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Posted by DervMan on July 22, 2006, 4:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options > After loosing a few fish in the summer of 2003 I've now got a reliable
> routine for keeping the fish cool. I leave the tank flaps up and let a fan
> play softly over the water. Simple, but yesterday my tanks didn't go above
> 79 degrees F all day.
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> Despite being called tropicals they really suffer in the extreme heat, so
> you need some way of keeping them comfortable. I change about 25-30% of
> the tank water weekly, so loss from evaporation isn't a problem.
Hmm. I keep our thermostat set such that it stays between 24 and 25 degrees
C. In the hot weather the tank temperature has reached 28 degrees. I've
been watching the tank carefully... no ill effects. However, the tank is
well planted and isn't especially well populated. I've said to myself, I'll
take action if the fish start behaving strangely or the temperature reaches
28 degrees. Fortunately, with 200 litres it's relatively stable in the
temperature stakes...
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> routine for keeping the fish cool. I leave the tank flaps up and let a fan
> play softly over the water. Simple, but yesterday my tanks didn't go above
> 79 degrees F all day.
>
> Despite being called tropicals they really suffer in the extreme heat, so
> you need some way of keeping them comfortable. I change about 25-30% of
> the tank water weekly, so loss from evaporation isn't a problem.