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#1 ·
My temp is 84F, I would like to drop it and maintain it between 78-80F. Can't afford a chiller right now so I'm looking for a quick fix. Any ideas?
 
#3 ·
Yeah what he said. If you want to drop it quick and your tap water is pretty clean, throw some cubes in there. Also watch the indicator on your heater to see when it turns on and off. Maybe try dropping your temp on that by 4 degrees and see if that fixes anything. Other then that, fans work good for me.
 
#10 ·
Definitely recommend trying a fan first. I think you'll be VERY suprised what a difference it'll make.

If you STILL can't get the temp down, then try the bottled ice idea.

One note: Using the fan WILL increase evaporation (considerably). This is in fact, HOW it can do such a good job of keeping the temp a little lower. One thing to keep in mind though, you WILL need to top off more frequently than you've been doing. But a very quick and easy fix!
 
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