Summertime WC's, SE Texas style
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TwoTankAmin
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Or, keep fish which can handle those temps.
My plecos can do so. I have outside tanks which I use in the summer. They are on a screened terrace which is all screens on 3 sides. Tanks temps will hit the low 90sF at times. The fish do not mind.
I had a 40B which held a pair of wild discus, a small school of rummy nose tetras and and 6 Hypancistrus L450 I had been growing out to spawn. A heater failure pushed the water to 104F when I discovered it both discus were dead and the rummy nose were all balls of mush. But the 450s were all hunkered down in caves and all were alive. I did a 50% WC fast and got the temps into the low 80s. About 4 weeks Later the 450s spawned for the first time.
@Slaphppy7
Why don't you just cool the water in a rubbermaid can and then add it to the tank? And don't you have air conditioning? That should keep the tank itself from getting that hot.
My plecos can do so. I have outside tanks which I use in the summer. They are on a screened terrace which is all screens on 3 sides. Tanks temps will hit the low 90sF at times. The fish do not mind.I had a 40B which held a pair of wild discus, a small school of rummy nose tetras and and 6 Hypancistrus L450 I had been growing out to spawn. A heater failure pushed the water to 104F when I discovered it both discus were dead and the rummy nose were all balls of mush. But the 450s were all hunkered down in caves and all were alive. I did a 50% WC fast and got the temps into the low 80s. About 4 weeks Later the 450s spawned for the first time.
@Slaphppy7
Why don't you just cool the water in a rubbermaid can and then add it to the tank? And don't you have air conditioning? That should keep the tank itself from getting that hot.
I like that ! Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Wow, you have some tough fish! Mine are not suited for those kind of temps, 78F is the max that I believe they will be comfortable with
I live in a small house, 2 bed one bath...no way I could store enough water for weekly WC's in 3 tanks, just don't have the free space
Where I live is uninhabitable w/out air conditioning...but here lately, with outdoor temps near triple digits, my A/C window units can barely keep up...we've had a pretty severe drought here lately, as well...rain helps cool structures...thankfully, we're getting some much-needed rain next week
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Indeed, it is....though it is a hassle to float the frozen water bottles, I actually use LESS water with this method...in the wintertime, I have to run the faucet for several minutes to get the cold/hot mixture suitable to match the tank temps...in the summertime, it's just crank up the "cold" tap, and get to filling
DoubleDutch
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Keep the beer cold as possible Slap.
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Oh, there's a special cooler just for those, my friend...I make sure it gets regular annual maintenance....
I get the hot. It's over 100 right now and I'm trying to fix a shed door. Cooling off while drill battery charges.
I don't keep any fish indoors that require chilling, I have AC and running air driven, I lose a lot of CO2 but the tanks get cooled that way. Still those frozen jugs are a neat idea.
I don't keep any fish indoors that require chilling, I have AC and running air driven, I lose a lot of CO2 but the tanks get cooled that way. Still those frozen jugs are a neat idea.
Dang, that’s crazy. How hot is it down there right now?
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Thank goodness for the upcoming forecast...hope you guys get some of this up there next week, too
Yeah, working outdoors right now is brutal...even though I got the yard done early yesterday, it was still pretty rough
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Here, it is currently 96F, 36% humidity, which is actually a bit low for us
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