Cooling down tank

[RCall23]

So, I was curious as hows everyone's tank is doing during the heat wave.... I've noticed about 6-8 degree change. for a 45gal i think thats alot. SO hows everyone keeping there tank cool? or steady? but is a chiller the only way possible?

[pirate2876]

There are a lot of options, but I think a chiller is the safest way to go. Your corals will thank you later.

[Funkateer_1]

You can try adding some fans on the top of the tank to cool through evaporation, just know it'll double your evaporation.

IME a chiller is the only way to go.

Frozen water bottles filled with RO/DI are a quick band-aid, but its such a pain to frequently swap them out.

[jasonp87]

I have a 25 and haven't seen a difference. I keep the top open and the water falls a little over the overflow which helps cool it. When I do see a temp spike I open the sump door or use a small fan over the sump to cool everything. You can also use frozen water bottles or ice cubes in ziplock bags. Chillers aren't necessary.

A more high tech way to solve the problem would be to plug a fan and heater into your controller. Have it turn the fan on and off at certain temps, same with the heater.

[cHRoNzZe]

Blast the AC.....both you and the tank will be KooooooooooL........

[specvjeff]

I just run the ac. I don't want to be hot either.

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[jessegarcia28]

I wish I had AC
Old condos don't got ish
Planning on buying a portable

Meantime run the fan over tank but very true with the evaporation

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[acbaldwin]

I just run the ac. I don't want to be hot either.

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Ditto... Thought about buying that $100 1/15hp chiller, then decided I didn't want a reason to turn the AC off.
Two fans in cooling tray is the (cheapass) way to go! Building a fan tray today!
Turned off the AC today too, tank came up ~4 degrees.

[Bogg]

I personally have a vornado fan over the sump on a controller/apex it works awesome
But yes I do top off more but ime my chiller would use a lot of power and would blow heat also
Of course application location would be key there also like fish room or outside
I've always liked the evaporative method really