I have a 32 Gallon BioCube tank. When the lid is closed and the light is on, it is 82.1 degrees. With the lid off and the light off, it is 78.6 degrees. Is there any way to cool the water? Or should I maybe consider buying an external led light to attach to the tank and take the lid off of my tank?
Tank Temperature Concern
- Thread starter droidus
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Duffer
Valuable Member
Me personally I would take the lid off, one thing you do not want and I don’t know if this is happening to you is temp swings.
That is a high temp and may effect corals if you have them
That is a high temp and may effect corals if you have them
I am going to have snails, a pistol shrimp, goby, 2 clown fish and a peppermint shrimp. Should I have a external LED light then? I need to make sure algae grows for my CUC.
What do you mean?
homer1475
Figuring out the hobby one coral at a time.
You have abiocube, you have a front feeding "door", and a "door" on the back chambers, just leave them open so water can evaporate.
What i eventually ended up doing, was replacing the front door with eggcrate, then replaced the back door with eggcrate, and put 2 PC fans blowing in. So the air goes over the water(creating more evap and cooler water) and out the front door.
What i eventually ended up doing, was replacing the front door with eggcrate, then replaced the back door with eggcrate, and put 2 PC fans blowing in. So the air goes over the water(creating more evap and cooler water) and out the front door.
do you have a controller?
What others have said...
But also I would put a fan on a controller so that it can turn on when you are not around.... or no controller just keep it on all the time.
Nothing is going to be happy with a 4 degree swing in temp everyday
What others have said...
But also I would put a fan on a controller so that it can turn on when you are not around.... or no controller just keep it on all the time.
Nothing is going to be happy with a 4 degree swing in temp everyday
OK, so I know about the front feeding "door", but still am not familiar with the back door. Are you referring to the 2 rectangular slots?
Would you have a picture of your setup? I don't really understand... What does eggcrate do, and how does it help with evaporation?
OK, I will try this. It will not turn it off.
The newer one. You have to open the entire hood.
Parent_usmc
Active Member
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2020
- Messages
- 155
- Reaction score
- 123
Where is your tank located? By a window or heater... I have a 32g biocube and my temp is always between 78.4 and 78.6
homer1475
Figuring out the hobby one coral at a time.
Yeah with the "new' LED biocube, what i did on mine will not work for you.
If I could get into my old photobucket account, I could post you some photos.
If I could get into my old photobucket account, I could post you some photos.
It is not near any of those.
I am getting my CUC today or tomorrow, so I am really concerned about adding them with these fluctuations... I've opened the lid with a stopper and opened the top feeder opening. I am not sure if it will be enough though. I may have to also look into a fan. I should also be receiving a temperature monitor within a week so I can start tracking... any advice in the mean time to prevent everything from dying? Should I just leave the light off in the mean time?
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2019
- Messages
- 400
- Reaction score
- 1,855
Certain areas of natural reefs (lagoon patch reefs) experience natural daily temperature fluctuations of well over 10 degrees F every 24 hrs. I live in a warm climate and my SPS dominant tank regularly operates between 82 and 83 degrees for 8-9 months of the year. Never had a problem. IMO if you do experience a problem with corals/CUC, it won't be due to the temps you are currently running at. In general, natural reefs do not stress/bleach unless the water is sustained over 86 degrees for many days/weeks. Also, many CUC organisms tend to be collected from shallow, inter-tidal areas and can handle wide fluctuations in temp. Some snails however (ex. Turbo sp.) are collected from cool water in the Gulf of California and don't appreciate warmer water (over 77 F) for extended periods.
I had that problem, temp went from 78 to 83 overnight. I didn’t like that. I propped open the feeding door at the top and the whole hood itself by about 3 inches. The temperature then was at 79 at night to 82 during the day. I actually invested in a nano chiller which now keeps the temp between 77-78.5.
If you can rig it to get a couple small fans blowing at the water surface this will reduce the temp quite a bit. I did it on a jbj28 that was in a warmer than other rooms and it worked well. Only other option would be to try one of those nano chillers.
Forgot to mention before I turned my 100W heater down to 75. The room temperature will drop to 76 overnight so I’m not concerned about the tank temp dropping below 77. But during the day, u may want to blow a fan across the top.
