EMERGENCY: TEMP up to 90 degrees
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Bderick67;3291401; said:
how big is your tank again? there are so many ways to try to reduce the temps. 2L bottles is good but bulky, the 20oz btls are good cuz you can distribute to the 4 corners of the tank.
plain ole zip lock bags with ice in it squeeze air out, cover the surface. but this is surface cooling which slows evaporation a bit.
blue ice packs (tho one would say risk leakage but u can put in ziplocks also with air out).
if using ice from the freezer, try to use aged water (have a large container sitting out aging or use Prime) then you can just plop them in direct. but this is temporary fix as ice will melt fast. but you can also use those 1qt plastic take out containers & freeze them & plop them in - 4-6 at a time will help.
or fill up a juice container or tupperware container freeze it plop it.
or take tank water place it in cooler with your brewskis that are already packed in ice & there's your chiller!!
good luck!
daveman12345;3290606; said:
Chiller for tropical fish
More aeration should do the job. Last year, I tried the frozen water bottle method - pain on the butt! 
The tank temp only went down from 90 to 88! 
This year, I run my systems with a good air pump that can run up to 60 air stones! I put 6-8 air stones in each tank - Tank temp 84-86 
BTW, just unplug the heaters. For some reason, heater keeps turn on and off, even tank temp is higher than set temp. Don't count on those set temp. 
No heater needed for high temps just wasting electric @ 90F. Freeze away some 2 liter bottles you'd have to remove some water, with the ice weight will increase water volume/raising the water up depending on how many you put into it mass wise for cooling.
Maybe do a full curtain around it for shading & at night if cool enough get some are flow on it. keep it out of direct sun light for long periods of time, as well will increase temp & air that's circulated in the house goes into the tank. Higher oxygen output needed for warmer water colder less.
Maybe do a full curtain around it for shading & at night if cool enough get some are flow on it. keep it out of direct sun light for long periods of time, as well will increase temp & air that's circulated in the house goes into the tank. Higher oxygen output needed for warmer water colder less.
Frozen 2 ltrs, quick easy and cheap, Dorm fridge wit 2 holes and a coil of hose inside the long term solution way to go. (beats a "Aquarium Chiller Unit" by $400)But, Aros can easily handle that temp as they are equatorial.
You don't mention what type of lighting you have on the tank. Metal Halide, full canopy, HO Fluorescent? I had problems when I had a full canopy on; not so much with the increased temp, but with the evaporation that comes with it, nearly 1/2" a day. I solved that by putting a couple of 4 inch fans into the canopy, one intake and one for exhaust. This dropped my temp by 4 to 5 degrees and lessened the evap and need to constantly add more H2O. When the Ballast went out on it, I opted for a 6' two bulb shop light and tight fit glass lids.
My tank often hits 90. I notice that under 78 my jar does not eat so I normally keep it at 80 degrees. But, 90 is not unheard of where these guys live. I think what you want to watch out for is the temp spiking in one direction or the other.
