I apparently left my aquarium light on for longer than usual the temp is reading 89 degress, whats the best way to get it down, cause I hear this weekends weather is gonna be in the high 80's, I have a salt mix ready to go but that water is nearly just as warm, I was considering floating some ice in a plastic baggies to avoid changing the water, any ideas ????
Temperature TOO Hot
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As for the ice thing, i am not sure about salt water concerns but i have five 20 oz bottles filled with ice that i now place in tank if it breaks 82 degrees, then within 24 hours the temp is back to norm for my fish. No water transfer from tank to bottle as they are sealed so it shouldn't harm Salt water i think as well.
What I do is take a good size bucket and fill it with the water from the tank the night before. Cover the bucket and put it in the fridge. Next day if the water in the tank is too warm, I put the same cold water back. Of course the water shouldn’t be in the fridge for too long but over night its not a big deal…and I pour the cold water in the sump, not the main tank so the fish don’t freak out or feel the sudden temp. change. But with the sump, it will go in the tank slowly without the fish freaking out…
A fan works but I doubt you will be able to bring the temp down 10 degrees. If you have a sump, just have the fan on the sump because smaller amount of water will cool much faster…
A fan works but I doubt you will be able to bring the temp down 10 degrees. If you have a sump, just have the fan on the sump because smaller amount of water will cool much faster…
i guess im lucky i have a ceiling fan right above my tank 
... if you cant keep the tank cool try running the lights less when its hotter out
... if you cant keep the tank cool try running the lights less when its hotter out
for the people that dont have ceiling fans...u can try PC fans. i have a 10g tank and running a 12v fan at 7.5v-9 (12v is too noisy) it keeps my temperature in the 78-81 degrees.
That’s so true. These past few weeks we easily had over 112 temperature. It was a pain. You cant even think without breaking a sweat. First thing I did when I woke up is get that fan started for the poor fish. After about 12 hours of fan blowing on the water, temperature went down from like 85 to 81 ha ha …so I though of putting some tank water in the fridge over night…works great.
Thank god things are cooling down a bit here in Cali. But guess we can appreciate winters here…
Thank god things are cooling down a bit here in Cali. But guess we can appreciate winters here…
I never had to buy a heater for my tank. It has never been cold enough (even winter) for the water to get too cold. Last time had my tank set-up (few years back), in winter, my tank was a perfect 77. A chiller is a must for me but a heater, not at all. Too bad they are so expensive.
A poor person will always find a way to cool down. It makes us think harder for solutions ha ha ha and some really creative ways of cooling down come to mind lol...Burning-Man would appreciate the art & talent of the marine aquarist lol
A poor person will always find a way to cool down. It makes us think harder for solutions ha ha ha and some really creative ways of cooling down come to mind lol...Burning-Man would appreciate the art & talent of the marine aquarist lol