8 Gal BioCube Temp

[betiuminside]

Hello,

My tank right now has 80 with out a heater.
It's situated in my office.
I didn't have the chance to post before but today with the lights on the temp went up to 83.0
I think that's too high! Do you think?
Since I have the PC and the original Hood it's almost impossible to have Light and a little vent on it. Without opening the Feeding lid and making everything look bad.
Any advice on this?
Is a chiller needed on this type of scenarios?

Thanks!

[justahobby]

Turn your ac down? Change your lighting schedule to cooler parts of the day? Openening the feeder lid and increased surface agitation? I've noticed that with any amount of surface agitation the clear plastic shield becomes soaked so I have the lid propped up 1.5 inches. Its not as attractive but niether are dead coral. A chiller would be big money/ plumbing and not practical IMO. Is you tank sitting in front of a window/ Can you relocate the tank to be underneath the A/C vent?

[edshas2]

ive had a 14g bio and now i have a 29g bio and i have always struggled with temperature issues gets a bit cold at night and warm during the day dont have a chiller. I havent had issues with coral or fish dying. Most likely it will be a long term problem due to the small volume of water.