Jamie Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Over the past three or four months I have been keeping a coldwater aquarium in my basement (to keep it cold). It started in an aga 2.5 then upgraded to a ten. Unfortunately I was neglecting it because it was in my basement, so one day my parents went to the beach and let "everything" go for me. For some reason they didn't let everything go though, so I decided to downgrade to a 2.5 again. My question is, is there a way to keep a tank cold without a chiller? I know If I leave this tank in the basement it will just get neglected again so that is not an option. If any one has ideas input is appreciated. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 FANS.... and an ATO w/ a big resevior Link to comment
reef-fanatik Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 If your not gonna put it in yourbasement anymore then you can use some fans with an ato. or get one of thoes ICA nano chillers. Link to comment
Jamie Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 would fans be enough to keep it at 60 degrees? Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 would fans be enough to keep it at 60 degrees? nope.....fans will only cool it down maybe 5° if your lucky...... if you want to keep the coldwater tank it sounds like you need a chiller Link to comment
djchristone Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 dude scold your parents. don't release the contents of your tank in the wild and if you're having that many problems keeping it cool and will neglect it if you once again put it in the basement (since you can't seem to keep it cool anyway), just sell the remaining contents of your tank on the forum. if you really want that tank, then try a frozen water bottle in a ac filter or something Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 lol^ that wont really work for long.... i tried that w/ frozen ice in a bag.... the ice was gone in about 30min to an hour Link to comment
sambo123 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I am pretty sure releasing foreign animals into the wild is illegal, and many animals can become invasive species over time. Why dont you just start a normal temp. pico. Link to comment
Jamie Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 They aren't foriegn animals, I caught them myself . I just don't want to buy I chiller because this can't cost very much. I am in the middle of a science fair project involving zoanthids that is gettinq pretty expensive. Anyway, I had the idea of having a mini-fridge drilled with holes for piping to go in. you could adjust the temp of the tank by how much piping was in the fridge. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 your gonna need a slow pump and alot of plumbing Link to comment
sambo123 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 yeh, I looked into that, but for it to be truly effective you need titanium piping, which is very expensive and really hard to find, just get a ICA nano chiller I think they are only $50 not to bad. there are also some DIY peltier chillers in the DIY forum for under $50. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Switch everything to battery power and keep it in the fridge. Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 you can do the whole frozen bottled water deal, but you gotta be dedicated to do it...... im talkin like 10+ bottles in the freezer.... changing them every 2-3 hours like clockwork, depending on how much your temp swings...... even that only gives up maybe 5° depending on tank size im thinkin doin it that way... youll give up in about 2 weeks if you last that long and let everything go..... Link to comment
sambo123 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 That would drive me crazy!! I would rather save up for a $50 chiller that would be alot easier. It would be a good investment. Link to comment
Jamie Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 If the chillers are only 50 bucks i could get one. My parents are still set on the idea of getting rid of this tank though so i'll have to see if I get to keep it before I buy anything. Link to comment
sambo123 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/Thermal-Electric-Ice-P...1QQcmdZViewItem this will work for a pico but it has to be installed through a bulkhead if you can figure out how to do it it would work great. Link to comment
PhatSOB Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 they can be installed right into an ACfilter as well which would be a lot easier to cut then the glass in your tank. Link to comment
sambo123 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 yep, if you have a hob filter this would work great, could get one on ebay for less than 50$ Link to comment
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