Hi there. I have a 34-gallon Red Sea tank. It can be used as either a freshwater or marine tank, and I use it for freshwater. The lights on the tank are very close to the top of the water. With lights on, the temperature can go as high as 82 degrees. But even with lights off, it rarely falls below 80 degrees. The tank is consisently 5 to 7 degrees higher than my other tanks even though all are in the same environment. I've been having trouble with sick danios lately and I'm wondering whether it's partly the water temperature or being so close to the lights since they're mostly top swimmers.
The water routes through the back of the tank. It flows through an intake grate, over a white pad and sponge filter, then through the area where the skimmer would be (if it was saltwater), then through charcoal and ceramic ring filters, and back up through the jets.
I'm wondering whether we could add dechlorinated ice cubes or use plastic ice packs in the back of the tank to cool down the water. Chillers are available for this unit but I'd rather start with a low-tech, low-cost solution if possible. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks for any advice you can give!
The water routes through the back of the tank. It flows through an intake grate, over a white pad and sponge filter, then through the area where the skimmer would be (if it was saltwater), then through charcoal and ceramic ring filters, and back up through the jets.
I'm wondering whether we could add dechlorinated ice cubes or use plastic ice packs in the back of the tank to cool down the water. Chillers are available for this unit but I'd rather start with a low-tech, low-cost solution if possible. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks for any advice you can give!
