I'm sure there is a more aesthetically pleasing option, but it would probably require some DIY. I love the look of hoodless tanks, but that isn't always an option 
Temperature problems!
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I'm sure there is a more aesthetically pleasing option, but it would probably require some DIY. I love the look of hoodless tanks, but that isn't always an option
I do as well but don't want Giant Danios jumping all over my floor (which has happened before)
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Hello; If you do not have live plants, the lights can be turned off for more time.
I have been testing the LED lights than screw into a standard base on a couple of tanks with live plants. My QT with hornwort plants has been doing well. My thinking is that, should they work, it will help run tanks cooler as well as reduce some electric comsumption. The radiant energy in the form of visible light will still be present, but the radiant energy in the infared from the lights should be much reduced. The CFL's were a big improvement over the old type incadescent bulbs. Those old incadescent bulbs were a big problem with excess heat for decades.
One of the big parts of the hobby has been making or modifying things as I needed them. Thewre was a time when no so much was available off the shelf or I was too far from a source. Making homemade covers of various materials happened several times. I found the plastic coated screen material to be useful.
I have been testing the LED lights than screw into a standard base on a couple of tanks with live plants. My QT with hornwort plants has been doing well. My thinking is that, should they work, it will help run tanks cooler as well as reduce some electric comsumption. The radiant energy in the form of visible light will still be present, but the radiant energy in the infared from the lights should be much reduced. The CFL's were a big improvement over the old type incadescent bulbs. Those old incadescent bulbs were a big problem with excess heat for decades.
One of the big parts of the hobby has been making or modifying things as I needed them. Thewre was a time when no so much was available off the shelf or I was too far from a source. Making homemade covers of various materials happened several times. I found the plastic coated screen material to be useful.
My tank runs hot too and its in the basement under ground level. It at 84 now and its just starting to get real hot here in this town.. it'll top off at around 87 to 88.
I took a measurement of just a glass of water on my counter and it read 83.
I took a measurement of just a glass of water on my counter and it read 83.
I guess they get used to it. They are all tropical fish. Except my upstairs 140 with two goldfish is at 84 right now.. it only has two aquaclears on it... very little heat generation there. They're cold water fish and are okay with it.
Personally, I think hot tanks are more common than people think.. people tend to only focus on temps when its cold. That 83 degree reading from my counter top is with the AC on.
I do keep my house under climate controlled because I"m a cheap bastard.. but I would bet that even cranking the AC would have a slight affect on the water temps. Home air temp is 76-77, at least it was last night.
I would love to get other peoples readings... tank temps vs a tepid glass of water that sat overnight against their ambient air temps.
Personally, I think hot tanks are more common than people think.. people tend to only focus on temps when its cold. That 83 degree reading from my counter top is with the AC on.
I do keep my house under climate controlled because I"m a cheap bastard.. but I would bet that even cranking the AC would have a slight affect on the water temps. Home air temp is 76-77, at least it was last night.
I would love to get other peoples readings... tank temps vs a tepid glass of water that sat overnight against their ambient air temps.
Hello; I am in Tennessee USA. While I have central air in my current home, I do not use it every day during the warm months. I also have lived most decades of my life in homes with o or limited AC. I generally keep the house open in the summer and only use the AC on very warm nights.
I have kept tropical fish for decades and have had the water get quite warm many times. Right now the tanks are around 80 F. When tank temp approaches 90F, I will sometimes float ice cubes in tanks. My main way of dealing with these temps is to have plenty of air bubblers going. I also tend to stay away from species reported to be extra sensitive to warm water.
One thing I am doing the last couple of years is to have the air pump in my basement with a long air line feeding to the tanks. The basement stays cooler most of the summer. I am also trying LED bulbs screwed into some old hoods as well as a modified hood i removed the 18 inch fluorescent tubes from.
A couple of summers ago it was up to 105 F here for several days at a time when I had the AC duct work apart. Very uncomfortable for me but my fish did OK.
good luck
Yes, then this can be considered confirmed.... I found the same last night too.. when I got home from work after a day of leaving the AC off it was 82 in the house and that same glass of water on the counter read 91. The tank in the basement is slowly creeping to the 90 mark also.
Weird I never heard of that problem I think if you leave it by a window with the sun I think that can also cause the problem
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