Cooling down

[kkiel02]

I'm gonna add two fans to the light rack pointing straight down to try and help. Gotta get it cool so I can transfer livestock.

[kkiel02]

Well the sump is drilled for two externals but with my plumbing... Maybe

[recoiljpr]

Internal pumps put out an amazing amount of heat...

I've always wondered if anyone has ever done any testing to see how much heat our pumps put out. It wouldn't be that hard of a thing to do, just need some automated temp probes and some pumps.

Has anyone seen any research like that?

[allan]

I ran a 15 dollar clip on from home depot under my 100 gallon length wise over the sump, worked wonders. Of course it increased my evaporation by at least 50%.

[Gseclipse02]

What's really crazy is that kristy lost her ac and her tank stayed below what mine is. Also I went around today to find a clipon but even walmart didn't have them.

she didnt run lights either i think ....

I ran a 15 dollar clip on from home depot under my 100 gallon length wise over the sump, worked wonders. Of course it increased my evaporation by at least 50%.

thats why i hate fans i always have to top off ... now that the hot days are ending i switched to even smaller fans that dont make me top off as much

heres a link to the fan that i use to run

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=11250084

[Crazyeyes]

I would recommend what others are saying get an external return pump, if you can and place fans on top of the tank. What you want is consistency for everything in the tank, that is what will help the tank out for everything. Some people keep tanks at 82, but they monitor it. Good luck.

[Shu]

I love the weather and was also wondering what the outside temp effects it.

[uriah]

Generally speaking, if you increase your water volume and keep all other factors constant (lighting, pumps, etc.) your water temp will stay more constant. Adding fans will help, but if you can also increase the size of your sump to increase water volume, that will help as well. I have a 55G w/ an 8-48" T5 fixture by current (nova extreme) and was running aroung 82-84, added two of the walmart clip on fans previously referenced and increased my sump to a 30G long and temp stays around 78-80 without a chiller. I run my lights around 8 hours daily...

[kkiel02]

After my fan kicked in I got it down to 79-81. When I add the fuge tomorrow I suspect it ought to drop another degree with another fan.