[GSAS-Member] Hot summer temps

[Mary Sodawasser <themaryone@yahoo.com>]

Hi all,
   I have seven freshwater community
tanks. They vary in size from 150 gallon
to ten gallon. The hottest day here was 
106 outside and we kept it down to 92
inside. Once the sun was down all windows 
were thrown wide open with a fan in 
every room. Then during the day all blinds
and windows closed with blankets over the 
skylights. I went through 15 blocks of ice. I 
just broke them in half and put them in freezer
bags and floated them on top. I kept all lights 
off. I also did a twenty percent water change
a few times with cold water. I fed vary sparingly.
My tanks never got above 82 degrees. Once they 
would hit that point I was cooling down with ice. It was 
a lot of work on Wednesday and Thursday but I didn't loose anything. So it was 
all worth it. My plants didn't seem to suffer they just didn't grow. Less 
trimming this week :D
 


      
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