Temperature

yazid · 08-31-2001, 08:39 PM

Hi,

Anyone knows what type of fish can withstand
a temperature of about 89.6 F/32 C?

I am currently running my tank and since I can't afford a chiller I was thinking of fish only tank.

FYI, I am in Singapore where the climate is sunny all year round. I could mantain the water temperature between 89.6F-93.2F/32C-34C.

Do advise.

Regards

Brooke · 08-31-2001, 09:11 PM

Yowza! That's hot. I think a chiller or some creative fan placement is in order. I don't have a link to the article handy, but at higher water temps there is a decrease in oxygen saturation, which is definately not good for your fish. I would at least try to decrease the temp to 83F if possible. There are a few lower cost "sit-in tank" chiller models available now in the US for around $100-170, which is much better than the $700 inline chiller price! You might see if you could purchase one of these from a US retailer or find one locally.

Welcome to the Reef Tank!

Brooke

dark horge · 08-31-2001, 11:05 PM

Yazid,

I live very close to you (sort of) --in the Philippines, and with proper resort to evaporative cooling, you can easily bring that range down to around 28-33 C, or even lower.

The key is increasing total surface area of water exposed to air, and providing fresh air to contact the water. Of course, you have to top off with freshwater more often, hehe. Resorting to airlifts as opposed to heat-generating powerheads for water movement is another tactic.

Then again... you Singaporeans are flush with cash, so Brooke's chiller is definitely an option. I'm a real cheapskate, hehe.

Certainly a lot of marine ornamentals can be found in water as hot as you have, but only during parts of the day.

hth
horge

yazid · 09-01-2001, 09:38 AM

Thanks for the info...
I knew it from day one that I will need to fork out $$$ for the chiller (not because I'm a Singaporean ;} . Just now, I saw a fish shop that maintain a temperature of 24C just by using a specially mounted fan near the water surface. I'll try that out.

Anyway, I'll check out the the "sit-in" tank method. Or maybe go ahead and get get the inline chiller.

Regards