GilliganReef
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My wife and I had purchased a house this last June. I turned the storage room under the stairs in our basement into our fish room. I have 65G display with a 20L and 29G for my sumps. This last fall I replaced my skimmer with a Reef Octopus Diablo. That's only piece of equipment I have changed out. Current pumps in the tank and sump are "“ 2 "“ 950 Hydor, 1 650 Hydor, Jabeo DC 6000, BRS Reactor MJ-1000, another small reactor with small pump, and two small power heads in my refugium. I have 4 T-5 VHO lunar light for my lighting. I have a 200 watt heater and a 150 watt. The 200 watt is set at 76 degrees and my 150 is set at 72.
I have my 200 watt heater hooked up to a timer. During the winter months in Minnesota my tank stayed around 77-79 with my 200 watt heater only being turned on for 2 hours during the day and 4 hours at night. Last summer I got by with only running that heater for 2 hours over night. Now this spring with my 200 watt unplugged my sumps run around 77 "“ 78 degrees. My display is running around 79.5 "“ 81 degrees and the thermostat is position on the other end of the tank of where my return is. The 77-78 is in the return chamber of my sumps.
My question is what are some ways to help lower temp in my tank so I don't have to worry when I am at work? What else can I add in the fish room?
Right now I am running a tower fan at medium speed and the tank is staying around the 79 mark. Fish room stays around 66-72 degrees. In August I recorded the temp at 72 degrees being the warmest in the fish room.
I have my 200 watt heater hooked up to a timer. During the winter months in Minnesota my tank stayed around 77-79 with my 200 watt heater only being turned on for 2 hours during the day and 4 hours at night. Last summer I got by with only running that heater for 2 hours over night. Now this spring with my 200 watt unplugged my sumps run around 77 "“ 78 degrees. My display is running around 79.5 "“ 81 degrees and the thermostat is position on the other end of the tank of where my return is. The 77-78 is in the return chamber of my sumps.
My question is what are some ways to help lower temp in my tank so I don't have to worry when I am at work? What else can I add in the fish room?
Right now I am running a tower fan at medium speed and the tank is staying around the 79 mark. Fish room stays around 66-72 degrees. In August I recorded the temp at 72 degrees being the warmest in the fish room.
