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06-06-2011, 10:45 PM
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HOW DO U KEEP YOUR TANK COOL?
How do you keep your tank cool in the summer? our house gets hot in the summer and this will be the first year we have a reef in the basement, any suggestions on how to keep it cool??
were considering a portable air con for the room its in, but if i can get away with no air conditioning it would be better (its a starter house and we want to put like NO MONEY into it) 
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06-06-2011, 10:50 PM
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cheap way is to have a fan blowing over the top. your evaporation will be increased but it keeps the temps down
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06-06-2011, 11:32 PM
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A fan and of course AC in the house, not only for the aquarium but our own comfort.
I don't think you can get away without an AC unless you use a chiller and those are around 300$. Quote:
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06-07-2011, 12:00 AM
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get one of those window unit a/c's and put it in the same room as the tank. A fan will drop the temp a few degrees as well but your EVAP is going to be up there.
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06-07-2011, 12:05 AM
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Portable air conditioner is the only way to go and it doesn't matter if it's just a starter house, the air conditioner goes with you when you move
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06-07-2011, 12:17 AM
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got central air now but before just a couple of small muffin fans (on a controller) blowing on the sump and a venting the hood kept temperatures in-check. Only negative was 2-3g/day evaporation but then have an ATO so not that big on deal.
Amazing how well evap cooling works.
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06-07-2011, 01:13 AM
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With A/C and fans blowing on the water surface, I never have a problem.
Another thing you can try is changing your photo period so that the lights are off during the hotter part of the days.
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