I have my 45 gallon tank setup. I have two guppies in there to cycle it (from what I understand the stress on the fish shouldn't be too bad in a tank that size while it is cycling). I am happy with how everything has turned out except for two things:
1. Current. I have a 40 gallon rated air pump going through an air rock under the gravel. There are practically white caps on the water at top where the oxygen is leaving. It sure seems like it is creating a bit of current, and the guppies are getting tossed around (though they are still willingly going through the draft which is on the far side of the tank). I also have a 60 gallon filter admittedly turned all the way up. ironically the actual current being generated from that doesn't seem to bother them, only the virtual vlocano that is the air rock. now I can throw a regulator valve on the airline tubing, but if the pump is rated for 40 gallons, then it sure doesn't seem like I would want to turn that down at all in a 45 gallon tank? Right? I just don't want it to seem like the fish are getting tossed around left and right in the tank. I was debating on throwing a rock formation over the air rock to disperse the flow a little, but want to be able to design something first so need something in the meantime, or if there is just a better answer instead.
2. Temperature. My thermometer claims it is 80 degrees no matter what. This is warmer than I would like to keep it. It is in the same vicinity as my computer (which warms the area a bit) but both are fairly close (5-8 feet) to the master thermostat which is set to 76. The tank thermostat was also set to 76. so I dropped the house thermostat down to 74 and nothing happened. I then dropped the tank thermostat down to 75 and nothing happened. I am still right against 80. I am using a typical tube fluorescent light and the lighting hood is sitting on top of a glass top. I admittedly haven't looked at the temp in the morning when the light has been off. While I am waiting to get a look at that, what do I do if it is the light? What do I do if it isn't the light?
All advice is welcome and appreciated.
1. Current. I have a 40 gallon rated air pump going through an air rock under the gravel. There are practically white caps on the water at top where the oxygen is leaving. It sure seems like it is creating a bit of current, and the guppies are getting tossed around (though they are still willingly going through the draft which is on the far side of the tank). I also have a 60 gallon filter admittedly turned all the way up. ironically the actual current being generated from that doesn't seem to bother them, only the virtual vlocano that is the air rock. now I can throw a regulator valve on the airline tubing, but if the pump is rated for 40 gallons, then it sure doesn't seem like I would want to turn that down at all in a 45 gallon tank? Right? I just don't want it to seem like the fish are getting tossed around left and right in the tank. I was debating on throwing a rock formation over the air rock to disperse the flow a little, but want to be able to design something first so need something in the meantime, or if there is just a better answer instead.
2. Temperature. My thermometer claims it is 80 degrees no matter what. This is warmer than I would like to keep it. It is in the same vicinity as my computer (which warms the area a bit) but both are fairly close (5-8 feet) to the master thermostat which is set to 76. The tank thermostat was also set to 76. so I dropped the house thermostat down to 74 and nothing happened. I then dropped the tank thermostat down to 75 and nothing happened. I am still right against 80. I am using a typical tube fluorescent light and the lighting hood is sitting on top of a glass top. I admittedly haven't looked at the temp in the morning when the light has been off. While I am waiting to get a look at that, what do I do if it is the light? What do I do if it isn't the light?
All advice is welcome and appreciated.