GioReef Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Sadly to say... mine is at 83-84! I have to get it down!Fast! Do you think replacing the BC14 stock pump with a maxi600 would lower it at least 1 degree? The house is at 76-78 and the lid on my cube is half open. Everyone else list your problems....and there are MANY HEAT SUCKS!!! Link to comment
FateX9 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 mine went upto 92 with my velocity t3 pump, i took that off and it dropped to 78 which is what the house is set at when it hit 92 that was just t5's velocity pump and oceanrunner 2500 pump i took the velocity pump off and it dropped 14 degrees so even thought its an awesome pump, its really only meant for larger tanks then temps went to 86 with mh, t5, and oceanrunner pump and lights were on for 8 hours then i cut the mh down to 4 hours and it only goes to 82 this is without fans and also on legs which is only 3" from surface so theres a few things i can do to cool things down, add a fan and raise the light should take care of my problems but instead im just gunna get a chiller Link to comment
vg30et Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 My tank temps fluctuate from 81F to 82F in a 24hr period with an in-house temp of 79F. Cooling is handled by a 60mm PC fan on the NC6 and 120mm PC fan on the Finnex 30, both powered by a 10-12V power supply. They come on only as needed but evap rates are still quite high, ~2 gallon top off a week on the Finnex 30 and ~48oz on the NC6. Link to comment
GioReef Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 S i think replacing the pump should go to 81*...what do you think? Link to comment
Sctn4Elk Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 S i think replacing the pump should go to 81*...what do you think? I never use internal pumps on any of my tanks, be they freshwater, saltwater or reef. I would rather pay extra money for a great external pump and plumbing than have to contend with heat...Texas is Hot you know. Link to comment
GioReef Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Well this is on my biocube and i can have external. Link to comment
Sctn4Elk Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Well this is on my biocube and i can have external. That's too bad...is a chiller an option that you could plumb in somehow...got to admit i know nothing about those all in one units...I have always used AGA's Link to comment
plainrt Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I just installed a maxi 1200 in my 14 gal bio the other day and I have seen no temp spikes over the stock pump.Im very happy with the flow now lol. Link to comment
airangel Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 A less wattage pump should keep things cooler in the cube...can you float ice cubes in the back chamber? LOL I'm so glad my tanks now topless, fans are doing an awesome job of cooling down the heat from the Az sun and the MH. I know you can't afford a chiller, so look into swapping out the stock pump for one that runs cooler, can't hurt and you'll probably save dad something off the electric bill as well. LOL Link to comment
GioReef Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Ya i cannot get a chiller.Period. But i can try with the stock pump change and keeping my lid a little more open. I can float cubes(i did today) but that would be impossible when i am at school which is the hours the tank is the hottest. I was going to splice in a fan to the other fans but one fan i had started to make so much noise i had to replace it with the fan i was going to use...bummer. I will probably mount an external fan that hits the tank and cool it. Link to comment
airangel Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hmm, not sure how large the chambers are....but can you find a bottle and freeze it capped and float that in the back chamber? Should last longer than ice cubes. I know when I had a rabbit outside in the hutch it kept the bugger nice and cool for hours. Link to comment
genghis Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 You can also try those soft or hard reusable ice packs. I would probably opt for the bottle of water incase anything leaks. No need for extra chemicals in the tank. I also turn off my heater in the morning to bring the temp down a bit more so that my 250w MH has a little more temp buffer. I'm looking to getting a HOB fan setup to bring it down. So far, mine caps out at 81-82 but summer isn't here yet. Link to comment
SPS20 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I keep a few reusable ice packs (the kind with the weird blue goo in them) in my freezer. If I ever notice my tank getting too hot, I put one inside a couple of ziplock bags and drop it in the sump. At least, that's what I did last summer. I got a chiller over the winter, hopefully I won't have to babysit my tank this year when it gets really hot out. Link to comment
qbical Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I never use internal pumps on any of my tanks, be they freshwater, saltwater or reef. I would rather pay extra money for a great external pump and plumbing than have to contend with heat...Texas is Hot you know. yea, but technically your pump is still throwing heat into the water from the friction created inside the pump housing. it helps if there is a fan directly on the pump housing taking the heat from that, but if not then it almost defeats the purpose of having it on the outside. JMT Link to comment
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