hqi probz

[eliramos]

hey everyone so i recently purchased the 29gallon hqi biocube! and right now my biggest problem is temperature. what i did was bought a large fan and took off the glass cover to provide more air-circulation and keep the heat away from the tank. everything is fine but my evaporation is pretty bad and it causes a lot of fluctuation in salinity. so i was wondering if anyone had any better ideas or if it would be okay to even put the glass back on and let the fan do the work. i aimed the return head up so it causes more surface level watermovement. im looking into chillers for longterm but have no idea what type to get or how i would hook up the return pump for that. HELP!

 

[Trentondrummer33]

What is your temp. Fluctuation? I have the same tank and swear I'm the only one that doesn't have this issue lol


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[eliramos]

What is your temp. Fluctuation? I have the same tank and swear I'm the only one that doesn't have this issue lol


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must be nice lol mine goes from 78-83 what are you using? yours doesnt fluctuate at all?

 

[Trentondrummer33]

It does but only from 78-80 81 tops


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[Trentondrummer33]

Also where is your thermometer located?


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[eliramos]

Also where is your thermometer located?


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its located in the back right corner by the 1stchamber also what is your room temp?

 

[Trentondrummer33]

Room temp is 71 also if you keep it mid level in your tank you will get a more true water temp


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[Trentondrummer33]

By it I mean your thermometer sorry I'm dyslexic and skip words from time to time lol


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[eliramos]

haha its all good and by the middle of the tank you mean where exactly lol

 

[Trentondrummer33]

Half way down your glass, most ppl keep them at the top left or right corner of the tank, you want your at the half way point of the tank


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[Trentondrummer33]

Also just re read your post is the first chamber where your heater is?


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[ionix]

Hey, just thinking about your temp being different in different locations. It makes me wonder if you have enough circulation? It should be 30-50x (some have it at 100x with no detriment) the total g of the tank in question.

 

[eliramos]

I would think I have more than enough? I have the return head, and two extra powerheads.


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