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amico Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 138 Votes: 4 Registered: 05-Jan-2005	we just had a hot spell in my town and i my tank temp went up to 37, thank god the made it till the night but what can i do next time to keep it cool
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Try small water changes (5% in the morning and evening), add airstones, hood up and keep a fan on it to cool by water evaporation, and try not to drop the temp by more than a degree than what it usually is to avoid an ick outbreak. Good luck.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	it seems like it's going to be a hot summer for a lot of folks, besides doing what leslie has listed I would also keep the lights off on the tank, and in the room if possible. And if possible add too the surface agitation, you can do this by dropping the level of the water in the tank some if you have an HOB... best of luck, and don't forget to keep cool yourself heidi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What if I was good to you, what if you were good to me What if I could hold you till I feel you move inside of me What if it was paradise, what if we were symphonies What if I gave all my life to find some way to stand beside you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
dogmai333 Hobbyist Posts: 90 Kudos: 79 Votes: 19 Registered: 03-Feb-2005	How about dropping a couple of ice cubes in the filter? MONKEYS ARE COOL, BUT SEA-MONKEYS ARE BETTER.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	it happened to me b4..till i installed im ac...now..im ok u can do the same or...change water 10% daily till it lowers (this is a hassle thou)...another one...run a fan on the surface of the water...but this causes evap..so..just top off with water....what i dont recommend thou is putting cold bottled water and that goes for ice cubes in the tank coz this causes spot water flactuation in temp in the tank thats not gud for the fish. Last edited by tankie at 26-Jun-2005 19:34
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Change a bit of water daily & keep the lights off. Place a fan on the surface of the tank & add some airstones. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	As said adding ice to the tank is not good, the reason is it can lead to an outbreak of ich, and then you have to deal with it as wellheidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	i think having a fan to evaporate more water is the best low-cost sollution. the evaporating water will reduce the heat of the tank just like sweat does. changing water might not help that much, because my guess is the temp will rise back too fast (couple of hours tops). lighting chould be turned off only if it is close to the water. since most use fluorescent lights, the light itself is pretty cold (low on IR wavelength), so you chouldn't worry about it. the light tubes themselves do get hot, so if they're close to the water surface, take them away.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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