heat...

[asherah]

so the water in my tank is 81.5 degrees F. The heater is set at 72 I just turned it down to 70.
The lights are dual 96watt 36" power compact satellite fixture.

Can they give off tha much heat ? How do I cool it down short of leaving the lights off all the time =/

amanda

 

[Capt_Cully]

do you run fans? they help me tremendously.

 

[asherah]

There are 2 fans in the light. Should I run more ? How do I hook them up ? lol

amanda

 

[acrohead500ppm]

81 is okay but i would go to wal-mart or something to get some clip on fans that will run you 10 bones just in case

 

[Roy G. Biv]

Re: heat...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10953803#post10953803 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asherah
so the water in my tank is 81.5 degrees F. The heater is set at 72 I just turned it down to 70.
The lights are dual 96watt 36" power compact satellite fixture.

Can they give off tha much heat ? How do I cool it down short of leaving the lights off all the time =/

amanda

You forgot to mention room temp. It will have a big impact on your tank temp. Powerheads and other pumps will add heat as well. A clip on fan is a good investment. Aim it in the sump if it wont fit under the hood.

 

[SlowCobra]

What brand heater? I have a hydor that is in the spare parts bin. It was set to 75 and kept the tank at 84. Changed to a stealth and all is well now.

 

[asherah]

ah shoot.. not sure what the brand is.. it's just a plain heater i bought from the pet store a while ago.

it is a bit warm in here usually about 26 degrees but i'm fixing that pretty soon by putting up curtains.
maybe that will help.

amnada

 

[SlowCobra]

It's only 26 degrees in the house?

 

[asherah]

lol .. I'm used to it being about 24 in here so 26 isn't too much warmer =p heheh

my sister complains tho ;p

 

[Roy G. Biv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10954212#post10954212 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asherah
lol .. I'm used to it being about 24 in here so 26 isn't too much warmer =p heheh

my sister complains tho ;p

Why would you list all of your temps in F and your room temp in C. The conversions hurt americans heads