Re: [GSAS-Member] Upcoming Heat Wave Concerns?

[Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>]

Linda, when I had a nano reef I used a diastolic feeding pump to
automatically add water to compensate for evaporation. I think it came out
to a couple hundred mL/day. I got the pump off eBay for about $100. Well
worth it. What's another $100 for a reef tank? ;) Unfortunately it's a bit
noisy but it did save me a lot of work in keeping the water level constant.

- Matt


On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org> wrote:

> I had a lot of problems keeping my saltwater nano tanks cool enough.
> One  problem is the high wattage lights. I have since rigged computer
> fans to blow across the light and top of tank. I wire them in to old
> wall warts with 12volt output. I use the larger fans (120mm) or they
> even have ones on a flexible stalk. I have one of those attached on
> the back of the light so it blows across the light at an angle.  You
> could just use a small regular fan as well.
> I leave the cover on of course because I really don't want more
> evaporation in the saltwater tanks. But for fresh you could open the
> tank up. You can also switch the lights to on at night instead of day
> or off completly if your plants will take it.
> My axolotyl has no light and no cover and an eclipse filter with the
> water running up and in the open. Lots of evaporation which I make up
> for by adding ice and cold water!
> Linda
>
>  From my iPhone somewhere or other...
> linda@bozuk.org
>
> On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Kypros Hostetter <
> Hostetter2003@lawnet.ucla.edu
>  > wrote:
>
> > great inexpensive idea, thanks
> >
> > Matt Staroscik wrote:
> >> If you open the canopy a bit and direct a fan to blow across the
> >> surface of
> >> the water, you will greatly reduce the temp of the tank.
> >> Evaporation is a
> >> wonderful heat sink. Just keep an eye on the water level.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Kypros Hostetter <
> >> Hostetter2003@lawnet.ucla.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> With the threat of mid 90 degree weather threatened next week, is
> >>> anybody worried about their fish.  I dont have AC and I have a
> >>> tank with
> >>> rainbowfish and tiger barbs and corys.  Is anybody worried about
> >>> these
> >>> high temperatures and does anybody have any ideas of how to cope
> >>> with it
> >>> without buying chillers.
> >>> thanks
> >>> Kypros
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