Heat Wave

Tom R · #1 07-08-2010, 09:45 PM

How is your tank doing with the warm weather upon us?

I have activated my CHILLER and yesterday had no problem holding the temp in the tank to 83.

The weather is finally getting to be a lot more like the summer we have been waiting for.

It is now time to review your hot weather plan.

Tom R

Lance · #2 07-08-2010, 09:58 PM

With air conditioning and fans on controllers the large tank maxed out at 81.4 and the other tank at 81.2 yesterday.

TheKid · #3 07-08-2010, 10:00 PM

What is too warm for a tank??

Milad · #4 07-08-2010, 10:03 PM

why 83? isnt that really hot? mine is 79 right now
You can watch mine here: http://www.reeftronics.net/milad/apex-history
I match it with new zeland water temp seasonally so you should see a trend going up a bit but its usually within a .5 of what its suppose to be.

no_bs · #5 07-08-2010, 10:08 PM

Lucky for us our basement never gets above 80, tank never gets above 79.

Ron99 · #6 07-08-2010, 10:09 PM

So far so good with both tanks right around 80 degrees. Having the one in the basement helps and both are LED lit so that helps too.

marie · #7 07-08-2010, 10:35 PM

Tank reached it's usual 82 yesterday but I expect it will go to 84 today. Lights get shut off if it goes above 86

reefwars · #8 07-08-2010, 10:41 PM

I swaped out the kitchen light with a ceilng fan was hittin 83 now 80 maybe warmer today

whatcaneyedo · #9 07-08-2010, 10:42 PM

Mine got to 81ºF yesterday and I expect that is where it will peak again today. A single high velocity fan cools it but if it gets too warm the controller will shut off the lights before it climbs any higher.

Megalodon · #10 07-08-2010, 10:53 PM

I have the air conditioner on although it's struggling to keep my apartment below 77F.

Right now my tank is 82.5. I have another air conditioner I'm thinking of setting up.