Posted by Suegamer on February 04, 2003 at 11:42:54:
In Reply to: Re: PLEASE REPLY - Are my fish unhappy?!? posted by Suegamer on February 04, 2003 at 11:39:10:
::Actually, the temp today was 114 degrees F!! Which makes keeping tanks at a stable temperature very difficult. Especially with a 11 gallon tank! (In case you did not guess I live in Australia too!)
::When you can afford it, move the tomato clown. I am guessing the blue fish is some sort of damsel. It is important to know before you buy it so you know what size tank you need. I have been running my tank at 26 degrees. I have been keeping it there by keeping the lights low and putting freezer bricks in the top of the tank when it gets too warm. You can buy chiller units for the tanks but they cost about $800 (Australian) so it is not really worth it!! (For the Americans, given our crappy exchange rate that is about $0.00000000001!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
::GoodLuck
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I live in Florida and it gets hot here too. We have a 80 gal. tank but we still have the same problem keeping the water temp norm. So we installed a fan in the hood of the tank. You can buy them from Radio shack or from where you get supplies for your tank. Just make sure there is a opening for the fan to blow the air out, like at the opposite side of tank.
