Melissa716
Aquarium Advice Regular
Can I get some advice on where to get a good chiller, our tank temp is ridiculous right now!!
Urgent! Need a chiller quick!
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Homedog98
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I'm not sure where to get the chiller, but some ice cubes should help lower the temp.
Sarcothelia
Aquarium Advice FINatic
JBJ arctica makes good quality chillers. Chillers are not cheap! Temporarily, try blow fans across the water and putting bagged ice cubes in the tank!
Melissa716
Aquarium Advice Regular
Thanks I'm going to get chiller ASAP tomorrow. The tank went up to 88 but got it down to 85 and dropping... Nervous! I don't have any fish but I do have a few crabs and I feel awful. I put some ice in trash bags and stuck them in to help.
hackteck
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how did the temp get so high
Melissa716
Aquarium Advice Regular
Im in cali and it was HOT. Wasnt fully prepared and the lights just made the tank heat up too fast. When I got home had to do damage control, wont be making that mistake again.
Saw a link for some cooling fans on ebay, what do you guys think?
Metal Halide Aquarium Chiller Cooling Fan (6 fan) +gift | eBay
Saw a link for some cooling fans on ebay, what do you guys think?
Metal Halide Aquarium Chiller Cooling Fan (6 fan) +gift | eBay
Henry405
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I would just advise to watch the news every morning, if its going to be hot, turn on a fan before you leave
It would probably work but one thing to consider is operational life span of those fans.
I need operate a fan over my reef tank continuously to offset the heat generated by powerheads and other circulation devices (rather than the room temperature of the home) and I used similar (but not the same) fans in the link you provided practically 24/7and they only last about 9-15 months (the fans I used cited a 12,000hr life span), and would require periodic replacement.
I eventually went to using a fan like this:
Sunlight Supply Air King 6 inch Clip on Fan (though, depending on your set up, a fan of this type may or may not be easy to place or position).
Be advised that fans cool via evaporative cooling so your water evaporation rate will increase considerably.
