Can Aquarium Be Too Warm?

[eBenZo]

Summer is finally what it should be: clear blue skies and bright sunshine...but, my thermometer is reading temperatures around 28 degrees!!!
The fish seem fine, except for on, which is lurking in shady places near the bottom.
Are tropical fish used to such temperatures?

What do I do if there it gets even warmer?

 

[quaver]

my aquarium runs between 26-28 degrees all the time. no probs. If you are concerned about water temp, add some cool water every now and then

 

[Alverez]

my aquarium runs between 26-28 degrees all the time. no probs. If you are concerned about water temp, add some cool water every now and then

or do what your supposed to and turn the heater down , you would need to remove a lot of water before you can add enough cold to notice a temp change........


hth

 

[quaver]

turning down the heater was stating the obvious. I was assuming that it had been tried, and the tank was still running warm

Holly

 

[kevthefish]

If you're worried about the temp being too high in your tank, you can always lower it buy adding some ice cubes. I sometimes do this anyway to encourage my corys to spawn, it's a safe and effective way to lowe the temp, as aposed to doing a water change, or waiting for the water to cool down after turning your heater down.

Anyone agree??

 

[Colin_T]

Most aquarium fishes come from tropical Asia and are born and live in temperatures around 26-28C. They also encounter those temps in the wild so as long as there is plenty of oxygen in the water then they will be fine.
Most fish will tolerate temps up to 32C without any real problem but some species, particularly the rift lake cichlids can have problems above that. Fish also age a lot quicker at higher temps.

You are better off leaving the temp be rather than trying to lower it and having it go back up again. the fluctuations will cause more problems than a stabile temp

 

[quaver]

ice cubes....wow seriously didn't think of that. Simple but effective I'm sure...like me!

 

[eBenZo]

i haven't even got a heater yet

i'll try the ice cubes thing....do they have to be made form frozen filtered/dechlorinated/tank water?

 

[Alverez]

i think ill just add something pointless to add to my post count

i haven't even got a heater yet

i'll try the ice cubes thing....do they have to be made form frozen filtered/dechlorinated/tank water?

so your telling us that sun is heating your tank up to 29 c ?

where do you have it placed ?

 

[Corleone]

Not necessarily the sun - without air conditioning, my house usually stabilizes about four degrees above the air outside. My tank tends to stabilize at around the room's temperature.

 

[eBenZo]

i think ill just add something pointless to add to my post count

i haven't even got a heater yet

i'll try the ice cubes thing....do they have to be made form frozen filtered/dechlorinated/tank water?

so your telling us that sun is heating your tank up to 29 c ?

where do you have it placed ?

The tank is placed in a corner which is shaded throughout the day; it's getting pretty warm here in the UK!

 

[Alverez]

im going to turn my heater off then if your tanks heating up that much, just to see...........

 

[Spishkey]

i dont have my heater switched on either, its too warm as it is this time of year, my tank is between 27/29 so will be trying the icecubes!

 

[eBenZo]

I keep one of two 11W fluorescent lamps on during the day as well; I can feel the heat when I touch the top of the tank, maybe that's a contributing factor?

 

[davefish]

Wow, that warm without a heater! My thermometer reads 25degC with the heater on. You must have a warm house.

Unless your thermometer is no good.