Beat the summer heat! Tips for cooling a fish room

[@wildbillwassmann6593]

Thanks Rachel u and Joey are super great for the hobby of fishkeeping! Thanks for all the information u provide each week!

[@johnmarkzimm]

Thanks Rachel, I don't ever watch my tank temps, ( I have always set it, and forget it). I didn't know that about the oxygen! I am going to get one of those digital thermometers so I can keep an eye of it.

[@mjoconr]

I'm in South Australia and because our humidity is generally low during the summer we are able to evaporative cooling. I've found that if the units fan has a high enough capacity I can turn off the water on the few days a year where the humidity is high and the room still says below 25C (77C) this is on days where the outside heat can be over as 40C (100F)

[@lelanidixon7941]

I'm able to keep my a/c on for my tanks at home, but have gone in on the weekend to turn on the a/c for my tank in my office when the temps get too high. A friend at work learned the hard way when she lost her betta that she kept in an aquarium on her desk due to the heat over the weekend.

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

I had 12 tanks in my garage and the water bottle thing was a hassle lol. It got to the point I just got fish that preferred high temps.

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

a few of my fancy Danios took a hit. . heat is rough. .

[@thekingofdiy]

Before long, I will be complaining it's too cold! Lets link up again for beating the winter chill?! haha

[@RachelOLeary]

Sounds like a plan!! That is probably a bigger problem for both of us!

[@MichaelEugenio]

I live in AZ . I keep a greenhouse with stock tanks . I keep it cool with misters and fans . It works great

[@MsArtemis01]

I'm dealing with heat issues myself in Philly. I have no a/c in my apartment. So going to do cold bottle water and frequent water changes 4 degrees below. Then place my fan in the room. Luckily I brought two powerheads on both sides of the tank to keep up the flow in the tank. I dim my lights down the most.

[@RachelOLeary]

Good luck! And hope you survived the DNC! The fan across the surface of the tank can really help, though with the jamming aeration, you will likely be ok.

[@PaulsPlantedAquariums]

Great vidio Rachel.. was wondering if you could give me a little background on keeping Amano shrimp? I have tried a couple of times unsuccessfully, We have extremly soft water where I'm at (less than 1dkh) and was wondering if they only do well in harder water? Keep up the good work and love the scapes!

[@RachelOLeary]

here is a species spotlight on them, you may need to buffer your water to a dkh of at least 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKu5ppWwp76kbrs

[@PaulsPlantedAquariums]

Thank you Darling, that is exactly what I was looking for, especialy the part about keeping them in their own tank (Were I can adjust the GH) and place the algae effected items in for a cleaning. I will be ordering some from you soon and keep on doin what ya doin!

[@DJ_LittlePea]

Excellent info Rachel I'm in the uk so I never ever have to worry about this 🤗

[@Rews-fish-shed]

just a thought Rachel, if using a drip system would keep the temp down if u turn that thermal regulator valve you told me about (thank you by the way)all the way down to allow mostly cold water to drip into the tank. Just watch the temperature and adjust accordingly. just a thought

[@RachelOLeary]

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[@MusingsFromTheDen]

Great video, it's gone straight in my favourites. 😊

[@anthonyragan2696]

Thanks for posting this. I've had to do the ice bottle trick to cool mine in our recent heat wave. One thing I'm doing for the future is replacing the glass top with a DIY "window screen" lid. This will allow for better heat loss through evaporation..

[@datinyone]

great video! thanks for this.. great ideas from both you and Joey!.. thanks to both of you for these videos!!!!

[@catfishcave379]

I keep my hillstreams in the house... all of one tank. I bit the bullet and added a wall a/c unit to the garage (and insulation). Last summer I had 93° water in my clown loach and petricola tanks for a few days... They seemed happier than ever... but a few more degrees and I would have poached them - so the ice method. Now... the highest temp I have seen is 86. I set the a/c at 88° - so doesn't use a lot of power. Best decision I ever made - fish room got delayed a year... but one less worry.

[@MrRvbrown]

Great Info Rachel!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@inderneilboseroychowdhury]

Conventional Thermostat Aquarium Cooler's in Hamburg is not under 340 Euro's. I can afford...It's too extravagant for 20 to. 26 gallon Aquarium's. I use laptop's cooling Fan's instead with Ice Cube's if necessary. Though the summer in North Germany is Short. But good enough to Ripen Cherries,Pear's and Apple's in our Countryside in the month of June,July,August and till mid September. This particular Year was Warm. I dislike warm weather.. It's makes me aggressive over 10 Centigrade Temperature.

[@aneres87]

wavemaker also provides good aeration? i live in the philippines and my tank really goes beyond 30 degrees celcius, i do have a tank fan but it doesnt really help that much

[@dmc2925]

You might be best to do the frozen water bottles.

[@philsniper2000]

Rachel, do you have a website?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Lunar yeo, msjinkzd.com

[@eeyore5198]

Rachel do you have Beckford pencilfish? if so could you do a video of those?

[@RachelOLeary]

+David Ensor winter is when I stock most sa stuff as its a better collection season.

[@eeyore5198]

+Rachel O'leary so is that a yes when you get them? also have you ever heard of a swamp cooler?

[@RachelOLeary]

+David Ensor yes when I get them :) and swamp coolers are very clever, would probably work!

[@rikverhoef1320]

How many tanks are in that room?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Rik Verhoef not sure. I wants promised myself I would never have more than 50 , so I stopped counting them about 5 years ago

[@AquaticLogic]

I think she said "60 Tanks" multiple times in this video.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Rachel O'leary *once

[@RachelOLeary]

+Funksolid it's more than that :/

[@AquaticLogic]

Up here in Canada, I cant imagine my house being warmer than my 80F tanks. I think I would die ;-)

[@Loafy23]

+Rachel O'leary, with the amount of money and your time that's invested in that fish room you should put some serious thought in to an AC unit for the room. Not only would it be a great financial hardship but it would be a profound loss for you, Rachel, if something heat related happened to wipe out your tanks.

[@RachelOLeary]

In all honesty, its only an issue every few years for one week out of the summer. The tips outlined in Joey's and my videos are more than adequate. If I lived in a more consistently hot climate, I would definitely invest.