies should be okay in 82 degrees. whats the room temperature at? if its above 86, you may need a chiller.

 

[Bridish05]

I'm not sure what the room temp is, i'll have to find out, my tank went back down to 80 F when I woke up this morning...so i'll just watch it and see where it goes, but if it gets to hot again i'll go to petco and see what I can get

 

['-JIN-']

If you dont have any live plant is ok,if you do try using fan for a cheaper way than chiller.By the way are u from Southern Asia??

 

[inthedeep2]

if you are that worried about the temp make yourself a cheap chiller put a
20oz water bottle in the freezer and put it in your tank. you dotn need to buy a chiller for a 10 gal. put the bottle in and watch the temps when its down a bit take it out and put it back in the freezer

 

[TheFighterFish]

How will the coldness spread around the tank? If the water bottle is place somewhere near the thermometer, won't that give inaccurate measures and leave cold spots in the tanks?

 

[inthedeep2]

this works just like ice in a drink. place the bottle in the path of you filter and the water will circulate around the bottle cooling off the tank.

 

[Firebug]

You could also just place a fan over the tank so that the drafts hit the water. The temperature isn't too high, so I wouldn't be very concerned about it.

 

[Bridish05]

ok...thanks, and no, i'm not from asia...im actually from the US

 

[Pure]

The problem with using the frozen bottle method is it will be next to impossible to keep the tank a steady temp, It will constantly rise and drop in temp, this will stress your fish. Also if you are not paying close attention it is very possible to drop it too much too fast, again causing stress. All of this can lead to an ich break out very easily.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i just noticed you said you turned off the air pump, i would keep it on to oxygenate the water better. at higher temperatures the waters ability to hold oxygen decreases... not sure why though. my guess is the faster moving molecules.

 

[Bridish05]

oh ok...i'll turn it back on