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04-30-2010, 04:56 AM
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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.
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34g Cadlight reef tank 5.5- high-tech freshwater 18"cube vivarium, 4 vents(borja ridge) 10g vert vivarium, single azureus 
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04-30-2010, 05:09 AM
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I don't, but I do have a 4tonne air conditioning system on the home. This way my fish and my family are comfy.
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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04-30-2010, 05:19 AM
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ok.. for the less fortunate then.
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34g Cadlight reef tank 5.5- high-tech freshwater 18"cube vivarium, 4 vents(borja ridge) 10g vert vivarium, single azureus
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04-30-2010, 07:33 PM
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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.
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04-30-2010, 11:15 PM
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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.
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