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01-10-2008, 03:29 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
Posts: 855
|  Unhappy coral
HI all,
I recently added a uv sterilizer to my tank to help combat a small ich problem. Unknowigly it has raised the temp of my tank - now my corals arent looking very happy
my medusa coral - all limp 
my mushrooms - is the green stuff corraline algae?? 
my star polyps 
I have posted before about this - but this is the 2nd time within a month my tank temp has raised so im alittle worried - i have at the moment turned my heater off to try and reduce the temp - is htere anything else i can do?? _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | 
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01-10-2008, 04:07 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2007
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How high is the temp? And cooling fans aimed at the water in your sump preferably, will cool it down.
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01-10-2008, 04:15 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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from about 80 to 90 over night - (or 30c)
I dont use a sump - do you think melting ice cubes in the water would help or would this induce to much of a drastic change in temp?? | |
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01-10-2008, 04:53 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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01-10-2008, 04:58 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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I think it's kind of odd that a small UV sterilizer wouls raise the temp to 90! Is there anything else that could contribute? What is the temp without the UV running? _________ Kris
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01-10-2008, 06:12 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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I agree with KOgle, I cannot see a UV sterilizer raise the temp that much. I run a 25 watt sterilizer and it does not effect my temperature in any way. How large of a sterilizer are you using? _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
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01-10-2008, 07:26 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl.
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it is probably the watts of the uv ive seen some go up to 150 watts but those are for big tanks.melting ice is cool.most refrigarators use some kind of metal piping. | |
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01-10-2008, 08:22 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
What about only running the UV when the lights are off.
J | |
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01-10-2008, 09:06 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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im running a 24w sterilizer but the tank is only 120l - thanks for the info - the temp has dropped a bit and the medusa coral has opened up - the shrooms are still quite shrivelled tho | |
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01-10-2008, 09:23 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by phoenixhieghts  HI all,
- i have at the moment turned my heater off to try and reduce the temp - is htere anything else i can do?? | Check/replace heater.
Reduce light periods.
Get those fans running.
Run room A.C.
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