Temp Issue

[32Bit_Fish]

Hi Guys,

I woke up to find my 38G water temp was at 85F this morning. Room temp was at 76F.

I have 3 powerheads and one HOB Whiisper Filter running on the tank.

I'm assuming the temp will go up when my 36" T5 4x39w is on in the afternoon.

I put a fan in front of the tank and it will start blowing air to the tank when the lights is on.

I dont want to buy a chiller. Is there any other option I have? The motor that drives the whisper gets abit of warm.

 

[bimmer01]

My temps this morning was 82.5F. It's definitely getting hotter and humid in NYC. I have a temp controller that turns on my fans with my temps hit 82F and turns off when it hits 80F.

Also, another option is to decrease your light cycle time to 5-6 hrs.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

My temps this morning was 82.5F. It's definitely getting hotter and humid in NYC. I have a temp controller that turns on my fans with my temps hit 82F and turns off when it hits 80F.

Also, another option is to decrease your light cycle time to 5-6 hrs.

My light cycle time has been 5-6 hrs a day since the beginning.

I would need to see how low the temp would get when the fan is on.

Maybe I can just turn off the Whisper, so one less thing that would contribute to the increasing water temp.

I have Maxijet 600, Koralia 2, one other powerhead that connects to my HOB CPR Aquafuge and the Whisper HOB filter. I believe all of these electronics would generate heat and raise water temp.

 

[isgon26]

Best bet is to get a chiller. But the fans will help some.

 

[jadakiss]

if i were u i would try use 2 pumps instead of 3also try to put ur fan so it can blow across the tank and have ur light come on when the sun comes down

 

[32Bit_Fish]

if i were u i would try use 2 pumps instead of 3also try to put ur fan so it can blow across the tank and have ur light come on when the sun comes down

I do have two pumps that move the water. Another pump connects to my HOB CPR Aquafuge, I have chaetos and DSB in my Aquafuge, it has been helping keep the nusiance algaes at bay.

 

[fcamargo6thave]

this is my first time having a reef tank in the warmer temps and i didnt believe people when they told me its time to get a chiller its defintely getting hott, my tank was at 88 and you can tell the livestock suffer try fans keep the lights on shorter periods of time but good luck

 

[jadakiss]

try ur best to get that temp down open ur windows

 

[32Bit_Fish]

I'm also having issue with my auto top off pump. The pump is an external one and it rates at 3gph. My DST sits on the tank stand about 5' and the water reserve tank is on the floor. The pump gets warm while transporting the water to my main tank. The water temp gets higher since the top off water go through the external pump.

Should I just buy a regular water pump to replace the external one?

 

[jadakiss]

yea the less heat the better.

 

[jadakiss]

buy a mini maxi jet a 404

 

[beerfish]

I'm also having issue with my auto top off pump. The pump is an external one and it rates at 3gph. My DST sits on the tank stand about 5' and the water reserve tank is on the floor. The pump gets warm while transporting the water to my main tank. The water temp gets higher since the top off water go through the external pump.

Should I just buy a regular water pump to replace the external one?

Cheap and easy: No heat to speak of.
http://www.marineandreef.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RCPR01137

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Cheap and easy: No heat to speak of.
http://www.marineandreef.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RCPR01137

Beerfish,

This is the pump I am using for my auto top off. It's warm when I touch it.

It also seems lack of power to lift the water from my water reserve tank to my main tank (the distant is around 5 feet).

 

[beerfish]

The pump itself gets a little warm, but the amount of heat transfer is next to nothing.

If you mount the pump so that it sits between the reservoir and the tank, it should work pretty well. It's about the best option for ATO that I've found.

 

[Killerdrgn]

The peristaltic pumps are pretty good too, though you have to replace the tubing every so often.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

The peristaltic pumps are pretty good too, though you have to replace the tubing every so often.

I dont know what peristaltic pump is. I will do some research.

 

[greenstreet.1]

had the same problem so I plug up the AC and i was 77 again and a fan also to move the air around hope that helps

 

[KathyC]

If you can't hook up a chiller or have no A/C that you can run in the room where the tank is, a clip on fan positioned to blow across the surface of the water will bring the temp down by a few degrees.

It is also good to keep a couple of bottles of ro/di water (in case they break open in your tank - for whatever odd reason) in your freezer so that you can 'float' them in your tank or sump to bring down the temp a few degrees. As they melt, return it to the freezer and pop another one in the tank

 

[32Bit_Fish]

If you can't hook up a chiller or have no A/C that you can run in the room where the tank is, a clip on fan positioned to blow across the surface of the water will bring the temp down by a few degrees.

It is also good to keep a couple of bottles of ro/di water (in case they break open in your tank - for whatever odd reason) in your freezer so that you can 'float' them in your tank or sump to bring down the temp a few degrees. As they melt, return it to the freezer and pop another one in the tank

So basically you put ice cubes in your tank. My water temp was at 80F while the fan was on. I will leave the AC on when it is necessary. We are not officially n summer yet. The water probably is going to boil in a real hot summer day.

 

[KathyC]

No, not ice cubes - soda bottles of frozen ro/di water. No point in messing up the salinity when they melt

The clip on fan blowing across the surface is usually good to lower your temp by 3 degrees or so. Very handy overnight or when a person is at work