Do you guys not have AC?
Cooling Aquarium down as Temp >30c
- Thread starter Mick Vallis
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fishorama
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I remember people freezing plastic dechlorinated water bottles & floating them in their tanks. Changing them out as needed. Most of my fish & tanks can handle both higher & lower temps. We use central air & heat as needed for people comfort, but it's dying. I try to be aware of fish needing extra oxygenation as temps rise.
AC is not common in the UK as we have maybe half a dozen hot days in a year
It's been overly hot overhere as well. I've cooled down some tanks with my goodeids, wild platies and wild swordtails in them by some water changes with just cold water and during the night I've put ice cubes in there. For these species dislike too hot water...
Here in north east England, we had a maximum of 28 deg C (82 deg F) on Saturday after building up for a couple of days. Then we had thunderstorms Saturday evening and the temperature dropped a bit yesterday and today it's cool enough to for me wear a cardigan in the house (max 19 C/66F). My main fish tank is usually at 23.8 deg C (75F) and it reached 24.7 C (76F) on Saturday; today it's back down again.
We just keep the windows closed and thermal-lined curtains on the side facing the sun shut during the day then during the evening open the windows to let the cooler air blow through the house. Those curtains are designed to retain heat during winter but they also keep the heat out during a heatwave.
We just keep the windows closed and thermal-lined curtains on the side facing the sun shut during the day then during the evening open the windows to let the cooler air blow through the house. Those curtains are designed to retain heat during winter but they also keep the heat out during a heatwave.
Been a bit warmer darn sarf. Last time I went out in the car it showed an outside temp of 36. My tanks all reached 30 over the weekend. The water in my storage cans in the same room only got to around 26 but in the tanks there are lights and pumps + they are on the warmer side of the room. During the day I have been running a portable aircon because its also the room I work in. This usually gets the tanks down to around 26 by midnight. But by morning they are back up to 28 or so (without the lights.)
Because we live in a cold climate our houses are designed to retain heat so its not really going to improve until summer is over. Perhaps slightly worse for me because the room is South facing. Its also a garage conversion, half of the double garage was turned into this room. The downside is it shares the roof cavity with the other half of the garage - so it stays really hot in there.
AC in the North Country is generally calculated to 15 Degrees DeltaT, meaning at 90 degrees outside and "normal" humidity the equipment, if properly designed and maintained, will cool the interior to 75F.
Today it was 98 degrees with abnormally high humidity which resulted insufficient cooling, In my home -- 89 in the fish room. The rest of the house from 80 to 94 depending on sun orientation and what was being asked to cool that particular section of the house. Fish tanks worsen the ambient temperature due to evaporation thereby increasing RH, especially in areas where there are several.
We will be picking up 2 dehumidifiers, one for each end of the first floor. These will help the A/C lower ambient by reducing humidity,
This hades on earth is only going to last a couple more days, BUT, I suspect these heat waves are going to become more prevalent. The extra dehumidification is a cheap investment.
A/C can be tricky. It is not possible to just increase capacity and expect good results. If oversized they do not remove sufficient humidity which works against actual real feel temps.
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