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Too Hot For Tropicals Edward Cowling London UK 07-18-2006
Posted by Marksfish on July 18, 2006, 4:02 pm
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> I'm not sure how wise it is, but I have tried it in extreme weather and it
> does get the temperature down. That is creating your own fish tank
> icebergs :-) Fill up a tupperware container with tank water, freeze it,
> and then put the resulting iceberg in the tank.
>
>
I do similar with old lemonade bottles. Since upgrading to marine, I am
having some terrible trouble at the moment keeping temperatures low for my
corals. The problem with the 2 litre lemonade bottle is that it floats on
the surface under the metal halide lighting and melts too quickly, also
blocks out the light. I have tried smaller 500ml containers in the return
chamber of my sump, but they thaw too quickly, in less than 10 minutes at
80F. I have just bought a fan which I am going to try and locate over the
top of the tank (mine is open topped by the way).

Mark
www.marksfish.me.uk



Posted by Edward Cowling London UK on July 18, 2006, 5:11 pm
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>chamber of my sump, but they thaw too quickly, in less than 10 minutes at
>80F. I have just bought a fan which I am going to try and locate over the
>top of the tank (mine is open topped by the way).
>
The heat loss from evaporation works very well. Ok I loose a good 3-4
gallons out of the tank in a week, but I do a weekly partial change
anyway. Even today my tank water never got above 82, even though the
room reached close to 90 at one stage.

--
Edward Cowling London UK

Posted by robotiser@googlemail.com on July 19, 2006, 4:33 am
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Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
> The heat loss from evaporation works very well. Ok I loose a good 3-4
> gallons out of the tank in a week, but I do a weekly partial change
> anyway. Even today my tank water never got above 82, even though the
> room reached close to 90 at one stage.

Given what I've read in this group over the last few days, I've been
gently washing my filter media every day to keep water circulation
high, and I've left the top partially open today to encourage
evaporation. I don't think any of my fish are jumpers. Or at least hope
not.


Posted by Rob Stradling on July 20, 2006, 8:31 am
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I keep things just about stable by leaving the lids open (no jumping
fish!) and replacing the evaporated water with chilled (not iced) tap
water every few days. That said, most of my fish are tetras and cats,
which are generally very tolerant of varying conditions.

Posted by Edward Cowling London UK on July 20, 2006, 8:49 am
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>
>I keep things just about stable by leaving the lids open (no jumping
>fish!) and replacing the evaporated water with chilled (not iced) tap
>water every few days. That said, most of my fish are tetras and cats,
>which are generally very tolerant of varying conditions.

I've a few White Clouds who are borderline for a community tank anyway
as they prefer cooler water. But yesterday the tank never went above
82-83, so I'm happy I can keep them comfortable.

--
Edward Cowling London UK


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