Lowering temp

[rayn]

My 120 in wall build is getting to hot. I have set my apex to alert me if temp gets over 82 degrees and it has alerted me every hour for the past five hours now.

External pump, external skimmer, led lights, two small reactor pumps. I have no room for a chiller either.

Will fans help enough across the tank? Or how else can I go about lowering the temp. It isn't even that warm out yet, maybe mid 70's yesterday.

 

[143MPCo]

My 120 in wall build is getting to hot. I have set my apex to alert me if temp gets over 82 degrees and it has alerted me every hour for the past five hours now.

External pump, external skimmer, led lights, two small reactor pumps. I have no room for a chiller either.

Will fans help enough across the tank? Or how else can I go about lowering the temp. It isn't even that warm out yet, maybe mid 70's yesterday.

I've never needed a chiller, I have 3 AC fans (apex controlled) two in the canopy, and a larger one in the stand blowing air across the surface of the water... they seem to do the job very well...

 

[143MPCo]

The one in the stand is a bigger sized clip fan I get from walmart, I think it was around $20 if memory serves me... One drawback to evaporative cooling is the amount of top-off water you will go through, so an ATO with a large capacity storage container is a must, IMO.

 

[rayn]

I will look into fans for sure. I go through about 5 gallons a day now, but more is fine.

I am still getting a email a hour, climbed to almost 83 now.

Last night I did a water change and cleaned the external pump housing. Snails were caught in it creating micro bubbles. I wouldn't think that would have caused anything though.

 

[143MPCo]

You might have already checked but if not check that the heater/s are not stuck in the "on" with no LED indicator visible.

 

[rayn]

Good thought, but the apex controls them too. It shows them as off.

 

[143MPCo]

hmmm...
might you have an alternative temperature probe, to corroborating what the apex reads?

 

[rayn]

hmmm...
might you have an alternative temperature probe, to corroborating what the apex reads?

I do actually! I have a separate thermometer in the tank as well and will double check it once I am home here soon

 

[143MPCo]

I have had internal skimmer pump dump a ton of heat into the water in the past, you can run for a few days without a skimmer, that said turning it off for a few hours might confirm or rule out the skimmer as the heat source.

 

[rayn]

I have a external skimmer. The skimmer and return are powered by a panworld pump. Beckett style skimmer. Only internal pumps are the two small reactor pumps. Just got home so will be taking a look into the issue/s

 

[143MPCo]

My mistake, for some reason I read "internal":loco:

 

[rayn]

I can't find anything. Maybe it is just a hot spot in the house? I didn't need much of a heater in the winter months either though.

I placed a big fan blowing across the top for now and will see if that helps.

Thanks for the help!

 

[joekool]

The fan will help.

I bought a three speed fan from Wally world and have it controlled by my apex. Does the job for $15 it was a Honeywell.

It blow across the top of the display tank water.

 

[143MPCo]

What's the ambient temperature of your house in the location of the tank?

 

[joekool]

76ish

 

[joekool]

I also turned an ac vent to blow at the top of the tank. I run about 79 in the tank.

 

[143MPCo]

Sorry joe, I meant Rayn lol

 

[joekool]

Okay
So I guess I told you anyways lol.

P.s. what does the reef squad mean?

 

[143MPCo]

Okay
So I guess I told you anyways lol.

P.s. what does the reef squad mean?

lol yes you did.... we are group of reef enthusiast that help to get questions to threats that haven't been answered and welcome new members to the R2R community.

 

[joekool]

lol yes you did.... we are group of reef enthusiast that help to get questions to threats that haven't been answered and welcome new members to the R2R community.

Well heck I do that!