kwandrsn
Aquarium Advice Addict
Eggcrate
Yeah that's why I went to LED's. nothing to be to concerned about just keep an eye on it. The summer time is when I'd be concerned. 81 IMSO is pretty much the limit. I've had my tank hit 83-84 and I was floating bags of ice on the water surface.
Call me crazy, cause my wife does lol but I keep Poland spring water bottles in the freezer so if need be I just put them in the water.
That's a good idea. we keep house at 72 year round so it should be fine. I just didn't know if I should keep the temp up higher in hopes it stays the same temp instead of fluctuating
80-81 isn't gonna harm anything. And your spot on. Fluctuation is what will harm something.
The light has 2 fans on one side and 2 vents on other. I thought about about swapping direction of fans and see. And maybe moving one to the other side and have one pulling and one pushing
I wouldn't switch the fans direction. What you could do is get one of those clamp fans, those little fans and clamp it to the back of the tank and have it blowing on the surface.
yeah if I can't get it to come down I may buy one or make one
Hope the water has cleared up today. I won't say anything about using tap water either.
I'm waiting for my lights to come on lol. I've got them set from 10-10 and I let the blue run for 30 min before I turn the other off and then turn the other off at 930 then the timer cuts the blue off.
Temp is at 79.3
You may want to try cutting the cycle back to 10 hrs. Also knock the temp down on your heater. Mine runs 76-78. The warmer water coupled with 12hrs of light may be the cause of the bacteria bloom.
Ok I'll cut it back 2 notches and see
What I don't get is the heater is set on 73 as it is.my fresh heater is set on 77 and stays at 77 degrees
I can't explain it either, I think it makes a difference also if the heater is vertical or horizontal. The internal thermostat may be affected by the flow. If the warmer water is being pulled away from the heater it may not kick off soon enough.
True. I've got my thermo about 3 inches from top on other side of tank