Hot enough for ya???

Sushiman · #1 07-21-2006, 11:14 PM

That's right; it's that time of year again folks! The first real blast of heat that freaks us all out so much while we're at work & our tanks sit at home all toasty warm...
How's everyone doing? Any horror stories or is everyone kissing their A/C's & chillers? Share your joy, share your pain, we'll listen (if we can hear you over the sounds of boiling Acro's in the background of course).

Chad · #2 07-21-2006, 11:29 PM

My tank is sitting pretty at 81 degree. 24/7 with my temp control. I have an AC unit for the house, so that keeps everything nice

OCDP · #3 07-21-2006, 11:32 PM

Simple solution for me is to simply cut back the photoperiod. Lights go on at 11 and go off at 3 before it gets too hot. Tank is at 82 . No worries from here on in..

christyf5 · #4 07-22-2006, 12:34 AM

*kisses chiller*

Kabong · #5 07-22-2006, 01:08 AM

My set temp is 80,
Mine peaked at about 82.4, But its on its way back down now.

Tom R · #6 07-22-2006, 03:14 AM

My temp is holding at 78 / 79. Thanks to having my tanks in the cooool basement. I will reduce the time the lights are on for the next few days.

Xtasia · #7 07-24-2006, 04:43 PM

Before this heatwave I already began to migrate my tank to a different time period. My lights are on at 12 midnight and run until 7am... Actinics are on from 6-10 at night so I can see them when I get home from work... Fan is on all day. to keep the tank cooler than the room.

My thoughts are its cooler and night, and why wouldn't I turn it on then rather than in in the morning or early evening when it's still considerably hot?