Watertemperature

[Zirpel]

Planted Tank is now almost running for 3 months without any glitches,i.e. algea, etc. However average temperature of water in tank stands at +/- 30deg. C., following the weather/room temperature. Does anyone foresee any problems in the long run? Would a water chiller be advisable or would that lead to condensation on the front glass? Grateful for any advise. Nothing broken yet, but you wanna keep yourself kind of busy...

[BFG]

If you can afford a chiller and the monthly extra cost of using it on your electricity bill, why not! The condensation issue is not a factor. It might occur ard 25 degrees or lower. I have no experience using a chiller so I wouldn't know. You can use a fan to cool down the water temperature. A cheaper alternative to the chiller.

On a personal note, my 3ft tank has the same temp as yours and I have not use a fan to cool down the temp. Max 30 deg high.I did not have any problem with plants growth. Could be that they have adapted to the high temp already.