This Tank is HOT!!!
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Serg, are you referring to me? If so, don't hate!!!!!Cohazard;1913154; said:Wow I guess a lot of people aren't reading the thread and are 'skimming' hahah
John, remember the 12" retropinnis you saw in the 120g? It died!! It got stuck behind an elbow joint on the spraybar on the left, and now that I think about it, may have been trying to jump out of the hot water from that night.
No other losses... yet
Are you comfortable with using ice to cool down the tank? I'm worried about temp flux and thought the fish would be safer with stable higher temp.
I've read Tigs need a lot of O2, and I noticed my fish gasping so I pointed the spray bar up to move the surface more and that helped a lot.
Dude, how are we going to get through the summer?!?! Joe's lucky, he has AC in his room!!
I got a few solutions for you to lower your tank temperature. Solution one is to remove your power filter lid to release heat. Adding ice bottle won't hurt and should be alright as long as you don't dip more than 10F in 20mins. In any case you shouldn't unless you put a one gallon ice bottle in there.
Solution two find a way to create a cover that will allow heat to dissipatate or do a 20% water change.
Solution three is to build a canopy and add computer fan to keep your tank cool. Reduce your use of light also help if you're using high power lights which are creating heat.
Solution four is if 1 thru 3 doesn't work then add a powerjet to create surface agitation. I think this works better than a bubble wand since it moves water and create O2.
John, sorry to hear about your lost. You're taking it a lot better than I would since that Tig was expensive. If it were me you'll see a post with a lot of CURSING and F-ing.jlnguyen74;1914043; said:Changing water is another way, but I don't think I want to do a 20% w/c on a 225 and a 265 daily
I also have another theory that attibute to your rapid high heat rise. Two words: LOW CEILINGS!!!!! Heat dissipatate a lot slower and build up faster when the ceiling is low. In your case your ceiling is about 2 feet above your tank. I bet your tank would be a lot cooler if you move it to a different wall. Of course, that would become a major weekend project for you.
Throw a BBQ and we'll come over to help you. See above for some other solutions I offer Serg.
FishGoneWild;1916380; said:Serg, are you referring to me? If so, don't hate!!!!!
Solution one is to remove your power filter lid to release heat. Adding ice bottle won't hurt and should be alright as long as you don't dip more than 10F in 20mins. In any case you shouldn't unless you put a one gallon ice bottle in there.
Solution two find a way to create a cover that will allow heat to dissipatate or do a 20% water change.
Solution three is to build a canopy and add computer fan to keep your tank cool. Reduce your use of light also help if you're using high power lights which are creating heat.
Solution four is if 1 thru 3 doesn't work then add a powerjet to create surface agitation. I think this works better than a bubble wand since it moves water and create O2.
Thanks for the good advice bro! I'm going to make a lid with egg crate. They're too fat to fit through it.
I am using a CF light right on the glass too
But I'm going to change that to T5's
such a beautful fish an a expensive one.