I have a 350gallon acrylic tank without a heater and no fish yet that is reading 79.5 degrees. I took the top three lids off to try to see if that helps, any other suggestions?
Acrylic tank holding too much heat
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Sounds like your room temperature goes up pretty high during the day and with the addition of the pumps, it will add a degree or 2. I'm not sure why you are worried about cooling it down, the fish will be fine as long as there is enough aeration in the tank.
Hello; I agree with Rocksor in that the temp should not be a problem for tropicals. I like to have the house open during summer and my tanks can get over 80 degrees F and stay there for extended time. I keep bubblers going all the time. My freshwater tropicals do fine.
Do you have cold water species?
Do you have cold water species?
I live in florida and it gets over 100 degrees... I would prefer to keep it between 76-77degrees.. Are there any solutions to bring down the temperature?
Evaporative cooling, they sell some basic aquarium top fans that will help a degree or two.
Air temperature doesn't always equal water temperature, especially with larger tanks and especially with acrylic. I have a garage 55g glass tank, and when it gets 99F in the garage, the tank doesn't go over 87F (and the fish do fine). I would imagine a 350g acrylic would be below 85F easily under the same conditions.
You would be hard press to keep such a large tank 76-77f in the summer without a chiller.
What fish are you planning to keep that its necessary for their survival to keep it that low? Sub-tropical fish?
thebiggerthebetter
has massive tanks in Florida
