Ideas how to keep tank cool in the summer?

[Joshuakahan]

I have a red wolffish , so the tank is completely sealed since he’s a jumper. I keep most of my tanks in the garage and in the summer my garage gets to around 110f so I use fans to keep them cool. Obviously fans won’t work on a sealed tank so I’m hoping for some ideas how to keep him from roasting other than a chiller or moving him in the house
Thanks

 

[spotfin]

Some type of screening over part of the tank top that will allow for air exchange while keeping your fish in. Perhaps you could use a section of plastic light diffuser, weighed down. Direct a fan to blow over the screened in section.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Some type of screening over part of the tank top that will allow for air exchange while keeping your fish in. Perhaps you could use a section of plastic light diffuser, weighed down. Direct a fan to blow over the screened in section.

Thanks, I actually came up with a solution after I posted this, I’m gonna use a reptile screen cover and cut small holes for any wires/hoses, then tape around the holes

 

[dr exum]

not sure it works - thought i read it somewhere-

- but lots of bubbles... get some 4” air stones and a big air pump -

always a chiller or cold water drip?

 

[Rocksor]

I have a red wolffish , so the tank is completely sealed since he’s a jumper. I keep most of my tanks in the garage and in the summer my garage gets to around 110f so I use fans to keep them cool. Obviously fans won’t work on a sealed tank so I’m hoping for some ideas how to keep him from roasting other than a chiller or moving him in the house
Thanks

My 108f garage only raised my 55g glass tank to 86f. I haven’t had an issue keeping any fish for 2 weeks at this temperature since I have 2 sponge filters, 1 airstone, and 1 powerhead

 

[Joshuakahan]

My 108f garage only raised my 55g glass tank to 86f. I haven’t had an issue keeping any fish for 2 weeks at this temperature since I have 2 sponge filters, 1 airstone, and 1 powerhead

Last summer one of my fans died and i didn’t notice and that tank was at 93 when I discovered it, I might try the stones and power heads though, I live in Phoenix where it’s hot 24/7 for 3-4 months
Thanks

 

[TwoHedWlf]

other than a chiller or moving him in the house
Thanks

I'm inclined to say those really are the only good options.

 

[jjohnwm]

I live in a completely different climate than you do, so I'm not sure if this will be at all useful to you...but I find that placing a sump directly on the concrete floor in my basement, rather than raised up on a bottom shelf of the tank stand, usually gains me a degree or two of water cooling in the whole system. My basement floor is always cool to the touch.

Another slight improvement can come from using an external water pump rather than a submersed one. All pumps generate a certain amount of heat...some more than others...and submersed pumps transfer all this heat directly to the water itself. External pumps are air-cooled. I recently replaced a vintage Little Giant external pump with a submersible Sicce which provided a similar flow rate, and found the tank temperature went up almost 2 degrees in my 120-gallon tank.

 

[kristyjackson]

Perhaps you can put an exhaust fan in your garage if you don't want to move your tank inside the house. A screen cover will do, and make sure to put your tank where ventilation is good enough to avoid exhaustion.

 

[DRUKENMUNKY]

I keep my tanks in the garage also ....it does get over 100 degrees certain times of the year...I installed a solar attic fan on the garage side wall. When it gets to a certain high temp the fan kicks in and pumps the hot air outside