Cooling aquariums in summer months?

[jcarson]

What fish do you keep? They could be perfectly fine with those high temps. I keep a garage tank and those fish have no issues with temp being 84-86f during the summer.

I keep african cichlids.

 

[Sac39051]

Get a couple cheap clip on fans and remove any lids. Evaporation is far more effective than you’d think. Obviously you’d have to top off frequently. In the summer months on my old reef I was evaporating about 2 gallons a day on a 200 gallon system.

 

[markstrimaran]

I use a closed loop to a 55 gallon drum in my basement.

 

[jcarson]

I use a closed loop to a 55 gallon drum in my basement.

One day soon.

I just signed another year lease in my current apt. complex locking in the chance of no more new tanks but cheap rent which I really need for another year.

Time to be responsible with my finances!

 

[Oughtsix]

Last summer we were able to keep my daughters axolotl tank down to 72 degrees F with fans. It adds a bit of heat to the air and a whole lot of humidity! It also requires frequent top offs.

We just purchased a used 1/3 hp chiller off craigslist for $150 which will easily keep the 55g axolotl tank down at 60-62 degrees which will be much healthier for her axolotyl.

Apparently pot growers use chillers to keep their hydroponic solution cool and upgrade frequently as they expand their indoor fields. The guy we bought ours from was a "Hydroponic engineer"... that reeked of pot.