[ohmud]

my tank is to hot like 85f i cant buy a chiller im only 17 i am in school and have no job and gas is to much what can i do i need help i lost a fish cuz of the heat

[e_baer]

well, if you have a lid on the tank, you can take that off, or open it. get a small fan blowing across the surface of the water.

i think that should do the trick, oh, and also if you have a heater in there, take it out.

if the tank is 85 at its peek, that is not that bad. 85 is acceptable. might be on the high side though.

[ohmud]

Originally Posted by e_baer

well, if you have a lid on the tank, you can take that off, or open it. get a small fan blowing across the surface of the water.

i think that should do the trick, oh, and also if you have a heater in there, take it out.

if the tank is 85 at its peek, that is not that bad. 85 is acceptable. might be on the high side though.

the lid is off i have fans blowing across the top still 85 it was in the 90s i floted ice bags brought it down to 85 still to hot for me

[Cela Vie]

Turn the A/C on!!! LOL! Seriously...what pumps do you have in there?

[ohmud]

Originally Posted by Cela Vie

Turn the A/C on!!! LOL! Seriously...what pumps do you have in there?

its just the 29g bio cube all stock

[Tonz of fun]

Get a new thermometer lol. Bo way it should be that hot all stock.

[Cela Vie]

Yeah, I don;t know much about cubes but something is wrong. How long are you keeping your lights on? How hot is it in the house (seriously)?

[carmanimports]

take a 20once bottle freeze it and during the day when it gets hot set in the tank frozen and it will cool the tank for u for like 8 hours o so and not to fast and not to much tell me how it goes i know it will work it the broke mans coolere

[ohmud]

Originally Posted by Cela Vie

Yeah, I don;t know much about cubes but something is wrong. How long are you keeping your lights on? How hot is it in the house (seriously)?

6 hours then no lights

Originally Posted by carmanimports

take a 20once bottle freeze it and during the day when it gets hot set in the tank frozen and it will cool the tank for u for like 8 hours o so and not to fast and not to much tell me how it goes i know it will work it the broke mans coolere

i flot ice bags

[swinginbeef]

still no answer to the temperature in the room...

my aquapod stays 3-4° over room temp stock and 6-7° over room temp with a second pump added.

[ohmud]

Originally Posted by swinginbeef

still no answer to the temperature in the room...

my aquapod stays 3-4° over room temp stock and 6-7° over room temp with a second pump added.

will a skimmer cool it down my room is in the 72° to 75°

[e_baer]

no, if anythign a skimmer would heat it up more.

[msbdiving]

A skimmer won't cool the temp any. It will actaully raise it a bit if it is an in the tank skimmer. The pump inside the tank will give off heat if you are going to use a nano skimmer. 85 shouldn't kill the fish. If you keep your room at 72-75 and your tank is reading 85, my guess is there is a temperature fluctuation that is contributing to the stress of the fish (best guess). Take a reading every few hours to make sure when the lights go out, the temp doesn't plummet.

We don't let our inside temp get any higher than 83. My tank peaks at 84 during the day with no a/c (triple digits outside) and is usualy a constant 82 if we keep the house cooler around 80. If your parents actually allow you to put the thermostat at 72 to 75 then there is something else wrong here. There is no way your tank should be running that high if your room is that cold. Are your fans working? Use a real thermometer (mercury).

[glasta]

hmm i have a 29 stock bio cube and it stays at 78 degrees. maybe your light fan isnt working.

[ohmud]

my tank is not right

[ohmud]

what chiller should i get any one i need links and cheep prices my lfs said thy would match any price

[Salt-lick]

I have the 29 gallon Biocube as well. You need to find the source of your heat, you say it is all stock. My house stays a constant 75-78 my tank is level at 78 even with a skimmer. You may have a faulty pump. Take your readings in the back left tank where the sump pump is. Is your tank near your window? What part of the US do you live?

[glampka]

Like Tonz said - check the thermometer. If you know someone who works in a lab, see if you can borrow one from them.

[jgo1973]

I have the 12 gallon aquapod, my temp also jumped up to 85-86 when it was triple digits here in Oregon. The ice bag trick worked over the course of a few days, but you have to repeat the process several times (even more so in the 29 gallon). How many days has it been so far? Don't spend $ on a chiller now until you identify the exact cause of the raise in the temp, if there is a malfuntion then a chiller is just a band-aid. How long have you had your tank? What is in it?

[carmanimports]

dont do a chiller u will spend 600 min wholesale and for what 29gal just find the sorce of the heat but till then just 20ounc bottle freeze some water and put in the tank

[ohmud]

Originally Posted by glampka

Like Tonz said - check the thermometer. If you know someone who works in a lab, see if you can borrow one from them.

i have 3 thermometer in the tank they all read the same

Originally Posted by jgo1973

I have the 12 gallon aquapod, my temp also jumped up to 85-86 when it was triple digits here in Oregon. The ice bag trick worked over the course of a few days, but you have to repeat the process several times (even more so in the 29 gallon). How many days has it been so far? Don't spend $ on a chiller now until you identify the exact cause of the raise in the temp, if there is a malfuntion then a chiller is just a band-aid. How long have you had your tank? What is in it?

Originally Posted by carmanimports

dont do a chiller u will spend 600 min wholesale and for what 29gal just find the sorce of the heat but till then just 20ounc bottle freeze some water and put in the tank

the chiller i am going to get is 380.00 and i am doing laway on it it is a heater chiller combo