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Old 06-30-2013, 05:05 AM
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Just wondering what people are findin for tank temps. Just started floating ice in my sump tonight as I had an 85f temp in my tank this afternoon &$?! ;( between me and my tank I wish it would cool off. Can't wait till fall myself, ya I'm sick but I just hate the heat. Hopefully I do t get sent to kelowna for work or I'm toast!!!!!!!!
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Old 06-30-2013, 06:52 AM
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Yeah darn hot I cut a hole in my canopy over my tank and mounted a tower fan sideways to blow air directly thru the lights and too the water lol works good though
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Old 06-30-2013, 07:06 AM
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I hit 87 this afternoon, had a stand up fan on an ottoman pointed into the tank. Bu the time I finished my waterchange, it was down to 78. :\
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Tank in basement,holding at 79
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I have been running my chiller all day and its struggling to keep it cool I am a 80.2 now but was up to 83.00 than he apex shut everything down . Last heat wave I lost a huge brain coral for some reason my chiller didn't work . I am running my metal halides 8:30 to 3:00 and after just LEDs and one 56 w pc to cut down on the heat . My thermostat in the house has buried the needle
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Old 07-02-2013, 08:31 AM
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I've got around 15g worth of frozen ziplocks ready to go. And looks like dad is giving me the all clear to order a chiller tomorrow I'm thinking a 1/2hp for the 270g as the system is about 330g. As for the bio cube looks like ice bags for the foreseeable future.lights have been reduced to 3 hours as well (3x400w mh)
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Really glad I kept my chiller after switching to LED. Tank is sitting at 78-79 all day long.
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I recently combined my tanks into one sump, so I can take advantage of my single chiller. Works great and keeps my temps steady around 78. Just in time, too, with the hot weather that came on this weekend.
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Old 07-03-2013, 02:48 AM
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I've got around 15g worth of frozen ziplocks ready to go. And looks like dad is giving me the all clear to order a chiller tomorrow I'm thinking a 1/2hp for the 270g as the system is about 330g. As for the bio cube looks like ice bags for the foreseeable future.lights have been reduced to 3 hours as well (3x400w mh)
You'll love/hate having that big brute of a chiller - power pig/heat generator
I hope you have somewhere to run it where you can vent the hot air away from your system

I kept the 1/10HP chiller we ran on our 36g (was lots of overkill)
It's in my office beside the sump and runs all year. The heaters and the chiller keep the tank rock steady @ 79
But, with it this hot, the house hits 85+ and my office is even hotter (I blame the chiller)
With it that hot, the chiller can't function properly

We have 2 x 900w AC units for the whole house. One is in my little 10' office ...
I have to run our AC so I can sleep, so I currently have the house @ 79 (coincedence) and all is working fine, but the 900w AC unit in my office window has the room temp @ 74/75, so I have to wear a t-shirt in here
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Old 07-03-2013, 02:50 AM
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bit the bullet and installed the window ac for the main floor. i tried going green but it's showtime.
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