high water temp with coldwater tank

[bigmac1878]

can anybody tell me the best course of action to keep the temp down in my tank. we are currently experiencing a mini heatwave (by uk standards) and my temp is rising to approx 28c (82.4f). the only thing i can think of is daily water changes, which i've been doing, the same amount that i'd remove on a weekly basis. i normally keep my temp around 24c (75.2f).

thanks for any help, my goldies are acting odd.

[tbonem91]

fans across the water help, along with dimished light time - although you wont be able to cool it much it the ambient air temp is high.

chillers are expensive, but a method I read about and have mentioned several times... run a powerhead out of your tank with a long piece of tubing - coil the tubing in a large bucket and then direct it back into the tank. Fill the bucket with cold water and ice and cover it and keep it out of the sun. Use of a cooler would be even better because they're insulated.

[tropicfishman]

depending on the tank size, thatpetplace.com sells a mini chiller for 104 bucks anda controller is like another 45, its for tanks up to 55 gallons, thats one method that would keep your tank at the same temp no matter what, or you could float ice packs ( doesn't evenly lower the water temps ) or you can blow the fans across the water which takes forever, you can also try turning out the lights on the tank, this will help some along with killing the heater, with a heat wave like your talking about, your best bet is honestly the chiller setup, no worries for as long as you own it

[bigmac1878]

thanks very much, there is light at the end of the tunnel. i thought i'd be doomed to a summer of fish broth. i really had no idea that chillers could be bought or that there were ways of reducing temp. ****, i still have a lot to learn.

thanks again.

[DepotFish]

You should get extra oxygen into the water with airstones because warmer water holds less air. That might be why your fish are acting odd. Monitor the parameters too.

[Stretch]

Can you lower the ambient air temp?

[IceH2O]

Freeze a liter bottle of water and put the bottle in the tank. This will help cool the tank.

Keep another in the freezer so you can swap them daily.

[tdalessa01]

The chiller at thatpetplace.com is more than 104.00 because you have to buy a seperate controler to set the temp. which runs about 54.00.

[DepotFish]

104 is cheap! The ones I looked at were 600-700 bucks. The cheapest little thing was 350.

[Apocalypse_Gold]

A window a/c unit would be a better investment. A chiller would just pump more heat into the room which would in turn heat the water more.