Deepwater

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How are you dealing with the heat and keep your tank cool !


This year i have decided to use only fans on my 90 gal and changed the MH time and hrs to be on. I use to have the MH on from 1145am to 545pm , now i have have them on from 10 am to 130pm , this way i beat the mid day heat.

I also havent turned on the ac yet. I used to keep it on all the time to keep the tank cool. I find the fans are doing there job better that the MH are on less and start 2 hrs earlier , Evaporation is about 2 gals a day thou , but better then a kick azz electric bill i also live on the top fl of a 6 fl building gving heat all day and direct heat (windows ) from 9am to 3 pm.

so far so good , i do have my chiller for back just in case.

just thought i would share my experience.

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sadielynn

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I am using the RK2 to maintain our tank along with central air and fans ... My top offs have increased a bit but not much ...

bschuerman

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Air conditioning, just keep temp around the tank cool enough the tank itself stays cool.

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Location: Tucson, Arizona

JF2381

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Air on all day and a fan point to the surface of the tank. Temp doesn't go past 79.

Chong

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I use a 12" vornado clip on fan and I also shorten the MH by 1 hr during the summer time. Temp stays around 79.

Another tip i used to do is switch the time my lights would be on during the summer. Instead of being on during the day when the temp is the hottest, i would have my lights turn on at night when the outside temp would be cooler.

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mynd

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tank in basement... ambient temperature is 72.3 degrees, tank runs at 76.4 during the night and gets up to like 78.4 during the day. Chiller comes on at 79. I think it has come on about once this year so far during the 100+ degree days. I run my whites from 1pm to 7pm and my actinics from 11am to 9pm, and my moonlights from 8:50 pm to 11:10am each day.

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chase33

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I've always had my lights come on at 4pm but during July and Aug it still gets too hot. I have fans in the canopy and the AC is on to help. I will definitely look to get a cooler for next summer.

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jerl77

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i run a chiller stays 76 degrees all day mh on fro 12 hours never goes past 77 degrees