How did you manage this Summer's heat?

[Deanos]

With several days in the 90s & 100s this summer, how did you manage to maintain your aquarium's temperature during the heatwaves? You can choose multiple methods. If your method is not listed above, please share with us your method. Thanks!

Thanks to Inkblue for suggesting the poll topic. :hug:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

A/C only lost power 2 times and was ok the first time. second time was a problem, lost some nice livestock but because the wife didn't tell me we lost power for 5 hours. If I had known I would have put the Ice bottles in the tank.

 

[inkblue]

AC set at 82 and tWo vornado faNs pointEd at the taNk and sump...

 

[cali_reef]

Its nice and cool today

 

[Pedro]

Chiller for the most part. Occasionally the room AC to give it a break. I learned a long time ago that piece of mind is priceless. I never worry about hot days.

 

[Falco]

My tank is in the basement and the basement has central A/C. It really is a wonderful thing not to have to worry about how hot it gets outside

 

[inkblue]

Its nice and cool today

yes! AC set at 85...

 

[scarf_ace1981]

a/c baby! 24/7.

actually i think i'm gonna run home and aturn the ac off and open the windows. 73 degrees today.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

My ac is off now and windows open!

 

[masterswimmer]

Fan across the top of tank 24/7 all summer. Room air conditioner and the tank is in the basement.

Supposed to hit 47 tonight in the NW burbs. brrrrrrrrr, time for the heater

swimmer

 

[alrha]

icecap fans & central a/c 24/7.
actually had the tank heater on most of the time to keep my water at 81

 

[House of Laughter]

12000 btu room air conditioner, 2 - 7" clip on fans and a modified light cycle and my temp never went over 82.3

House

 

[Tonyscoots84]

AC in the basement works for me ..... it does get pretty humid so i only run the AC in the basement for 30 min... at 68 and it cools the whole basement....

 

[TimberTDI]

Russ,

47 BRING IT ON. I've already put the wife on notice to break out with the winter comforter and open every window in the house!!

BACK TO TOPIC:
I can't understand my heat problem. I have the central AC set between 68-70. I have one 250w MH on an icecap ballast. Two 24" VHOs also on an icecap. I Have two 4" Fans in My canopy, one blowing one sucking. I used to have the MH come on at 10:00am but by the time I got home at 5:00pm I would find my tank temp at like 85. Luckily my tank isn't really too stocked yet. I did lose that noso tang I was have a problem feeding ( and I finally got him to eat regularly about a month ago.)
Now I wait until I get home to put the MH on, so I'm only getting a 3-4 hour MH period. The tank temp before the MH is 79.9. Anyone got a fix?

 

[kimoyo]

My room ac saved the day for me. The tank is in a small room so I only needed a small ~5amp ac. Otherwise the chiller was struggling a bit with the room air temp so high. It didn't have any cool air going thru it so it wasn't working nearly as well as it needed to.

But today, bring on the cool fresh air (well, less CO2-filled air :lol2.

 

[kimoyo]

Anyone got a fix?

Calibrate your temperature probe.

 

[212jay]

AC 24/7
I don't pay for my electricity my landlord does. LOL :Blurp:
I hope he doesn't see this. :shhh:

 

[herman]

AC 24/7 My tank heater still went on

 

[inline6]

AC on the most humid days, but on not so humid days I had clip on fans.

 

[zahner]

24/7 AC + clip on fan over the sump when the lights are on. cracked the hood open an inch to help vent the heat