Crazy Weather!!!

[Tiburon57]

My temp is 83.2 right now !!! Turn off the heather and the lights! I put some water bottles in the freezer!!! Any other suggestions ?

 

[bvysochin]

Fans and/or chiller.

 

[westminsterfrag]

I was going to try this ghetto mans chiller this year. Since everyone's family hate the heat output from the chiller. I thought I'd get a long water change hose and coil it up in a cooler. Fill it with ice and a little water for contact. Then run a pump from the sump and either return to the tank or back into the sump. I've left ice in a cooler for 3-4 days without it co.pletely melting. I'm certain it'll work. Maybe set up a temp controller so your tank doesn't freeze.

 

[hongl227]

Fan will work...my tank temp is at 77 but i use LED.

 

[BeanMachine]

And now its in the 70's again gotta love California ugh

Surprisingly tho my tank didn't go above 80, but we had the air going and I didn't run my halides.

 

[Fallling]

I got one of those Air King fans like BRS sells... with only 1 of them setup, it's keeping my tank at 78 - 79 (tank is 125 gallons). Without it, my tank was getting to 83 or so (I have no central AC and and the house gets pretty warm). It does require a lot more top off... about 2 gallons a day vs 1 gallon.

 

[Tiburon57]

It's the first time the temp gets up to 83+ it's usually 78-79! Thanks

 

[mylittlejade]

This is why I put my tank right under the AC vent, my tank doesn't go over 78 in the summer. I would definitely be investing into a chiller If I didn't have AC or the tank was not holding acceptable temps. It would be worth the money up front when we get into august and frozen water bottles don't work.

Bryan

 

[Tiburon57]

I'm gonna get some cooling fans for now!!!! And yes I need to invest in a chiller !!!

 

[lowbudget]

with this dry heat we are getting evaporation cooling is great but you have to watch your salinity if you dont have a ato. when it gets humid evap cooling doesnt works that well. thats when i my fish room ac kicks in and cool the tank.

 

[lowbudget]

And now its in the 70's again gotta love California ugh

Surprisingly tho my tank didn't go above 80, but we had the air going and I didn't run my halides.

its 100 in alhambra :rollface:

 

[seventhz]

I tried the coiled tubing in an ice chest method once, years ago, and all the ice melted in 24 hours. Not very practical IMO. One thing I've always wanted to try though just for the hell of it is to pick up a used mini fridge for cheap and modify it into a chiller. A controller would still have to be incorporated though, and with my current tank, I've never had overheating issues so I've never bothered to try this.

 

[westminsterfrag]

I tried the coiled tubing in an ice chest method once, years ago, and all the ice melted in 24 hours. Not very practical IMO.

How well did it work? And was your cooler completely closed? I was thinking 2 bulk heads. One in one out. I'll probably never end up trying it since I plan on plumbing everything all the way out the back yard. So chiller heat won't be an issue.