Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now

ninjataco777 · 06-28-2007, 01:44 PM

my temp is 86 degrees i turned the heater down to 62 yesterday and it is still 86
my room is very hot tho... WAT DO I DO

goldenmean · 06-28-2007, 01:51 PM

A fan blowing over the top of the tank will help bring the temp. down.
However, if the ambient room temp is - say 85 - you will not be able to lower the temp below that without a chiller.

A window air conditioner for that room may be cheaper than a chiller.

kyle1284 · 06-28-2007, 01:56 PM

agreed fan over the top... but if room temp is high it is not going to help very much... good luck

Woodstock · 06-28-2007, 02:05 PM

Unplug the heater just to be sure it isn't stuck ON.

surfrider_75 · 06-28-2007, 02:13 PM

I had this problem as well......almost the same temps.

Bought a 5000BTU window A/C with a thermostat and it keeps the room at 74 all day. At night, I open the windows and a fan blows in cool air.

Temp went from a daily average of 82 down to 78.

And it was a hell of a lot cheaper than a $600 chiller.

lcstorc · 06-28-2007, 02:28 PM

Fans Fans Fans. And bottles etc full of ice help as a temporary measure.

adresher · 06-28-2007, 02:28 PM

They also make those portable in room A/C now that work very well and you vent them to the outside. I set my tank up in the basement so it never gets too hot...good luck

Dentoid · 06-28-2007, 02:33 PM

Taco you seem to be having every problem in the book! Good advice given so far. Also leave the lights off over the tank.

CATALYST · 06-28-2007, 04:16 PM

Mine went that high before too. I put ice into zip lock bags and kept changing them out til the temp went back down. I got a 1/15 chiller for $250...lifesaver...but I have an aquapod.

ninjataco777 · 06-28-2007, 04:21 PM

Ahhhh I Unplugged The Heater An Hour Ago And Now Its Up To 89 Wats Goin On It Dosnt Make Sense

Snelly40 · 06-28-2007, 04:26 PM

bags of ice!!!!!! before there is a meltdown, 89 is wicked dangerous as it is

vdituri · 06-28-2007, 04:26 PM

Remember, keep the ice in the bags.

lcstorc · 06-28-2007, 06:43 PM

Have you checked with more than one thermometer? Could be off or something. Other than that fans and bags of ice are all you can do.

Dentoid · 06-28-2007, 07:15 PM

Eel for dinner!

mps9506 · 06-28-2007, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dentoid

Eel for dinner!

Man that just brought back a ton of memories. I remember my mom making Unagi (Japanese FW eel) for dinner every once in a while and it would be heads and everything. Want to tlak about freaking your friends out in grade school...

Sorry, way off track....

Can you decrease the room temp?

06-28-2007, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
ninjataco777 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jersey Posts: 470 View Gallery Karma Komment	Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now my temp is 86 degrees i turned the heater down to 62 yesterday and it is still 86 my room is very hot tho... WAT DO I DO

06-28-2007, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,183 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now A fan blowing over the top of the tank will help bring the temp. down. However, if the ambient room temp is - say 85 - you will not be able to lower the temp below that without a chiller. A window air conditioner for that room may be cheaper than a chiller. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

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kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now agreed fan over the top... but if room temp is high it is not going to help very much... good luck __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

06-28-2007, 02:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,199 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Unplug the heater just to be sure it isn't stuck ON. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

06-28-2007, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
surfrider_75 Bryozoan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 45 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now I had this problem as well......almost the same temps. Bought a 5000BTU window A/C with a thermostat and it keeps the room at 74 all day. At night, I open the windows and a fan blows in cool air. Temp went from a daily average of 82 down to 78. And it was a hell of a lot cheaper than a $600 chiller.

06-28-2007, 02:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Fans Fans Fans. And bottles etc full of ice help as a temporary measure. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-28-2007, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
adresher Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now They also make those portable in room A/C now that work very well and you vent them to the outside. I set my tank up in the basement so it never gets too hot...good luck

06-28-2007, 02:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Taco you seem to be having every problem in the book! Good advice given so far. Also leave the lights off over the tank. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

06-28-2007, 04:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
CATALYST Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 968 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Mine went that high before too. I put ice into zip lock bags and kept changing them out til the temp went back down. I got a 1/15 chiller for $250...lifesaver...but I have an aquapod.

06-28-2007, 04:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
ninjataco777 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jersey Posts: 470 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Ahhhh I Unplugged The Heater An Hour Ago And Now Its Up To 89 Wats Goin On It Dosnt Make Sense

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Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,797 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now bags of ice!!!!!! before there is a meltdown, 89 is wicked dangerous as it is __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

06-28-2007, 04:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,730 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Remember, keep the ice in the bags. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

06-28-2007, 06:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Have you checked with more than one thermometer? Could be off or something. Other than that fans and bags of ice are all you can do. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-28-2007, 07:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Bad Temp. Problem Need Help Now Eel for dinner! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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