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jimeluiz · 10-12-2005, 09:16 PM

Yeah - a little more information from you about your set up will help us help you.

If you have a sump, I have frozen 2 liter Coke bottles of water in my freezer and floated them in my sump to help distribute cooler water in the tank. That helps in a temporary heat wave situation.

I also have a small fan under my hood that vents the hot air from my lights. This is very effective. You can buy a really cheap computer fan from Radio Shack. It will be a little noisy, but it will get the job done. Quieter fans are out there, but for a little more money.

You can always cut back on the number of hours your lights are on during the really hot days.

Obviously, in addition to the hot days, your lights are adding heat to your tank. So strategies that address your lights are helpful.

HTH.

And WELCOME to Reef Sanctuary!

10-12-2005, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
jimeluiz Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niteroi, Brasil Posts: 829 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with water Yeah - a little more information from you about your set up will help us help you. If you have a sump, I have frozen 2 liter Coke bottles of water in my freezer and floated them in my sump to help distribute cooler water in the tank. That helps in a temporary heat wave situation. I also have a small fan under my hood that vents the hot air from my lights. This is very effective. You can buy a really cheap computer fan from Radio Shack. It will be a little noisy, but it will get the job done. Quieter fans are out there, but for a little more money. You can always cut back on the number of hours your lights are on during the really hot days. Obviously, in addition to the hot days, your lights are adding heat to your tank. So strategies that address your lights are helpful. HTH. And WELCOME to Reef Sanctuary! __________________ Sold the tank prior to our move. Setting up our new life in Brazil.