i maybe in trouble this year

[duke62]

well its the first summer with my tank in the upstairs room.the temp in the room is at 80 degrees and the tank is at 81..i have the ceiling fan going and bought a 12 in fan which i screwed under the tank so its hitting the sump and hopefully it will bring the temp down..i cant afford a chiller right now and im afraid everything will be lost when we have those 100 degree days for 6 days straight..hopefully work will pick up and i can get that chiller before the enevitable happens

 

[2slo4me]

for the time being get some 2 liter bottles and freeze em with water.... when the temp starts climbing throw them in ur sump... put another 1 or 2 bottles in the freezer and alternate... ive been here b4 so i know... now i have 3 tanks up and running so i just let my home ac run 24/7 set with the t-stat... good luck...

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

yea also make sure its RO water incase...

 

[dubs]

i do the same thing with water bottle in the freezer i dont own a chiller either it pain in the ass but it works

 

[mamiereefer]

Or u can float ziplock baggies filled with ice in the tank i had to do that for a while, now chillers are really up there now.

 

[D1J8Z]

you should notice a significant difference with the fan blowing on the water directly and not just circulating the air in the room

 

[juiceguy]

cut down on your lighting schedule

 

[natureboy1]

make sure all heaters , metal halides , and extra pumps are off , thatll help like juciy guy said cut your photo period if necessary

 

[sambo]

if its an open top, point a fan at the top of the display too. the more evaporation, the cooloer your tank will get. my 20g evaporates a whopping 2 gallons a day when it gets really hot but stays around 82 deg in a non air condtioned room. if you top off wih kalkwasser, be carefull you dont spike the tank with all the replaced evaporation. i make weak kalkwassser during the summer months or sometimes just top off with straight RO when it starts eating topoff water really fast.

 

[greggnyce]

Buy a little ac unit, like 5000 btus. You can find them for between 85-100 dollars, much cheaper than a chiller.

 

[pecan2phat]

The tank temp will never be at or below the ambient room temp. If your room is hitting 80 and your tank is at 81, I think your system is expelling heat already. Normally, the tank temp would be 2 to 4 degrees above the room temp without a chiller.

 

[2slo4me]

yea also make sure its RO water incase...

opps i forgot that part... thanks

 

[2slo4me]

Buy a little ac unit, like 5000 btus. You can find them for between 85-100 dollars, much cheaper than a chiller.

brought my lg at home depot paid like 125 saved me tons of cash.. had it for 2 summers now.

 

[2slo4me]

The tank temp will never be at or below the ambient room temp. If your room is hitting 80 and your tank is at 81, I think your system is expelling heat already. Normally, the tank temp would be 2 to 4 degrees above the room temp without a chiller.

thats why i keep my ac at 71 degrees. and when im home 68... but i do leave my heater in the sump just incase it needs to kick on.

 

[latino277]

also, change you lighting schedule so that your lights are on in the evening when the room is cooler.

 

[cali_reef]

How does a tank "evaporate water" when it is essentially surrounded by water in those 80%+ humidity days?

 

[greggnyce]

I run my lights from 6-12pm it helps alot with the heat and electricity rates are lower in most areas after 8pm.

 

[ming]

How does a tank "evaporate water" when it is essentially surrounded by water in those 80%+ humidity days?

It barely does. A chiller is great if you can afford it and don't mind the extra wattage, but you can also get a temp controller to turn off lights when it gets too hot.

I run my lights from 6-12pm it helps alot with the heat and electricity rates are lower in most areas after 8pm.

Might be even better if you made it 12pm-6am as those are the cooler times