Hi guys, been thinking and discussing this with vinz. I've just got a brainwave a few days ago on cooling down aquaria cheaply, but not sure if it'll work.[] My tank is not here yet [], so I can't put the idea into practice, but if anyone of you out there is willing to try this out, why not post your observation & share with all of us?
The idea is simple - just place your ext canister into a styrofoam box (or ice box) with some water. Next, freeze 1 or 2 bottles of water in the freezer. During the day or when the lights are switched on, just dump the ice bottle into the box to allow the ice to cool the water & the filter subsequently. In this way the temperature will cool down slowly, the filter will ensure that the cooled water will be distributed evenly throughout the tank.
Vinz (hope you dun mind me quoting you here) actually improve on the idea by thinking of placing wires (copper?) in the styro box to cool the water better. In this way, we can even cool down the filter's water more efficiently.
Pls feel free to comment on any area I may have overlooked, e.g. bacteria activity level, etc...- even better if anyone of you are willing to experiment with this idea.
I think this might work for bigger aquaria (>3ft) anything smaller may run the risk of over-cooling
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