Help with Cooling!!

[Venator]

What is this, the second or third time I’ve posted here in the last couple of days? Argh, this hobby can be such a pain sometimes...:mad:
Alrighty, guys, I’ll get to it. You know the heat wave that’s hittin the east coast? Well, my house is on fire—without the air conditioning. Well, now there’s a hole in my insulation. House is the upwards of 100 degrees fahrenheit. So, what do I do while my AC is broke? I have two fans sitting on top of the tank aimed at the overflow. Heaters off cause it’s way too hot, tanks about 84-85. Got a lined dartfish, couple nems, softies, and euphyllia. Darty kinda needs a cover, cause he jumps—should I get a holding tank so to maximize cooling space without the cover? Tanks an IM lagoon 25. (Thanks guys, this forum is a godsend!)
Edit: so far minimal effects—one BTA bleaching.

 

[OriginalUserName]

You can float bags of ice or frozen water bottles in your sump area or DT. Frozen RO top offs can help too.

A small window or portable AC unit might not be a bad idea. If you have a dehumidifier you can start up in the room that would also help.

 

[Venator]

You can float bags of ice or frozen water bottles in your sump area or DT. Frozen RO top offs can help too.

A small window or portable AC unit might not be a bad idea. If you have a dehumidifier you can start up in the room that would also help.

I have it against the window with a fan pulling fresh air in. About the ice, I tried a little in the overflow but nothing really happened and it melted. I’ll try some more. Thanks!

 

[furcifer208]

I recommend this: https://www.chillsolutions.com/

 

[OriginalUserName]

I have it against the window with a fan pulling fresh air in. About the ice, I tried a little in the overflow but nothing really happened and it melted. I’ll try some more. Thanks!

Yeah, just use some more. A small amount should go a fairly long way. In 25 gallons a pint glass worth of ice should knock down your temp a noticeable amount. You will need to keep doing that though if your house is 100 degrees inside.

If you are adding a lot of ice you may want to turn your heater back on, set to a lowish temp just in case you add too much and the water wants to drop too much.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Yeah, just use some more. A small amount should go a fairly long way. In 25 gallons a pint glass worth of ice should knock down your temp a noticeable amount. You will need to keep doing that though if your house is 100 degrees inside.

If you are adding a lot of ice you may want to turn your heater back on, set to a lowish temp just in case you add too much and the water wants to drop too much.

Best bet, a window ac. You'll be cool too

 

[Venator]

Best bet, a window ac. You'll be cool too

Yeah right, LOL
But thanks for the help everyone!

 

[Venator]

I recommend this: https://www.chillsolutions.com/

Thanks, but repair guy’s here. I’m just looking for a rapid fix (not much more I can do tho)

 

[Venator]

Alrighty, thanks everyone for their input, I think we’re outta the red. Got my a/c patched up and killin heat, and tank’s down to a cool 78 Fahrenheit. Really hope I won’t come back to this forum for a fourth time soon, but you never know. I only got a bleached bubble tip or two, so it’s not terrible.

 

[Mark Gray]

Try a fan blowing across the surface of the tank as long as your cover for your tank is a screen if not it won't work. I tink you will be fine at 85 to 87 I have had no problems with my tank that was in the garage in Georiga last summer I did have a fan on it for cooling it got to 87 in the day time for about 3 months but had no problem with losses

 

[Venator]

Thanks, but I’ve gotten my temps to normal. I think I’m good now.

 

[Mil26]

Where I live it gets rlly hot currently 105 outside and gets about 90 inside and tank gets about to 83-85 but what I do is get a bag filled with ice and clip it on the front of the tank and aim a 20$ fan in front of the tank as well brings it down to 80 in like 5-10min

 

[Rakie]

Here are two very cheap and easy ways to help. They're not perfect or anything like that, but can help.

1) Take a small pump like a MaxiJet 1200. Attach a hose to it. Run that hose through a styrofoam cooler full of ice water and back into the sump. It can help, but I don't know how reliable it is.. just see it often recommended.

2) get a high powered small PC fan (you can get ones that plug into the wall outlets on Amazon for less than $20) this will lower temp by about 2*. On top of this, it increases evaporation... So make a bunch of RODI Ice, and make your topoff as cold as possible. Increased evap as well as pouring in 40* water every now and again, will probably help.

That's the only cheap/quick/easy solutions I know of.

 

[ArowanaLover1902]

I spent a while researching cooling, I was growing jungle plants that needed a 20 degree temp drop at night, I achieved this by using a peltier element cooler (look them up on amazon), you kinda have to DIY it and its not easy, I'd post pics but dont have mine anymore. It would allow you to blow air of whatever temperature you want for under $100. Another easy solution is dropping frozen plastic water bottles in the sump.

 

[lzrlvr]

Hi another solution is to by plastic reusable ice packs and float them in the tank as they float around the shadows they produce look like clouds passing by and they don’t mess with the salinity