Help me keep my tank cool
- Thread starter narkfish
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siptang
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hmm.... nothing really minus shortening the hours of the light comes to mind.
I will follow this thread to learn from it as well.
sorry for not being able to help...
I will follow this thread to learn from it as well.
sorry for not being able to help...
flower
Well-Known Member
A fan directed on the surface will help...you can hang the lights higher, I put mine on a pulley system and it helps big time. The corals get light and the little difference in distance helps with the heat and water changes are easier.
I have 2 X 175w MH with 2 X 96w actinic
Unless you have critters that need the cold like seahorses and such, the extra heat won't do any harm. My 90g reef hit 90 for a day and the corals and fish could care less...it sat on 87 for days. It may not be good for a long time but once in a while won't hurt. Since I hung my lights, and put fans on opposite ends (one pointed in and the other out) I have had no issues with heat anymore at all.
I have 2 X 175w MH with 2 X 96w actinic
Unless you have critters that need the cold like seahorses and such, the extra heat won't do any harm. My 90g reef hit 90 for a day and the corals and fish could care less...it sat on 87 for days. It may not be good for a long time but once in a while won't hurt. Since I hung my lights, and put fans on opposite ends (one pointed in and the other out) I have had no issues with heat anymore at all.