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03-06-2007, 09:57 PM
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Little Fishy
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Temperature Issue
My tank just reached 86 degrees today. Everything seems ok but Im just concerned cause it does seem high. It drops to 80 degrees at night. I cant afford a chiller right now so Im using fans to battle the heat. Do you guys think I'm ok with this temperature?
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03-06-2007, 10:04 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
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No,.. 86 is dangrousally close to bleaching temprature if it keeps up. Can you get more fans blowing on the water? Vent the canopy better? Your not using a glass top are you?
Can you tell us some about your tank setup?
Whiskey
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03-06-2007, 10:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I have a 40 gallon open top tank. Tank has been up 3 months now and all parameters read 0, except for nitrate which shows it at 2. Great corraline growth on the back glass, all powerheads are covered already. I have about 5 powerheads in the tank. I dont have a sump or protein skimmer but Im doing 25% water changes weekly. For fish, I have a sixline wrasse, Gold Stripe Clown, firefish, and diamond goby. For corals I have yellow polyps, zooanthids, GSP, Kenya Tree Coral, Torch, Green Clove Polyps, Red Brain and a Toadstool Leather. For cleaners I have 3 turbos, 6 astrea, and 6 ceriths. Ive been running a canister filter since the start but have been changing media and pads every two weeks. |
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03-06-2007, 10:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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lighting is 150 watt halide with 192 watts of actinic supplimentation
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03-06-2007, 10:20 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Can you get more fans blowing on the surface of the water? Can you cool your house down a bit? Can you lower humidity in your house?
Whiskey
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03-06-2007, 10:22 PM
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Candy Pirate
Join Date: Mar 2006
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agreed, try to lower the temp in the house/tank
clip-on fans work wonders
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03-06-2007, 10:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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where can I find a good clip on fan?
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03-06-2007, 10:28 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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I found mine at Frys food store during the summer, but walmart and stores like it usually carry them,.. my 50 uses one to keep the temp down to 78.
Whiskey
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03-06-2007, 10:32 PM
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Little Fishy
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thanks for the advice guys
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03-06-2007, 10:35 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Good luck, and Happy reefin!
Whiskey
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