temperature

monch1es · 07/12/2007, 11:23 AM

i just startde my tank 60gal i added 60pounds of live sand and so far 12pounds of live rock i plan to put 60 pounds, and its been cycling for a week, seems to be ok. But my water temperature its at 82-84 degrees and thats without lights. I know I need a chiller but im not using a sump lack of space any sugestions, can a chiller be used without a sump. Any comments will be appreciated.

thanks

papagimp · 07/12/2007, 11:29 AM

yes you can run a chiller without a sump, have you tried using a fan and blowing it across the surface of the water? This makes a nice dent in high temperature. Would probably be more than enough to drop that temp down to at least 78-80.
what's the ambient room temperature where the tank is located? 82-84 is kinda high without lights running. May wanna check to make sure the heater is not sticking in the on position as they are almost all prone to do. I found a stuck heater on a tank that I had fought with temp for over a year, once removed i watched my temp drop from 81 down to 74 (window a/c moutned close to tank to battle the high temps....turns out the problem was a heater, go figure)

monch1es · 07/12/2007, 11:36 AM

How would i install the fan i have a wooden canopy.....

papagimp · 07/12/2007, 11:37 AM

Is it an open back canopy? if so, use a clip on fan from walmart, like $10 which it doesn't take a math wizz to figure out that's alot cheaper than a chiller.

zimmy1979 · 07/12/2007, 11:46 AM

I am a firm believer in using a fan on a large tank with an open canopy. I was at around 84-86 degrees last summer and I just put a regular desk fan on a table next to my tank and it dropped my temp to 78-80. It was great but evaporation was a killer and you will need to top off a bunch more.

monch1es · 07/12/2007, 11:46 AM

thats sounds like an idea I will invest in that. Thanks

papagimp · 07/12/2007, 11:57 AM

evaporation will increase dramatically, but this is a good thing, just a pain in the butt to topp off more often.

Stealth70mde · 07/12/2007, 01:26 PM

Hello,

My little clip-on fan drops my 50G tank from 84 to about 80 in 2 hours. Pretty quick temperature drop. It does evaporate close to one gallon of water during this 2 hours period.

Pretty impressive for a 10$ investment.

Cheers,

Marc.

07/12/2007, 11:23 AM	#1
monch1es Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	temperature i just startde my tank 60gal i added 60pounds of live sand and so far 12pounds of live rock i plan to put 60 pounds, and its been cycling for a week, seems to be ok. But my water temperature its at 82-84 degrees and thats without lights. I know I need a chiller but im not using a sump lack of space any sugestions, can a chiller be used without a sump. Any comments will be appreciated. thanks

07/12/2007, 11:29 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	yes you can run a chiller without a sump, have you tried using a fan and blowing it across the surface of the water? This makes a nice dent in high temperature. Would probably be more than enough to drop that temp down to at least 78-80. what's the ambient room temperature where the tank is located? 82-84 is kinda high without lights running. May wanna check to make sure the heater is not sticking in the on position as they are almost all prone to do. I found a stuck heater on a tank that I had fought with temp for over a year, once removed i watched my temp drop from 81 down to 74 (window a/c moutned close to tank to battle the high temps....turns out the problem was a heater, go figure) __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

07/12/2007, 11:37 AM	#4
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Is it an open back canopy? if so, use a clip on fan from walmart, like $10 which it doesn't take a math wizz to figure out that's alot cheaper than a chiller. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

07/12/2007, 11:57 AM	#7
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	evaporation will increase dramatically, but this is a good thing, just a pain in the butt to topp off more often. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

07/12/2007, 11:36 AM	#3
monch1es Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	How would i install the fan i have a wooden canopy.....

07/12/2007, 11:46 AM	#5
zimmy1979 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: City of Angels Posts: 405	I am a firm believer in using a fan on a large tank with an open canopy. I was at around 84-86 degrees last summer and I just put a regular desk fan on a table next to my tank and it dropped my temp to 78-80. It was great but evaporation was a killer and you will need to top off a bunch more.

07/12/2007, 01:26 PM	#8
Stealth70mde Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 65	Hello, My little clip-on fan drops my 50G tank from 84 to about 80 in 2 hours. Pretty quick temperature drop. It does evaporate close to one gallon of water during this 2 hours period. Pretty impressive for a 10$ investment. Cheers, Marc.