HOW DO U KEEP YOUR TANK COOL?

[cathyg_99]

How do you keep your tank cool in the summer? our house gets hot in the summer and this will be the first year we have a reef in the basement, any suggestions on how to keep it cool??

were considering a portable air con for the room its in, but if i can get away with no air conditioning it would be better (its a starter house and we want to put like NO MONEY into it)

[freezetyle]

cheap way is to have a fan blowing over the top. your evaporation will be increased but it keeps the temps down

[daniella3d]

A fan and of course AC in the house, not only for the aquarium but our own comfort.

I don't think you can get away without an AC unless you use a chiller and those are around 300$.

Originally Posted by cathyg_99

How do you keep your tank cool in the summer? our house gets hot in the summer and this will be the first year we have a reef in the basement, any suggestions on how to keep it cool??

were considering a portable air con for the room its in, but if i can get away with no air conditioning it would be better (its a starter house and we want to put like NO MONEY into it)

[phi delt reefer]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

A fan and of course AC in the house, not only for the aquarium but our own comfort.

I don't think you can get away without an AC unless you use a chiller and those are around 300$.

+1

get one of those window unit a/c's and put it in the same room as the tank. A fan will drop the temp a few degrees as well but your EVAP is going to be up there.

[marie]

Portable air conditioner is the only way to go and it doesn't matter if it's just a starter house, the air conditioner goes with you when you move

[mark]

got central air now but before just a couple of small muffin fans (on a controller) blowing on the sump and a venting the hood kept temperatures in-check. Only negative was 2-3g/day evaporation but then have an ATO so not that big on deal.

Amazing how well evap cooling works.

[Lance]

With A/C and fans blowing on the water surface, I never have a problem.

Another thing you can try is changing your photo period so that the lights are off during the hotter part of the days.