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Hey all my friends on OFL !!! I am still alive but it is summer now (in FL at least) and boating is ALWAYS on the agenda.
So here is my problem.... I can not keep my water temp down! Granted FL is warmer outside - 80's - but the inside of the house is in the low 70's. My tank is running between 80-82. The heater is OFF (JBJ TRUE TEMP 500W Digital Titanium Heater) and I replaced the thermometer and have a hanging mercury one just in case. I have kept the light off for days. I also can not get the tank to clear up - slightly cloudy. The fish are not being fed at the moment in case it is over feeding (only feed once a day). The levels are all perfect... 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrates, 7.6 PH, 20 Nitrites.
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Point a fan at the water surface.
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82°F? That is okay, I shouldn't worry. If it starts raising way above 34°F, that's when it may be a bit warm long-term.
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I'm with ofl, in fact i keep my tank at 80f. a fan would work and i know you can buy tank coolers but i don't need one in the uk )))
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Ok.. .not worrying! But I do worry when the temp outside in FL gets to be pushing 100... hope the tank will stay below 82.
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PAUL
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we never use heater but when temp is going up, we used to have additional
bubblers and water flow tank to allow heat exchange in the process.
82 deg is still acceptable for oscar
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you guys are just showing off, temp to hot for a tropical fish, when us here in uk are freezing our nuts off most of the time ))))
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get a chiller and
I suppose it nitrate 20 not nitrite
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marcus wrote:
you guys are just showing off, temp to hot for a tropical fish, when us here in uk are freezing our nuts off most of the time ))))
Yeah, luxury problems...
If temps get too crazy, waterchanges can help a bit.
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So we came up with a simple solution that is working very well. Took a 2 liter bottle and filled it with water then froze it. Took the frozen bottle and put it in the sump pump. The water that cycled through was cooled and it lowered the temp in the tank slowly. Able to keep the tank at a nicer 79-80 degrees. Much better! And I don't have to do water changes all the time.
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good idea. BTW i like your card game sign lol
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I have no idea why the water bill is so high
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Brooksie wrote:
So we came up with a simple solution that is working very well. Took a 2 liter bottle and filled it with water then froze it. Took the frozen bottle and put it in the sump pump. The water that cycled through was cooled and it lowered the temp in the tank slowly. Able to keep the tank at a nicer 79-80 degrees. Much better! And I don't have to do water changes all the time.
excellent idea, i'll remember that one for the once a year heatwave we usually get these last years. 
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