ok need advice, tomorrows the big day.

[JmLee]

Well i ordered my Peacock Mantis from fishsupply, and it should be here tomorrow. Now heres my problem..... tomorrow is going to be 80+ degrees and my tank is only 29 gallons, so outside temp really influences it. And what really makes me mad is out of all the days, the heat wave had to come while my mantis is being shipped!. Any suggestions?. Should i just use the fan technique?. Thanks.

 

[Thurge]

You can also put water in pop bottles, freeze them, then add as needed to keep the temp down some.

 

[JmLee]

thanks thurge. You always been so much help man.

 

[AngeloM3]

a fan blowing across the surface of the tank or sump... will reduce the temp by about 3 degrees in about 45min - 1hr

just FYI


or do a water change... but dont heat up the new water

 

[JmLee]

thanks for the advice everyone. I opted for the Fan and so far my temps not over 80.

 

[Thurge]

Your welcome.
Been there done that, got the Tshirt. Now I roll with AC. The only cooling problems I want to have from now on will only be cured with a chiller.

 

[JmLee]

yeah i was thinking chiller one day... but thats kinda pricey.

 

[psychodave]

You can make a chiller for less than $200, all you need is a mini fridge, drill and bits, some pvc, connectors and tubeing.

Remove the freezer box so that the freezer isnt seperated from the rest of the interior. Drill two holes in the top for your "in" and "out" fit the pvc in the holes leaving 2 inches or so on either side of the holes. Seal the holes with the pvc with some good silicon. attach your connectors to both sides of the pvc. Take between 50-100 feet of tubeing and coil it up, put that in the fridge and attach one end to each connector on the pvc. Then take another section of tubeing and run it to a powerhead and the "in" connector then another section of tubeing from the "out" to the tank...and there you go. The most expensive part is obviously the fridge. But once you have it up and running you can stick a 6 pack in there and not only does it keep your water nice and cool, but you have a cold sixer on hand!

PM me if you want the schematic...I found it on About.com's saltwater DIY section...