Temp

Hi all, well we have had some serious sun hit the uk in the past week & half which has majorly messed with my tanks temp.heater has been set at 25 and my tank temp has been 30 so over the past 3 days u turned the heater down to 20 and the temp dropped to 26 but raised back up to 29 by the end oof the day so tonight i turned the heater down to 18. do any off you think this will help ? if not whats the best way to deal with it? The uk is very messed up when it comes to heat& weather we get 3-4 days off total scorching heat but then the weather gos back to being winter again! so there is major temp shifts & im not totally shore how to deal with it!
Thanks for your help Kiarah

 

Do you have a/c? You could set your heater at norm winter setting and cool your house off for a little while.

 

Na we dont have a/c over here! we just deal with the heat as it dont really last that long! Ha,
But that would be a good idea if wee did, Thanks
K;D

 

Hi Kiarah

Brit abroard here, I have many memories of Indian summers in UK

Backing the heater down is a good idea, I recall unplugging mine during a similar hot spell on the 90s

raising you lights if they are sat right on top of your tank can help, circulation
I lifted my canopy that did not have legs using 2 bits of 2 x 4 wood

directing a free standing fan accross the top of your tank can also help - just have to top of more regular

bottles of water put in the freezer and then floated in your tank can help if the temp hist 30 again

putting RODI water in the fridge to cool is is another method I used , top off water added slowly that gradualy brings temp down

a combination of raised canopy, plus air circulation should be enough to keep your tanl below 30

Steve

 

If your tank is large enough to justify it you may want to consider shopping for a chiller (used, to keep costs down). My guess is you're going to be in the hobby a while, and weather isn't going to change much, so it's a reasonable long term investment for some.