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Old 07-05-2007, 04:56 PM
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88 Yesterday with 2 x 400w halides. Think that I am going to reduce my photo period by an hour, and might add a clip on fan to the sump area, but I allready have 2 fans (50cfm) on the canopy, one of them runs 24/7 the other when the lights are on.
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Old 07-05-2007, 05:52 PM
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My main tank was 80-81 max, and that was with no cooling other than the standard fans in the bedroom. If it becomes an issue, it's as simple as tossing on the overhead fan

problem is evap, I'm using at least 2g of water a day it seems!

My nano is taking it a bit hard though, it's hitting 84 even with the lights off. It's gradual though, and I don't think I'd be able to keep up with evap if I put a fan on!
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Old 07-05-2007, 07:29 PM
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I moved my tank into the basement about a month ago. After that last hot spell we had, my tanks would get up to 84-85 upstairs but are a steady 78 now.
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Old 07-05-2007, 11:59 PM
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I came home today and kissed my chiller. Temp was 77
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Old 07-06-2007, 12:52 AM
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I came home today and kissed my chiller. Temp was 77
I hugged my chiller this morning
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:40 AM
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I came home today and kissed my chiller. Temp was 77
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Old 07-06-2007, 01:43 AM
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I didn't want to chance a tank melt down come summer so I moved my upstairs tank to the basement. My main tank is already in the basement, although just running heaters and the basement usually cold, I did notice my tanks hit 79 yesterday. Yiks! Or so I thought. Since I keep them at 77 usually.

So it reminded me to turn down the heaters come summer.
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Old 07-06-2007, 03:17 AM
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as long as i keep my sliding glass door open, i'm good. when nobody's home and the place is locked up, the RK2 shuts the light down. thank god for temp controllers....(thank you Digital Aquatics) i will never let a prize aquarium live without a temp controller again. a chiller is nice, a temp controller is awesome...both is better. scratch that...ESSENTIAL. i insure my belongings....$2,000 in livestock is insured...remind me to review the insurance policies of the livestock i'm responsible for. shameless plug for reef computers: GET ONE! if you have thousands invested in an aquarium, buy an aquarium computer. the peace of mind is worth thousands....all you have to spend is $400. if not for the sheer dollar value, find comfort in the fact that you're sparing live animals.

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Old 07-06-2007, 03:17 AM
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I came home today and kissed my chiller. Temp was 77
Wife bought central air for the house last year (and tank was part of the reason), tank's 79°. She got another kiss from me.

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Old 07-06-2007, 04:41 AM
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a chiller sounds like my dream. johnny reefer, does your chiller keep all your tanks at bay, or do you rely on your AC. sometimes i want to leave it up to my ac/dehumidifier. i'll have a lot of tanks running, and i definitely need a good dehumidifier.
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