How Do You Keep Your Tanks Cool In This Weather?

[gaz gun man]

I have changed 10% last night and just done another 20% which brought the temp down a degree, but my tank is hovering around 30 degree's

Does having the top open help?

 

[Spishkey]

i keep the top open, float bottles of ice cold water in the tank and also drop in some ice cubes,


when it gets really warm i also stand a fan next to the tank to blow cool air over the surface

 

[TRDNiteLife]

I have my tank in my house. My house a/c is set for 77 F. Water temp sits around 77/78. So I keep my tank cool by keeping myself cool - Air conditioning.

 

[ox5477]

i keep the top open, float bottles of ice cold water in the tank and also drop in some ice cubes,

this will do basically nothing unless the volume of the ice is roughly the same as volume of your tank. Dropping a few cubes in a large volume of water just doesn't have the heat capicity to really cool effectively

when it gets really warm i also stand a fan next to the tank to blow cool air over the surface

This is prob the best to do. It will evaporate heat away. Just need to make sure you watch the water levels as water can evaporate alot faster then you would expect. In a fresh set-up this isn't nearly as crucial as you don't have to worry about salinity as you do in brackish or marine.

Ox

 

[Miss Wiggle]

important thing to remember is the hotter the water is hte less oxygen it holds, so fish are more likley to die from a lack of oxygen than from the actua temp.

all you need to do is to increase oxygenation, so adjust your filter output or water level to create lots of surface movement.

 

[gaz gun man]

important thing to remember is the hotter the water is hte less oxygen it holds, so fish are more likley to die from a lack of oxygen than from the actua temp.

all you need to do is to increase oxygenation, so adjust your filter output or water level to create lots of surface movement.

yep I have upped my bubbles to increase surface movement

 

[shelaghfishface]

important thing to remember is the hotter the water is hte less oxygen it holds, so fish are more likley to die from a lack of oxygen than from the actua temp.

all you need to do is to increase oxygenation, so adjust your filter output or water level to create lots of surface movement.

yep I have upped my bubbles to increase surface movement

wish i had this problem, the weather is minging up here, can hardley see your hand in front of your face for the fog!!!, i would be inclined to go with more aireation too

 

[BecciMac1987]

Aww poor you, weve had a lovely day in Glos, hit around 27 pure sunshine. But my tanks have rocketed to 30+ so Ive had to turn all the lights off, add ice cubes and hope for the best. Air con isnt practical here in UK, we get about 4 hot days a year-the rest sucks!!

 

[stiffler69]

Its just perfect for me 30 degrees is the right temp for my discus and it saves me a fortune on electric as the stat on the heater knocks off and hardly comes on

 

[8inary]

If I note the temp increasing, I will just simply do a water change. The way I do my water changes, to a near 1000ltr tank, is to use a hose from outside, prime the hose by using the outside tap, then allow the tank's water to backflow until the required level is achieved, after this, simply reconnect the hose to the outside tap and turn on, whilst this is putting in cold water, I have two 300w heaters that kick in, plus the large body of water already in helps, however the overall effect causes the temp to go down.

 

[shelaghfishface]

8inary, can i see another video of your tank plz,i cant remeber where it was posted and i loved it ( the surprise clown loaches was my fav bit )

 

[8inary]

Hi shelaghfishface lol, here is the vid...


http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGa8d9L1SY