Edmonton summers
 

Hey, summer is creeping up faster than i thought and i am curious to know how many of you guys are running chillers on your tanks.

I have a 34g tank with an DIY LED fixture, and my tank is upstairs in my room. I have only had my tank up for about 7 months so i haven't experienced the summer heat with my reef yet. Should i be taking precautions? and if so what? I dont really want to buy a chiller for a 34g reef tank for 2 months of the year..

Thanks,

Dylan.

I don't, but I do have a 4tonne air conditioning system on the home. This way my fish and my family are comfy.

ok.. for the less fortunate then.

before then central air, couple of muffin fans (evap cooling) over the sump on a thermostat kept everything okay. Still have the fan just hardly come on now.

Is surprising how much you can evaporate daily so a ATO is handy.

I had a 150W MH over a 20g tank on the main floor and it never got above 82 degrees without A/C. I have since switched to T5's so I think it'll be even less of a problem. I used an open top with MH's also so that really helps. I wouldn't rush out to buy a chiller without trying a fan and open top first, or maybe your tank will be just fine as is.