enrgizerbunny
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have an aquaponics system outside with 7 comets in the 70 gallon tank. I keep it topped up, but even still I'm seeing temperatures as high as 90F last night. It was 83F this morning. I added two .5 litre bottles that were frozen and that resulted in about a 1 degree drop and the fish were hovering around the bottles, I think they were much more comfortable next to them. I topped off the tank this morning and changed an additional 10gallons of water and got temp down to 79F.
I can't afford to get/run a cooler. My tap water has a pH WAY too low to do any large water changes with it, so I bought two 1 gallon jugs and I have one in the freezer so I can use it as a cooler. The tank doesn't get much direct sunlight, but it is a solid black plastic and the sides get sunlight all day. I'm thinking of putting up a shade cloth to keep sun off the sides of the tank.
Any other ideas on how to keep the temperature lower?
I can't afford to get/run a cooler. My tap water has a pH WAY too low to do any large water changes with it, so I bought two 1 gallon jugs and I have one in the freezer so I can use it as a cooler. The tank doesn't get much direct sunlight, but it is a solid black plastic and the sides get sunlight all day. I'm thinking of putting up a shade cloth to keep sun off the sides of the tank.
Any other ideas on how to keep the temperature lower?