Parvath

Now that summer is round the corner.. I see sometimes my water temprature reaching 80.
So what do you guys do to keep your aquarium temprature cool.

Marc

Most tropical fish do just fine in 80 degree water. As long as you don't have anything like goldfish or Hillstream loaches, you should be fine.

Mystical

well what do you do if you have hillstream loaches and goldfish? I was wondering that myself.

vin

Central AC.......

Craig

yeah lol what do u do if u hav goldfish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??

C W

vin

I'm serious...I have central AC and keep the temp in the house at 72 degrees all summer long so my heater will have to be adjusted accordingly once the temp is regulated for the summer.

Marc

Buy an airconditioner for the room with a thermostat. I'm gonna have to do this for my room if I end up getting hillstream Loaches.

Isabella

Either central AC or AC for the room in which your fish are. But if your house doesn't have central AC ... it is rather impossible to get it fast, lol. So a room AC is the better option. Or ... there are aquarium chillers (just like there are heaters) only I think they're very expensive. If you can afford one and if you don't have any kind of AC, you could get an aquarium chiller.

0morrokh

Yes, I've heard chillers are very expensive too. But don't worry about 80* unless you have coldwater fish.

Jason

Goldfish would be able to survive at that temp but not for a prolonged period of time, perhaps a few days tops

Dino

One way to cool tanks is to increase the evaporation rate.
This does lead to having to replace water at a fast rate though.
By running a fan so that the air flow is directed at the tank will cool it.
And a fan is a lot less expensive than a chiller or AC.

Dino

vin

The problem with that is you don't want to add water to your tank to top it off as it does nothing to eliminate any possible chemical buildup.....

Parvath

How about putting in a couple of ice cubes formed out of tank water !!!!

Butterfly

If you are doing your weekly water changes then topping off the tanks when it needs it won't hurt anything.
As Dino said a fan is a lot cheaper than AC and it works.
Carol

vin

I suppose....And a fan may work.

Dino

Water to replace evaporation has nothing to do with the water changed out for maintainance.
It is simple thermodynamics, remove heat from a system,the system will cool.
I used this method for over 10 years while keeping fish in a greenhouse in the summers.

Dino

0morrokh

"thermodynamics" love that word! I gotta pull that one on my parents...

Dino

Sorry, my degree is showing.

heheehe

dino