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03-13-2007, 06:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Springfield Il
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 |  Water temp
Ok, my 125 gallon has been holding a water temp of 77 degrees and now here it is March 13th and the temp outside got up to 78 degrees here in central Illinois... and my tank hit 81 degrees... am i going to have to turn on my air conditioner already ? I do not have any corals yet... only the fish and inverts listed in my signature. Its not the heaters.. as I unplugged them when I noticed the temp going up. The electric company is gonna love me lol ..
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75gal. FOWLR, Seaclone 150 skimmer. Sand Filter, Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Lawnmower Blenny, 2 clowns, crabs and snails and fake decorations.
125 gallon, 125 pounds LR, Corallife skimmer, 3 green chromis, 2 clowns, yellow watchman goby, 2 yellow tangs, blue hippo tang, feather duster, long tenacle anemone, bubble tip anemone | 
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03-14-2007, 04:09 AM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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A very simple and effective method for bringing down the temp is to place a small fan to blow across an open part of the tank. In my case it was so effective that the heater came on in the tank, so you may have to plug your heater back in.
The only thing to keep an eye on is the evaporation of the water so you'll have to top-off more often. | |
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03-14-2007, 06:50 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Yes, evapopational cooling works well, you will just have to replace the water lost through evapotaion with FRESH water!
Saves money on electricity and having to buy an expensive chiller! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-14-2007, 10:05 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2007
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I too had a problem with the tank getting too warm, and a small 6" desk fan from Lowes did the trick. Now my heater kicks on every once in awhile too, and the tank maintains a pretty constant 76 to 78. Evaporation is around a gallon or so a day, so that's manageable. The fan was only $7.00, and I'm pretty sure that's a tad cheaper than a chiller! | |
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03-14-2007, 10:37 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Springfield Il
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Turning the ceiling fan on high and opening the lids has brought the temp down a degree or two already.... thanks guys..... | |
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03-14-2007, 11:08 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Running open top is the way to go IMO. Better for temperature control and o2 exchange. What kind of lights do you have on the tank? _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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03-14-2007, 11:52 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 32
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I had the same problem. So I ordered Two 4" fans from dr fosters. both blow in the same direction. One sucks air in, the other pulls air out from under my canopy. I have an open top, no glass lids, just the wood canopy with the fans. My problem is my evaporation. I have to add about 5 gallons every other day from the evaporation, but my temp stays down. So i guess its a trade off.
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300 Freshwater Predator aquarium, Peacock Mantis shrimp 46 bowfront,Oceanic 144 Half circle reef ready aquarium, PFO Pro 36" canopy, 2-14k 400 watt Megachrome Halides, 2-110 Actinic VHO's, 2-1 Watt Pfo Moonlights. Octopus nw 200 skimmer, Two little fishes Phosban reactor, Mag drive 2400 return pump, Pro clear aquatics 300 sump, 3 maxi jet 1200's with sure-flo kits. Tangs, various wrasses, flame angel, Fang blenny, various gobies and more... | |
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