setup in the garage?

[jimmygoogots]

I live in AZ and was thinking about this the other day while I was cutting 2x4s for my new tank stand. I don't have too much room in my house and the size of my tank is limited due to this... Since we dont have crazy winters here in AZ, plus I could buy a heater... would this be a terrible idea?

dont make fun of me if it is!!

thanks guys

 

[Daigle107]

In a garage I would also see heat being a huge problem, a heat wave could cause your tank to heat up too much and kill the fish, I live in Massachusetts and I know garages around here get hot during the summer.

 

[jimmygoogots]

lol, 113 today. thats where I thought the problem would be. but there are lakes here with plenty of fishing...what could survive given the heat?

 

[Daigle107]

The lakes are able to support fish because as you go down deeper the water is much cooler, in a small aquarium setup water temperature will fluctuate much more quickly and this is what will kill the fish.

 

[Domesticsage]

You could always invest in a chiller. They seem to be common in situations where the tank heats up too much.

 

[mike_sema]

I live in AZ and was thinking about this the other day while I was cutting 2x4s for my new tank stand. I don't have too much room in my house and the size of my tank is limited due to this... Since we dont have crazy winters here in AZ, plus I could buy a heater... would this be a terrible idea?

dont make fun of me if it is!!

thanks guys

hey hows it goin,,, i have been tossing this idea around for awhile now i think in the summer time if you had a lot of water movement and say a screen top on the tanks so heat can escape it might work,,,