Help AC OUT

[so-smrt]

so my AC went out tonight. i am not too worried about the temp now but what about tomorrow. last year we though we save some money and turn up th ac when we left and nearly fried my tank. it got into the high 80s. any ideas? should i not have my light on? i think that would help i just dont want to hrt my coral.

[theedprado]

Frozen water bottles

[so-smrt]

really i thought about ice in ziplock bags

will that make it too cold?

[theedprado]

Used this method on my 125 a few years back untill I could get the AC fixed. You can just keep refreezing the bottles. Takes several to lower it a lot. Ice cubes melt too fast. Fans will help also.

[so-smrt]

you rock!! thanks! funny thing is i was just telling my wife i wish i though to call the store b4 you closed ask what you think. doyou think i shouldnt turn off my light? i was thinking it may help to illiminate my cyano too

[theedprado]

should be ok for a couple of days, after that stuff may start to stress. I ran the light at night while I was there so I could keep an eye on the temp. Its a little cooler then too.

[5.0Stang]

Yea run it an night and keep fans on it during the day my temp drops super fast it i leave the fans on at night. By the way i dont even have a real fan i put a wal-mart fan on top of my center brace that has dual fans and its moisture proof . I think it only caost like 14 bucks but it works like a charm

[brewercm]

If you have a sump put the ice in the ziplocks in the sump area so the water is running over it. Not sure what your system is but you have some good advice on keeping it under control. If you have a heater in there it will keep it from getting too cold also.

[SaltyJim]

I like to use RO cubes. I always keep a couple of trays of them in the freezer. I just drop in half a try, get the temp down about .5 a degree, and help the top-off a bit.

[Ping]

Leaving your lights off for a day or two will not hurt anything.