Air temperature above/around tank?

[Ava_Banana]

We have a large conservatory on the back of the house. It is heated (through house central heating system) but in winter it does get very cold at night.

My question is.........how much does external temperature affect tank temperature.

During the summer, the conservatory can get incredibly hot........will this affect the water of a 40g + tank in the 6/7 hours it is hot during the day?

I would imagine that it would significantly decrease the ability of oxygen available within the water and above the water.......what are your thoughts?

Throughout the year, the temperature differences will be from +3 degrees to +35 degrees centrigrade. Although I am waiting for some really hot days to see how hot it gets with my max/min thermometer.

Your thoughts???

 

[Ava_Banana]

Aww.......go on..........have a guess........pass an opinion......... )

 

[annka5]

Honestly, i think putting a tank in there is a terrible idea.. sorry.
External temp ant tank temp relate together closely -if you were to pour a glass of water from the kettle, and another from the cold tap, leave them overnight, they'd be the same (room) temp in the morning. The heater in your tank kicks in to keep the temp at the pre-set level, eg 24C.
If the room temp in summer is 35C then the water temp will be pretty much the same -the ehater can't cool the water down. Too hot for most fish. You could try a cooler, but not sure if they are quite £££.
The night-time cold would be less of a worry as your tank heater would kick in then. However, you would need to make sure you had a LOT of heater wattage to raise the water temp from say 3C to 24C -most wattage guides reckon on a rise of far less than this.
The level of daylight and sunlight would encourage huge algae problems though.

 

[jimbooo]

yep sorry to rain on your parade but i agree.

the temp in my flat (in hertfordshire) over the past 6 weeks has been pretty hot. my 40G got to 32 degrees with the heater unplugged!! so if the tank was in a conservatory my fish would all be dead.

as annka5 said the ammount of daylight would cause more algae then you can imagine. we're talking furry glass here not the odd green spot.

i'd find another spot if i were you, thats a non starter.

 

[Tropjunky]

Why would you put a tank in such a bad place. The external temp isn't such a problem if it's lower then the pre-set heater temp but any more then well lets jus say it's not a very nice way to get your fish `n` chips.

The algee alone should drive you mad to the point of suacide or moving the tank to a safer location like a nice dark and quiet corner.

 

[morgan]

Hi, I am in the same situation. We have a large conservatory with a handy water supply and a well. Unfortunately ours gets boiling hot in the summer and freezing in the winter. I have decided definitely not to put one in there. Shame as I want a larger tank and at present cannot convince better half that two tanks in the living room would be rather nice!

 

[Ava_Banana]

Thanks for all the replies........that is exactly what I thought..........I was just hoping someone would come along with some huge scientific explanation about evaporation rates keeping it cool.........

Why would you put a tank in such a bad place.

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Because I could.......because I have tanks in other rooms in the house.......because this room is like an extension of the garden in that it has a real jungle feel to it.....lots of heavy green planting........so a tank would look pretty cool.

I think I will go for some sort of indoor goldfish pond in there then.......at least the humidity would keep the plants well watered............