Heat Wave

[Ron99]

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]

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]

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

[whatcaneyedo]

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]

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.

[Veng68]

Upstairs is pretty knarly 90F

Lucky the basement is only 72F

Cheers,
Aquaman

[zum14]

I was floating ice in baggies in mine yesterday when the alarms went off at 84 but killed the lights today and cranked the ac so shouldnt be near there, also got the wife on the lookout (was 80* at lunch). Today looks like the worst for us here.

[mike31154]

Arr, I have 3 thermometers monitoring tank temp. All in Celsius!! Well, maybe not, the stick on job has both scales and I could switch the two digitals to F, but I'm accustomed to Celsius. Anyhow, last year I used to get concerned if the water got up to 27. Today one digital reads 26.9, the other 26.7. The stick on seems to be favouring 28. I'll run a portable air conditioner within the next few days since room temp will surely continue to climb with mid 30s forecast right through until next week. I might also rig up a couple of fans to blow across the water surface, that worked very well last summer. Good to hear some folks reporting that they've allowed their temps into the 86 F (30 C) range before taking action, gives me some margin for error. Looking at the tank right now, the inhabitants seem quite comfy, showing no stress whatsoever at close to 27 C, or 28 if I believe the stick on. I reckon the stick on is somewhat affected by the air temp since it's on the outside of the glass.

[Greenmaster]

I'm not setting mine up till September so I can worry about it next year... GL everyone.

[globaldesigns]

With a HRV and 4 tonne air conditioning system in the house, the tank has no worries.

I am also happy, boy it was hot today.