skoda_kid

I own a tropical aquarium and due to the current heat wave, the water temperature is upto about 88-90degrees. The 'safe zone' is between 70 and 80, and the water feels very warm and the fish seem rather lathargic. I am quite concerned about how long the fish can take the temperature of the water for.

Anyone else having the same problem with their aquariums, any advice to keeping the water cool?


Matt

lightning101

Use a jug to empty some warm water, and replace with cold water

ricardo_wrx

Aquatic Air Con?

lightning101

Ice cubes ?

Abdabz

Another vote for ice cubes, reputedly very cold indeed :

kingofturds

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Blocks of ice

DCI Gene Hunt

Ice packs rather than ice cubes......... doesn't contaminate the water that way and you can take them out as soom as the required temp is reached!.........

sarasquares

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ive got a brilliant idea
do you want to hear it?

that was my idea DCI

ricardo_wrx

Dont use Ice cubes 0 deg celcius.

Use liquid Nitrogen -196 deg celcius. Use in the same method as the jug post above.

DCI Gene Hunt

sarasquares

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are you leaving us?

DCI Gene Hunt

Nope, ordered that one just for you......