Bloody Weather

[rusty]

Hey has anyone else had the problem with the weather raising the temp in there tanks mine is currently at 29c is this ok for tropicals all the fish seem fine im running an airstone is there anyting else i can do

 

[Qays]

29 is ok.

If your really concerned, you could put a bag of ice in there for a while.

 

[rusty]

i was thinking about that but would that drop the temp to quickly its 35g by the way not sure how long it would take to drop the tank is usally kept at 79c

sorry to hear that fishkiller_nomore i should be ok with just fish then

 

[Qays]

Depends how much ice you use.

 

[PaulEbs]

I'm currently battling the heat with my apparently coldwater set up. The tropical 35g tank is also at 29 degrees, like yours, but the fish don't seem too bothered.

For the coldwater tank I have set a fan up to circulate air around the tank, also, before I go to bed, I put an ice block in a plastic bag, and then prop it inthe tank.

The only problem with ice blocks and ice etc is that the water fluctuates up and down, unless it's a constant supply. This can cause more stress to the fish than high water temp.

My fantail has got fin rot because of the heat, hopefully it'll cool down soon!

 

[WILDER]

When i first started fish keeping i messed about with ice cubes and bottles a waste of time, all you do is stress the fish out with the temp being up and down.
All you have to do is increase aeration alot with turning your filter up, or putting an airpump and airstone on.
Never had any dead fish when the weather gets to hot, find you have more deaths when you mess about with there enviroment.