Quick question about the tempature in my tank?

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  1. cnunez3024

    cnunez3024 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    My tank at night gets to about 78 degreed F and with the light on all day gets to about 83degrees F is this ok or is my water to warm.? what can i do if the water is to warm to cool it down?
     
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  2. Stingray

    Stingray Blue Ringed Angel

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    That's fine although 83f is borderline, you could try running a fan to blow across the water when lights go on, just to keep it at a constant temp....
     
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  3. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    +1

    borderline.

    I run my ceiling fan (about 12 feet above the tank) when it gets too hot and that brings it down (I've gotten to where I can preemptively turn the fan on now).
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    My lighting also keeps my tank @ 82 during the day. I keep my heater set @ 80 for less of a temp fluctuation during the day. These settings keep me safer during colder/winter months and a tad on the edge during the hotter months.
     
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  5. Popopzer

    Popopzer Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Just use a fan to blow air between the light and tank and you should be good just make sure you turn the fan off when the light goes out or you tank will drop in temp quickly
     
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  6. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    i just picked up a coralvue retrofit fan, with temperature speed sensor, 40$ completely dead silent, and very very powerful. just run it on your daylight timer.

    its identical to the icecap fan just 20$ cheaper.
     
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  7. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    got a link for that? sounds good.
     
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  8. cnunez3024

    cnunez3024 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    heres an issue abotu a fan i have a cube and my lights take up the surface area of the top where on earth can i place the fan lol ?
     
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