water temp

[mike90]

what is a good water temperature to be at? my new thermometer reads 83 to 84 degrees.

 

[Anonymous]

78-82 IMO

 

[mike90]

man i guess my tank is too warm huh? anyway i could cool it down with out a water chiller?

 

[mike90]

i currently use glass tops. is that where all my head is coming from? should i switch tot something else?

 

[Anonymous]

Glass tops add to the heat.

Do you have a sump or any fans? How close are lights to water?

 

[SnowManSnow]

yea ur a little hot. if you have a pendant or legs on your fixture i would recommend going open top (unless you have some "jumpers" in there).

B

 

[Anonymous]

is that where all my head is coming from?

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[Anonymous]

The tops retain a lot of heat.

You could:

1. remove the tops

2. put a fan so that it blows into the sump

The temp is on the high side, but is still in the realms of nature. The only problem I see with it is that if you have a temp spike your temp is already closer to a critical temp(84 to 88=4 degrees as apposed to 80 to 86=6 degrees which would be safer).

 

[mike90]

hi guys,
well i took everyone's advice and removed the tops and put the light on pedistals. Dropped down to 81-82 degrees. what a difference. thanks!

 

[fishaddict]

Covers just insulate the tank. If you have jumpers put some grating over the the top. I ended up getting the light defusing at Home Depot and putting it in a polyester mesh laundry bag to make the holes ever so small.

Also your temp can up all the way up to 90 without a problem. These fish arent mad of glass everyone. They're species been around for hundreds of years. Granted tehy wouldnt be comfortable, but they'll go to the bottom of the tank where is can be much cooler.

Turning your lights on later in the day will help out too. You can knock off a half hour here and there.

 

[Anonymous]

is that where all my head is coming from?

8O 8O 8O

:lol: :lol: :lol:

you know where I am going with this right? lol

:twisted: :twisted:

LMAO!!!