We're having some odd weather where I live, one day it will be rather warm followed by the next week of cool weather. Today the high hit right around 75F, and the room where my tank is at heat up and I came home to an 82F tank with 3 dead fish. Obviously I didn't have the oxygen for that high of temps. I have both my canisters pointed at the surface but just so it agitates but doesn't break. I have spent my evening doing small water changes to gradually bring that temp down to where it normally is at 78F.
The rest of the week is in the 50s and the place where I live now I have to use window AC units and the place is just horrible for insulation so my electric bill in the summer for a 500 square feet 1 bedroom is $300+. So I do try to go as long as possible without having to put those puppies in. Moving to a new place in July that is MUCH better for insulation and I won't have to worry about this.
Anyways...I think for a safety measure I'd like to drop the water level in my tank, so came here to ask what would be a good level below the trim to insure this doesn't happen again and so my canister filters don't bite the dust? I feel if I do this throughout the rest of April and into May it can be sort of like an insurance policy if we get one hot day out of ten.
Granted, an inch below the trim makes it so one canister breaks the surface and provides a ton of water movement. I guess I also came here to post how much this sucks as I lost two huge fat yoyo loaches and a beautiful Salvini female.
The rest of the week is in the 50s and the place where I live now I have to use window AC units and the place is just horrible for insulation so my electric bill in the summer for a 500 square feet 1 bedroom is $300+. So I do try to go as long as possible without having to put those puppies in. Moving to a new place in July that is MUCH better for insulation and I won't have to worry about this.
Anyways...I think for a safety measure I'd like to drop the water level in my tank, so came here to ask what would be a good level below the trim to insure this doesn't happen again and so my canister filters don't bite the dust? I feel if I do this throughout the rest of April and into May it can be sort of like an insurance policy if we get one hot day out of ten.
Granted, an inch below the trim makes it so one canister breaks the surface and provides a ton of water movement. I guess I also came here to post how much this sucks as I lost two huge fat yoyo loaches and a beautiful Salvini female.
