12 gallon jbj nano overheating

[vmartino]

Hey, I'm new to the forums but not really new to saltwater fish. My 12 gallon nano cube is running at about 85 degrees right now and i can not seem to get it to lower. It's running a zoomed 212 powerhead set on the lowest setting, and has no heater at all because i had to take the 50 watt heater out since the tank was just getting too hot. When i turn the powerhead off for a day or two, it does not seem to affect the temperature. What do you guys think i should do? I've never seen a nano that needed a chiller but this thing is running hot as hell.

 

[reefer545]

I had to buy a chiller for my 24. I did, because as soon as my apartent got above 80 degrees (mainly in the summer) my tank skyrocketed to 84ish. I had to blast the ac to keep my apartment cool, so a chiller in retrospect, has been the best component I have ever bought. It is not wierd for nanos to run way hot. Check how hot your place is, placement of tank (in the sun?), etc.

 

[gmann1139]

What's the ambient temp?
How many hours a day are the lights running?
Are there any fans in the hood, and are they functioning?
If you're in a currently 'cold' climate, is it near a heater?

 

[globaldesigns]

I have the JBJ 28 gallon, lost 6 fish before realizing that my temps were move 4-6 degrees from morning to night. I got a chiller for it, and all is perfect now, absolutely no temp flucuations now.

 

[vmartino]

the nano is in my reptile room, where the temperature stays between 75-77 degrees pretty much all the time. its not near a heater or anything, but i think it was just that i had my lights on late last night because i was decorating my tank a little bit, and then turned them back on at around 7 30 in the morning, leaving only about 6 hours of night time. The fans are working and everything. The temperature after i left the lights off all day went back to 79, so i think im okay. just gonna keep monitoring the tank and see what kind of fluctuations occur.

 

[superparadise]

buy a little fan to blow onto the water. I bought a small one online and it drops my temp from 5 - 10 degrees during summer.