I have just finished setting up a 16g tank with a build in sump in the back (nuvo nano 16). I am having trouble getting the temperature to stay low (around 75-78). The room we have put the tank is not to warm (it is usually right around 73) but somehow the water in the tank is constantly at 80.2 At first I thought it might be the placement of the probe, or that it was a defective thermometer, but I have tried using different thermometers and moving the probe around the tank. What are some possible ideas/ tricks that I could do to bring down the temperature of the water without having to buy an expensive chiller? Oh and I haven't even gotten the heater plugged in.
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Neptune_Fan
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what is the temp of the water prior to adding it to the tank? 80.2 isnt a high temp, when you think about it, most of the places we get out livestock from have daily temps of over 85-90. where do you live? is the tank near a window or vent? and strange that you say the heater isnt plugged in yet. if worst comes to worse you could always freeze ro/di water and add cubes to the tank to keep temp down but thats alot of work..if the tank is relatively new i would seek having it replaced. HT
downbeach:
it had a lid and I took it off to try to cool it off and nothing happened, and unfortunately I do think it is the pump that is actually heating the water.
Neptune_Fan:
the temperature of the water was about 75-77 when we added it to the tank, and it is not near a window or vent. And I was saying the the heater was not plugged in because some people would automatically think that we have the heater setup to high.
and thank you fo the great ideas
it had a lid and I took it off to try to cool it off and nothing happened, and unfortunately I do think it is the pump that is actually heating the water.
Neptune_Fan:
the temperature of the water was about 75-77 when we added it to the tank, and it is not near a window or vent. And I was saying the the heater was not plugged in because some people would automatically think that we have the heater setup to high.
and thank you fo the great ideas
sleepydoc
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Are the lights on or off? 80-81º F isn't too bad, but I'd worry about what it will do when/if the ambient room temp heats up. My tank hangs out about 79-80 in the winter, but gets up to 82 during the summer if I don't do anything.
Taking the lid off is a good idea either way. A small fan to blow over the surface of the water is an easy, cheap way to cool things as well. If you add up the wattage of all your pumps, you can get an idea of how much energy they're putting into the tank as well. They're more expensive, but switching to an external pump can help reduce the temp and is cheaper and more economical than getting a chiller.
Taking the lid off is a good idea either way. A small fan to blow over the surface of the water is an easy, cheap way to cool things as well. If you add up the wattage of all your pumps, you can get an idea of how much energy they're putting into the tank as well. They're more expensive, but switching to an external pump can help reduce the temp and is cheaper and more economical than getting a chiller.
