Sorry to say alot better than you fared. We only lost power for about 5hrs. I was living on my battery back ups...then when they went out I left work early to fire up the generator
When I lived in an apartment I had one large ac unit in the living room. I used to setup a large fan blowing down the hallway and smaller fans blowing into each room to spread the cold air around. I would have loved to have those portable ac units around back then.
we have an AC unit in one room also. its in the master bed room, which is next door to my office, but because of the work i have, i have to keep the door closed. so that was one factor. the other is, that i have tried the fan thing, and it doesnt work all too great, at least not as good as the portable ac
Here in Miami FL. It is currently 84 F. ., pretty hot out there considering my house faces west. Our AC is at 74 and the my reef is running at 76 with no lid. This is with the AI Hydra32 lights going 7 hours. At night with lights of I don't see any change in temp. of the water and the thermometer is inside the aquarium plastic JW type. I believe it is pretty accurate.
Here in Miami FL. It is currently 84 F. ., pretty hot out there considering my house faces west. Our AC is at 74 and the my reef is running at 76 with no lid. This is with the AI Hydra32 lights going 7 hours. At night with lights of I don't see any change in temp. of the water and the thermometer is inside the aquarium plastic JW type. I believe it is pretty accurate. By the way also have a heater going.Well we're already in the 90's here in the northern part of Georgia and the reef tank is warming up! I'm thankful that mine is currently in the basement where it is naturally cooler but it's still getting warm enough to warrant something to help keep it cooled. But I have no chiller and have no plans to add a chiller! So what do I do? Well for me and my situation a fan directed on the top of the sump water keeps me 3 degrees or so cooler so it works just fine. But what about you? Today let's talk about!
1. How do you keep your tank cool WITHOUT a chiller?
2. Do struggle to keep the tank temps down during the warmer months?
This is the baby that helps keep my thousands of dollars worth of livestock alive during the hottest months! PS. Plus it's great for spills! HA!
We are in South Carolina and have a chiller on our 300 g tank which is at about 78 degrees while the room temperature is 76 in the summer. Sump is in the basement which is kept at 74 in the summer and we run a dehumidifier that is inline with the AC unit. Dehumidifier is set to maintain 49% humidity. I assume that the pumps for the reactors in the sump, the protein skimmer, the return pump, the 6 Neptune WAV pumps and the LED Kessil lights are the reasons we need to run the chiller in the summer - all contribute heat to the water. Reading about the evaporative cooling fans sounds enticing but then there's be even more humidity in the basement.
Well we're already in the 90's here in the northern part of Georgia and the reef tank is warming up! I'm thankful that mine is currently in the basement where it is naturally cooler but it's still getting warm enough to warrant something to help keep it cooled. But I have no chiller and have no plans to add a chiller! So what do I do? Well for me and my situation a fan directed on the top of the sump water keeps me 3 degrees or so cooler so it works just fine. But what about you? Today let's talk about!
1. How do you keep your tank cool WITHOUT a chiller?
2. Do struggle to keep the tank temps down during the warmer months?
This is the baby that helps keep my thousands of dollars worth of livestock alive during the hottest months! PS. Plus it's great for spills! HA!
I don't keep my tank cool without a chiller, I run a 1.5 hp on my system year round as I live in South Florida, and keep the tank around 77 - 78 degrees.
