Water temp in my Nano...HOT

Bluey101 · 06/29/2007, 06:12 PM

I have a 24gal Nano that I am having a hard time keeping cool. The water gets above 84 degrees every day in the afternoon. I live in Phoenix where it is about 200 degrees right now. Does anyone have any advice on how to cool my tank off. Does anyone have a chiller on their Nano, and if so....which one did you use?

jthao · 06/29/2007, 06:13 PM

get the nano chiller, it's cheap, only like 100 bucks.

Bluey101 · 06/29/2007, 06:19 PM

That is what I was thinking too. Do you have any idea how it sits on the tank? Does it hang on the back/side?

drummereef · 06/29/2007, 10:53 PM

You could try a fan first. It should lower the temp a couple of degrees. Either way, watch your top-off. Nano's will evap fast.

LarryW · 06/29/2007, 11:10 PM

so is the lid to your nano closed? I have a 7g mini bow, and if I leave the lid in the front closed, then the temp will push 84+ here in Colorado. When I open the lid, it allows evaporation which in turn helps cool the tank. Is there anyway to open a section of the top?

magdelan · 06/29/2007, 11:19 PM

Do you have a filter box or something to put an ice pack in??

Bluey101 · 06/29/2007, 11:56 PM

Thanks for the responses....I keep the front section of the lid open at all times and I do have to really watch the water level...

If I kept the lid closed my temp would be over 86 degrees...I had a friend install two fans at the top of the tank to keep the lights cool...But that is not helping with the water temp....I have a section in the back that I could drop an ice pack in....I'm not sure how/if that would affect my tank though....Sure would be nice to be in Colorado right about now...It is going to be 116 degrees on Monday....

Amy

Dubbin1 · 06/30/2007, 05:55 AM

A fan blowing across the surface of the water will help.

greggnyce · 06/30/2007, 06:19 AM

When I ran my nano I purchased an old water cooler and rana hose from the cold water outlet through the back of the nano and back into the cooler so it was continous. I used a maxi jet to circulate it and the heater to offset it. it worked great and the cooler cost me forty bucks at a yard sale. It was a closed loop I didnt let that water mix with the tank water just the cold radiating from the tubing was enough to keep the temp down.

Europa13 · 06/30/2007, 07:53 AM

I wouldn't bother with a chiller for a small tank. I would just get a standing fan and direct it at the surface of the water, that will bring the temp down a few degrees. 84 degrees is fine, but you don't want to go above that.

LarryW · 06/30/2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by phxpdrocks
Thanks for the responses....I keep the front section of the lid open at all times and I do have to really watch the water level... If I kept the lid closed my temp would be over 86 degrees...I had a friend install two fans at the top of the tank to keep the lights cool...But that is not helping with the water temp....I have a section in the back that I could drop an ice pack in....I'm not sure how/if that would affect my tank though....Sure would be nice to be in Colorado right about now...It is going to be 116 degrees on Monday....

Amy

well it's 86 here just east of Colorado Springs, we are actually @ 6800 feet above sea level, it's probably 95 south of here in pueblo.

papagimp · 06/30/2007, 12:19 PM

Forget the weather outside buddy, I grew up in Phoenix and know all about that 200 degree weather. What's the temp in your house/location where the tank is.

I've got no central heat/air conditions, 250w MH + 130w PC over a 42g hex tank, and all I do is stick a fan up and aim it directly at the waters surface, at a slight angle of course. And I run my lights at night instead of during the day. keeps the tank about 81 degrees at the hottest point, instead of a whopping 87 that it'll hit if that fan turns off. I knew a fan could cool a few degrees but a 6 degree drop is nice too.

If ambient room temp is not too freakin' high, then maybe get a more intense light source for the tank....and raise this light source higher up to keep from adding heat to the tank. Unplug the heater, and maybe try and find a cooler running filter for the tank.

Bluey101 · 06/30/2007, 01:07 PM

I keep my house at about 76-78 degrees right now and the tank is in one of the coolest parts of the house. I will try to pick up a fan this weekend to see if that will help. Thanks.

papagimp · 06/30/2007, 01:14 PM

Phx, walmart carries a cheap desk clip on fan for about $10. works great and supringly very quiet for a cheapie.

sabbath · 06/30/2007, 01:36 PM

Yea, At 76-78 degrees a fan should work. It does for me.
Do you have the 24gallon nano cube? I had to rewire mine to run fans 24/7 it was actually heating up at night.

Bluey101 · 06/30/2007, 02:04 PM

I do have the 24 gal....Heating up at night?....That is very interesting....I will have to watch it....
Thanks for the info about where to pick up a fan....I will check it out!!!

Dare I ask what you re-wired?

yuridelima · 06/30/2007, 04:48 PM

phxpdrocks-

Definitely go with the small fan, instead of buying a big chiller which costs a lot of money and takes a lot of space. They are a nice invention but IMO it is not worth to put such equipment on a nano.

Simplicity is the key!

Yuri.

Bluey101 · 06/30/2007, 05:28 PM

Yuri...Thanks and I think you are right...I am off to find a fan...Thank you all for the imput..

sabbath · 06/30/2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

I do have the 24 gal....Heating up at night?....That is very interesting....I will have to watch it....

I have a timer run the lights and this made my fans turn off also. The return pump in it was enough to heat it up at NIGHT. So I replaced original wiring and power to fans with a DC wall pack wired directly to the fans.

SHLove16 · 06/30/2007, 09:58 PM

Yeah, I have a 12G nano cube and during the day its about 78-80 degrees and at night it jumps up to 80-82 degrees now. I have been using a fan too. I think it gets hotter at night simply because the lighting had been heating it up all day then when I turn the lights out the fan on the nanocube turns off....

greggnyce · 07/01/2007, 07:44 AM

Also make sure the water is not lapping up against the bottom of the light sheid this will heat your water up too.

06/29/2007, 06:12 PM	#1
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	Water temp in my Nano...HOT I have a 24gal Nano that I am having a hard time keeping cool. The water gets above 84 degrees every day in the afternoon. I live in Phoenix where it is about 200 degrees right now. Does anyone have any advice on how to cool my tank off. Does anyone have a chiller on their Nano, and if so....which one did you use?

06/29/2007, 06:13 PM	#2
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06/29/2007, 10:53 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	You could try a fan first. It should lower the temp a couple of degrees. Either way, watch your top-off. Nano's will evap fast. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

06/29/2007, 11:19 PM	#6
magdelan Fish? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gananda, NY Posts: 3,785	Do you have a filter box or something to put an ice pack in?? __________________ "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent, used to build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in them, are seldom capable of anything else."

06/30/2007, 06:19 AM	#9
greggnyce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellport, New York Posts: 1,782	When I ran my nano I purchased an old water cooler and rana hose from the cold water outlet through the back of the nano and back into the cooler so it was continous. I used a maxi jet to circulate it and the heater to offset it. it worked great and the cooler cost me forty bucks at a yard sale. It was a closed loop I didnt let that water mix with the tank water just the cold radiating from the tubing was enough to keep the temp down. __________________ What you talkin about Mrs Lime. Current Tank Info: 120 gl oceanic tech, 30 gallon fuge, 40 gallon sump, Itech 200 skimmer, LED Lighting . Mixed reef.

06/29/2007, 06:19 PM	#3
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	That is what I was thinking too. Do you have any idea how it sits on the tank? Does it hang on the back/side?

06/29/2007, 11:10 PM	#5
LarryW Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,778	so is the lid to your nano closed? I have a 7g mini bow, and if I leave the lid in the front closed, then the temp will push 84+ here in Colorado. When I open the lid, it allows evaporation which in turn helps cool the tank. Is there anyway to open a section of the top?

06/29/2007, 11:56 PM	#7
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	Thanks for the responses....I keep the front section of the lid open at all times and I do have to really watch the water level... If I kept the lid closed my temp would be over 86 degrees...I had a friend install two fans at the top of the tank to keep the lights cool...But that is not helping with the water temp....I have a section in the back that I could drop an ice pack in....I'm not sure how/if that would affect my tank though....Sure would be nice to be in Colorado right about now...It is going to be 116 degrees on Monday.... Amy

06/30/2007, 05:55 AM	#8
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	A fan blowing across the surface of the water will help.

06/30/2007, 07:53 AM	#10
Europa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 130	I wouldn't bother with a chiller for a small tank. I would just get a standing fan and direct it at the surface of the water, that will bring the temp down a few degrees. 84 degrees is fine, but you don't want to go above that.

06/30/2007, 12:19 PM	#12
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Forget the weather outside buddy, I grew up in Phoenix and know all about that 200 degree weather. What's the temp in your house/location where the tank is. I've got no central heat/air conditions, 250w MH + 130w PC over a 42g hex tank, and all I do is stick a fan up and aim it directly at the waters surface, at a slight angle of course. And I run my lights at night instead of during the day. keeps the tank about 81 degrees at the hottest point, instead of a whopping 87 that it'll hit if that fan turns off. I knew a fan could cool a few degrees but a 6 degree drop is nice too. If ambient room temp is not too freakin' high, then maybe get a more intense light source for the tank....and raise this light source higher up to keep from adding heat to the tank. Unplug the heater, and maybe try and find a cooler running filter for the tank. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

06/30/2007, 01:07 PM	#13
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	I keep my house at about 76-78 degrees right now and the tank is in one of the coolest parts of the house. I will try to pick up a fan this weekend to see if that will help. Thanks.

06/30/2007, 01:14 PM	#14
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Phx, walmart carries a cheap desk clip on fan for about $10. works great and supringly very quiet for a cheapie. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

06/30/2007, 01:36 PM	#15
sabbath Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin City's Mn. Posts: 1,771	Yea, At 76-78 degrees a fan should work. It does for me. Do you have the 24gallon nano cube? I had to rewire mine to run fans 24/7 it was actually heating up at night.

06/30/2007, 02:04 PM	#16
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	I do have the 24 gal....Heating up at night?....That is very interesting....I will have to watch it.... Thanks for the info about where to pick up a fan....I will check it out!!! Dare I ask what you re-wired?

06/30/2007, 04:48 PM	#17
yuridelima Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Woodbridge, VA, USA Posts: 18	phxpdrocks- Definitely go with the small fan, instead of buying a big chiller which costs a lot of money and takes a lot of space. They are a nice invention but IMO it is not worth to put such equipment on a nano. Simplicity is the key! Yuri.

06/30/2007, 05:28 PM	#18
Bluey101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 116	Yuri...Thanks and I think you are right...I am off to find a fan...Thank you all for the imput..

06/30/2007, 09:58 PM	#20
SHLove16 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Johnson City, TN Posts: 208	Yeah, I have a 12G nano cube and during the day its about 78-80 degrees and at night it jumps up to 80-82 degrees now. I have been using a fan too. I think it gets hotter at night simply because the lighting had been heating it up all day then when I turn the lights out the fan on the nanocube turns off....

07/01/2007, 07:44 AM	#21
greggnyce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellport, New York Posts: 1,782	Also make sure the water is not lapping up against the bottom of the light sheid this will heat your water up too. __________________ What you talkin about Mrs Lime. Current Tank Info: 120 gl oceanic tech, 30 gallon fuge, 40 gallon sump, Itech 200 skimmer, LED Lighting . Mixed reef.