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Post by Richard on Jan 17, 2011 15:57:19 GMT -8
Blehhhhh it is warming up in LA. I don't like it. My room is like a greenhouse and get's especially hot. Even though I have a chiller on my tank it seems my corals aren't too happy either. How is everyone else's tank dealing with this sudden heat?
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Post by detane on Jan 17, 2011 22:11:01 GMT -8
I hear you on the heat bro..
For my tank the temp stays steady and the chiller hasnt turned on yet. Just keep your windows open if possible. And if your chiller is on try reducing its on time by insulating the tubes and if possible placing the chiller outside.
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Post by Richard on Jan 18, 2011 16:34:15 GMT -8
Yeah opening the windows only makes my room hotter. I guess the main reasons why my room is so hot is because the outside of my room is an eastward facing wall and I have a thin roof (I think) so the heat just collects from the sun and radiates into my room. I can't put the chiller outside either since I am on the second floor haha. What I usually do in the summer is block all the light coming into my room and run a evaporative cooler. I just wasn't prepared for the sudden heat. I may invest in a larger chiller as well.
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Post by detane on Jan 24, 2011 12:21:09 GMT -8
you can always turn your ac on.
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Post by Richard on Jan 24, 2011 19:22:25 GMT -8
Haha yeah my AC is on but it's central air and for some reason it doesn't cool down the room that the tank is in very much.
I just got a tunze aquawind so I will see if it helps out.
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Post by bullitr on Feb 21, 2011 15:49:05 GMT -8
i wish its warmers since i switch to leds my 3* 300 watts heater run almost 12 hours a day continuously 1 hour on and 1 hour off  |
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Post by bdehlin on Feb 21, 2011 16:30:49 GMT -8
Nic and I are ready for summer! Picked up a 1/10th HP chiller for our 40gal...just a bit overkill.
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Post by Richard on Feb 21, 2011 17:31:10 GMT -8
Sweet what brand is it?
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Post by bdehlin on Feb 21, 2011 18:13:59 GMT -8
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Post by bullitr on Feb 21, 2011 20:27:12 GMT -8
Even with 4 metal halide last summer
I don't have a chiller thanks to apex and plastic fan !
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Reef luva
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Post by Reef luva on Mar 25, 2011 22:29:15 GMT -8
...our place stays kinda chilly and so no probs here....nothing a few ice cubes of some RO/DI can't handle....hehehehe
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Reef luva
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Post by Reef luva on Apr 6, 2011 1:04:43 GMT -8
...I will most likely by a 1/15th this summer though...
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Post by Richard on Apr 6, 2011 15:57:26 GMT -8
Is your place naturally chilly or do you just run the AC a lot?
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