Help Please!

[seamonkey96]

Hey guys i need some help. My A/C in the house stopped working mid day today and its hot out. I currently have the lights off on my tank with a big fan blowing across the surface of tank. Tank is reading 81 degrees, 4 hours ago it was at 78/79 degrees. What should i try next to help keep the temp down. A/C guy cant come out till monday!! Thank you everyone!!
-tank is a AIO 25 gallon
- one small power head in display and return pump in back

 

[ichthyogeek]

Ice in water bottles floated in the tank are an old trick. Looks like you’re doing the evaporative cooling trick as well. Worst comes to worst, refrigerate some water change water and do water changes as necessary.

 

[seamonkey96]

Thank You!!! I didnt think about the water bottle idea!!!! will try that out.

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Hi,

#WelcometoR2R

Where you at in NC?

81 is not to bad if it was slow rise. A few other things you can along with icthyogreek great advice is float small baggies with ice cubes since it is a small tank. Point a power head toward the top to speed up evaporation which will help cooling, or use small water changes with cooler water. You should be fine at 81. The big thing is to avoid panicking and making drastic changes and dropping quickly way down past 78.

when you get a chance love to see pics.

 

[WVNed]

ice in ziplock bags

 

[Mastiffsrule]

ice in ziplock bags

What if he only has Glad brand? That was being silly, sorry, I couldn’t resist

 

[GoVols]

Thank You!!! I didnt think about the water bottle idea!!!! will try that out.

Welcome to Reef 2 Reef!!

The ice sure does work, but that's why I went with a chiller since 2008.

Our AC went out while we were in Florida that year on vacation, and when we got home that reef was a total loss.

 

[seamonkey96]

I am in Burlington. Good to see a fellow NC reefer. I have been out if the hobby for some time now and just getting back in. I had various tanks in the past from 10 gallon reefs to 125 gallon sps tanks. Decided to get my hands wet again with this tank. Should be starting a build thread here soon (Tank is only two weeks old at the moment) going to be running Zeovit with a HOB calcium reactor. Photos soon to come!

 

[ichthyoid]

At two weeks you are probably still cycling, yes?

If so, I’m guessing there aren’t many fish & hopefully no corals?

 

[seamonkey96]

At two weeks you are probably still cycling, yes?

If so, I’m guessing there aren’t many fish & hopefully no corals?

I am experimenting here and added some corals, added a grafted monti (its actually starting to grow and has greay polyp extension)as well as a millipora with good polyp extension too, just some basic zoanthids and a few cheap shrooms for now. Yes i know about the cycling haha but was bored and wanted to try something and see if they lived through it. i will be doing all my tests on the tank monday before water change. (SPS corals were added at two days into tank lol)

 

[seamonkey96]

I am experimenting here and added some corals, added a grafted monti (its actually starting to grow and has greay polyp extension)as well as a millipora with good polyp extension too, just some basic zoanthids and a few cheap shrooms for now. Yes i know about the cycling haha but was bored and wanted to try something and see if they lived through it. i will be doing all my tests on the tank monday before water change. (SPS corals were added at two days into tank lol)

I should also add this will be a fishless tank until a month into Zeovit. Currently have 4 astrea snails to help with cycle and added 60g worth of dr tims on a 25 gallon tank.

 

[ichthyoid]

Have you added a nitrogen supplement?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Up to 81 is acceptable
Start ziplock bags with water into the freezer. Float a frozen one. When it melts, replace with a frozen one and place melted one back in freezer

 

[seamonkey96]

Have you added a nitrogen supplement?

just all the crap the snails are making messy little things.

 

[ichthyoid]

You can do a fishless cycle, I do that myself.

I just don’t see how it can work without adding significant nitrogen, even in a 25 gallon tank.

My quick math says you’ll need about 2.5 grams of ammonium hydroxide or chloride to get ~3ppm.

I don’t see the snails doing that.
Just my $0.02

 

[seamonkey96]

Wanted to thank everyone who cared to give advise. I currently have the tank running stable at 79 with the lights on without it fluctuating. Thank You Everyone!