Record breaking heat is causing high temps in my tank

[dmopar74]

lol you guys think 90 degrees is record breaking heat come out here and see how you like 118

90 is what our tanks were hitting, the air temps were over 100. think it got 104-106 at my house, which is damn hot for seattle area.

 

[tcarswell]

lol you guys think 90 degrees is record breaking heat come out here and see how you like 118

We get 110+ quite often. I think they are referring to their tanks temp not the outside temperature.

 

[N.C.]

amen too dam hot for seattle, it hit 104 here in granite falls

 

[mfgl]

I used to just freeze blocks of ice in a quart tupperware without the lid on it. When needed pop out the giant icecube, refill it and put it back in freezer. The block of ice will melt slowly over about 2 hours and also adds water to make up for what is lost in evaporation at higher temps. Sometimes in the real hot weather I would use 2 a day but it would keep the water around 80.

 

[tcarswell]

I used to just freeze blocks of ice in a quart tupperware without the lid on it. When needed pop out the giant icecube, refill it and put it back in freezer. The block of ice will melt slowly over about 2 hours and also adds water to make up for what is lost in evaporation at higher temps. Sometimes in the real hot weather I would use 2 a day but it would keep the water around 80.

Ive been doing similar but with RO/DI water in frozen blocks better to top off with that it does not add the nitrates and phosphates . Also no chlorine in the system. Its kind of like a preemptive top off