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Too Hot; Cold Water Fish
Topic Started: Mar 17 2008, 09:18 AM (146 Views)
epochnovus	Mar 17 2008, 09:18 AM Post #1
Member Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #387 Joined: March 15, 2008	It has been incredibly hot in Melbourne for the past week. Temperatures are a constant 40 Celsius and don't look to drop any time soon. The temperature in my tank is 28 Celsius with the air conditioning in the other room on. My room has roller shutters to prevent the sun coming in and they have been down for the past two weeks. How do I cool down my tank to 24 Celsius before my poor cold water fish cooks to death? She can't take much more of this. I don't have any cooling system near the tank. Would you suggest ice cubes? What will cool the water down slowly enough for the fish to adjust short of getting an air con system installed?



Alexander	Mar 17 2008, 03:04 PM Post #2
Master Admin Of WWFA Posts: 302 Group: Head Admin Member #1 Joined: September 9, 2006	You can use ice cubes I dont see the harm in that,did you try shade or a fan?
	Welcome to WWFA please feel free to post and have a great time! There is a world on our planet that covers 75% of it yet we know little about it and its creatures. Come and explore at World Wide Fish Association!


Incredulous_Ed	Mar 17 2008, 09:45 PM Post #3
Researcher/Moderator Posts: 68 Group: Moderators Member #123 Joined: February 6, 2007	Make sure no light is in the room. light warms the room. Then add a fan so it blows on the waters surface, although this may not be nessecary. Most CW fish can take extended periods of heat so it may not be that bad. Make sure you dont cool the water too fast, or it will stress the fish.



epochnovus	Mar 18 2008, 04:11 AM Post #4
Member Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #387 Joined: March 15, 2008	Incredulous_Ed Mar 17 2008, 09:45 PM Make sure no light is in the room. light warms the room. Then add a fan so it blows on the waters surface, although this may not be nessecary. Most CW fish can take extended periods of heat so it may not be that bad. Make sure you dont cool the water too fast, or it will stress the fish. Thanks, I wasn't sure about the ice. Evaporative cooling sounds like a great idea! .fishgroup. I will have to get a net of some sort to replace the lid in case the fish decided to do a jumper. Last night it was 35C then suddenly the weather turned cold this afternoon. Phew! I'm going to let it cool down naturally. It's at 26C at the moment.



epochnovus	Mar 18 2008, 04:15 AM Post #5
Member Posts: 14 Group: Members Member #387 Joined: March 15, 2008	Alexander Mar 17 2008, 03:04 PM You can use ice cubes I dont see the harm in that,did you try shade or a fan? My mum dipped an ice pack into the tank last night and slowly got it down to 27C. It's one of those hard plastic ones you fill with water and stick in the freezer. She had to hold it on the surface for a while. Due to a very sudden weather change, temperature in the tank is now 26C, approx 24 hours later. Finally going down! .bubblefish.



Alexander	Mar 18 2008, 03:01 PM Post #6
Master Admin Of WWFA Posts: 302 Group: Head Admin Member #1 Joined: September 9, 2006	Thats good Im glad it cooled down for you.
	Welcome to WWFA please feel free to post and have a great time! There is a world on our planet that covers 75% of it yet we know little about it and its creatures. Come and explore at World Wide Fish Association!


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