Hotter Weather = Hotter Tank.

[Fish are friends]

with summer here the general air temp gets warmer so hence does the tanks, our room where my 55gal tank is, gets really hot sometimes high 30's C how do i keep the tank cool apart from water changes everyday!!

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

turn heater down?

 

[Noahs ark6]

Get a small battery powered/usb fan aimed at the surface

 

[sadguppy]

Put a half full plastic bottle of water in the freezer and pop it in the tank when frozen, lid on. If the temp goes lower than you want the heater will kick in. Have two and replace each day.

 

[Fish are friends]

turn heater down?

heaters are off...

 

[sadguppy]

turn heater down?

The heater works off a thermostat so won't be coming on anyway.

 

[Fish are friends]

i think i have a faulty one cause even at 28 deg with it turned right down it still goes on... ill try the bottle of ice water. i know 28 isnt too bad for rams but i am always over cautious..

 

[StandbySetting]

Increase surface agitation, turn the lights off and float ice in the tank.

 

[sadguppy]

i think i have a faulty one cause even at 28 deg with it turned right down it still goes on... ill try the bottle of ice water. i know 28 isnt too bad for rams but i am always over cautious..

Try it 1 degree lower, sometimes they work fine but are just off by a few degrees.

 

[Noahs ark6]

Did you see my first post?

 

[Fish are friends]

Did you see my first post?

yeah i did. ill see what i can organise usb one should be easy to get hold of!

 

[sadguppy]

Get a small battery powered/usb fan aimed at the surface

An air pump agitating the surface will surely have the same effect?

 

[Noahs ark6]

Get a small battery powered/usb fan aimed at the surface

An air pump agitating the surface will surely have the same effect?

An airpump agitating the surface is agitating a surface with stagnant, warm air above it, a fan would keep it cool, and the heat of the bulbs (epecially t8's) will be pushed out.

 

[HM Dragon Devil]

with summer here the general air temp gets warmer so hence does the tanks, our room where my 55gal tank is, gets really hot sometimes high 30's C how do i keep the tank cool apart from water changes everyday!!

Turn up your a/c

I run my aquarium at 25.5c and with the hotter weather it's risen to 26.5., but i'm using LED lighting so that helps.

Dean.

 

[sadguppy]

with summer here the general air temp gets warmer so hence does the tanks, our room where my 55gal tank is, gets really hot sometimes high 30's C how do i keep the tank cool apart from water changes everyday!!

Turn up your a/c

I run my aquarium at 25.5c and with the hotter weather it's risen to 26.5., but i'm using LED lighting so that helps.

Dean.

A/C? In the UK? Hmmm... But a pipe dream my friend!