Water temperature

[Peterfoo]

i think turning off filter will cause problem too.
When u turn on the filter most of the "waste" will just shoot out from the rain bar, or whatever outlet u use.

To cool down temperature, the best is to use a chiller.

[Joeljohn]

I think most of us top up water and perform wc on a weekly basis, not sure what you meant by "its bad for the tank". Believe you are refering to top up only without water changes.

Yes torque i was refering to just topup without a water change.

i think turning off filter will cause problem too.
When u turn on the filter most of the "waste" will just shoot out from the rain bar, or whatever outlet u use.

To cool down temperature, the best is to use a chiller.

"waste from filter"...Exactly.. You are correct.. I was thinking its just happening in my tank..!
I switch off the filter only during feeding time, just to prevent the food being sucked down and getting lost in the soil.

When I switch on after that all the dust comes back into the tank and it takes almost 2-3 hours for the water to clear up !

[torque6]

Yes torque i was refering to just topup without a water change.

its true as top up will only increase concentration and weekly wc is essential to remove partial nitrates in the water.

[AquaObsession]

I thought it's pretty good to have water evaporation.

You just add water once a week, skipping the first step changing water.

You still have to do drain some water out and do the water change as normal. Then when you top up, you add water till the level that you wish. Because there are still waste that are left in the water that can be toxic soon enough.

Cheers, Christophe

[dnsfpl]

my tank temperature is 26 degree compared to previous 29
hope the weather get cooler each day

[Joeljohn]

can any one with canister filter like to share ...I want to find out if canisters too heat up the tank
I heard the Eheim brand does not generate much heat. is that true?

[Aquaculture]

Yup. Filter do heat up tank. Basically the higher the waltage the motor used, the more heat it generates. Eheim has one of the lowest power consumption therefore the heat generated isn't much.

[dnsfpl]

temperature going back to 27-27.5 region

[Joeljohn]

Thanks Aquaculture,

I think I will go for the new Eheim Eco series.. the advertisement boasts 5W power consumption.
Might be just right for me.

[syburn]

I thought Flourescent light dont give off much heat, but those light boxes get very hot. Does it help if the lights are 6" away from the water?

[dannyfish]

guess we got to buy some fan to cool the water down...haha