Hot enough for ya!!!!!

HMD · #1 06-30-2013, 05:05 AM

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!!!!!!!!

Carandiru · #2 06-30-2013, 06:52 AM

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

neoh · #3 06-30-2013, 07:06 AM

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. :\

Fish Friendly · #4 07-02-2013, 04:39 AM

Tank in basement,holding at 79

Ram3500 · #5 07-02-2013, 04:58 AM

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

Mike-fish · #6 07-02-2013, 08:31 AM

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)

Aquattro · #7 07-02-2013, 12:02 PM

Really glad I kept my chiller after switching to LED. Tank is sitting at 78-79 all day long.

Reef Pilot · #8 07-02-2013, 01:06 PM

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.

HaZRaTTy · #9 07-02-2013, 04:10 PM

Blarg up to 86 yesterday and as of now sitting at 80!

lastlight · #10 07-02-2013, 04:15 PM

i've got a fairly complex controller setup. when I check on the tank and it's 80 or higher I automatically grab a frozen water bottle from the freezer and toss it in the sump. I shut the freezer door automatically as well and place the old water bottle back into the freezer. yesterday was the first time the system had been triggered and there was an audible alert issued as well. It's currently configured with language filter set to "adult".