- Location
- Marine Park
Yeah I think I'm going to follow Albert's lead on this one. I keep my photo period early so that I can see the tank on weekends when I'm home. Maybe I see it lit for an hour each day. If I had them turn on in the afternoon and stay on late I'd get to see them for an hour each and every day.
Pshht. I'm changing my light period.
Pshht. I'm changing my light period.
- Location
- Marine Park
That's a FINE photo period. I may just copy that. No one is really in a position to view the tank until about 7pm anyway and I'm usually up till 1am.
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- Location
- south ozone park, ny
just a lil reminder ...its gonna get hot today ...keep an eye on your tank .....don;t want no crashes
- Location
- Howell, NJ
my basement AC IS PUMPING... tank is at 78 F :party:
- Location
- Overland Park, KS
AAARRRRGGGHHHH - have to service AC unit, apt is getting too warm!!!!!
Everybody looks okay but my redlip blenny, who is looking VERY pale... have a fan pointed at the tank, will get AC serviced VERY soon and getting ready to float triple-bagged cold stuff in the tank... Keeping my fingers crossed!
The heat of the day is over, anyway, so the temp should go down overnight... has already gone down some...
floating frozen soup in the tank now - temp down to 82.... (I love/hate summer!) can't wait to get the 75 gal with sump up and running. so much easier to keep it cool!
Everybody looks okay but my redlip blenny, who is looking VERY pale... have a fan pointed at the tank, will get AC serviced VERY soon and getting ready to float triple-bagged cold stuff in the tank... Keeping my fingers crossed!
The heat of the day is over, anyway, so the temp should go down overnight... has already gone down some...
floating frozen soup in the tank now - temp down to 82.... (I love/hate summer!) can't wait to get the 75 gal with sump up and running. so much easier to keep it cool!
- Location
- Overland Park, KS
At mid-day it was 82. but when i got home at about 10:00 or so, it was nearly 84. had it down to 82 again pretty quickly....
i worry that i got the temp down too fast.... :banghead:
i worry that i got the temp down too fast.... :banghead:
Now I'm thinking that the best thing I brought was a chiller from Drfoster's.
Keeps my temp within 1-2 degrees of my setting.
Brought the 1/10 hp for my 58g + 20g sump running 2x 175mhs.
Now thinking back I would not start up a reef tank without a chiller.
Keeps my temp within 1-2 degrees of my setting.
Brought the 1/10 hp for my 58g + 20g sump running 2x 175mhs.
Now thinking back I would not start up a reef tank without a chiller.
- Location
- Overland Park, KS
I never put a chiller high on my list of must-haves (and maybe that was a mistake...) the AC is now working, so all's well again - just hope no irreperable damage was done yesterday. Everybody looks okay now.
and truth be told, my cats are much happier now, too!
(so am I!)
and truth be told, my cats are much happier now, too!
(so am I!)
thats the 1st pic on the 1st post ,AC = priceless excluding the electric bill :lol2:
- Location
- Flushing, NY
My temp is hovering about 82 more or less. 2/3 of my lights turn off at 82, and goes back on in 20 minutes if its below 82. If that last 1/3 makes it go above 83, then all lights turn off which hasn't happened yet.
I love my ACjr
I love my ACjr
- Location
- Marine Park
90 today with 50% humidity
Guys/gals. The heat in my 155 reef is holding at 80 with all 4 - 4" IceCap fans in canopy & hood,and a clip on over the sump. Should I set my heaters at 80 in order to keep the temp stable? I cannot afford a chiller at this point, and I've yet to get my A/C electrical line installed due to various reasons. The temp in the room is comfortable to the humans, as I live two blocks from the beach with great cross breezes coming through my windows.
My thinking is that as long as the tank does not go above 80 for the reef I am OK. If I am wrong please do not hesitate to holla out.
The fw fo & the sw fowlr are holding at 82, the fish seem fine. No signs of distress.
My thinking is that as long as the tank does not go above 80 for the reef I am OK. If I am wrong please do not hesitate to holla out.
The fw fo & the sw fowlr are holding at 82, the fish seem fine. No signs of distress.
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- Location
- Marine Park
I keep my heater a little lower than 80 in the summer. I go by what my high temp is usually at. Until now, for the last month my high has been 78 so I kept the heater at 75. If you're high is 82 I'd keep it at 78 but that's me other might have other suggestions.
well my tank hit 84 last night.....in the summer time my heater is unplugged..but i guess with the new a/c being installed i'll have to set accordingly....i had a huge vornado fan blowing into the sump and no change in temp was occuring...so i put fan to blow across the top of the tank and it dropped the temp down to 82....I had no signs of distress...I have to get a darn clip on fan for sump....
Get a controller too, it will save you some headaches. My RK2 turns off my lights and heater if the temp gets too high and turns on my fan to cool the tank. Room AC will help, The controller also prevents problems if the internal thermostat in thew heater breaks and stays on heating your tank to a high level.
- Location
- Staten Island
What type of controller does the light fan thing??
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