Water Temperature - how low can it go with fan?

**dnsfpl** · 29th Jul 2008, 11:47

manage to bring the water temperature down to 19 degree
will it go down further if i install an aqua tornado fan?

thanks

**zenscape** · 29th Jul 2008, 12:23

Is your tank in Singapore? If so, the answer is no.

**dnsfpl** · 29th Jul 2008, 12:30

yes in singapore, in an air con room

was thinking of using a fan to lower it further...to 16-17 degree

**zenscape** · 29th Jul 2008, 12:34

How far your fan can cool the water depends on the ambient/ surrounding temperature. The lowest my room air con can reach is 18 c.

By the way, any reason for wanting to go such low temperature?

**Shadow** · 29th Jul 2008, 12:44

fan can only reduce about 2 to 3 degree C

**AquaObsession** · 29th Jul 2008, 12:57

what do you want to grow in 16 degrees. 24 too hot?

**beetlejuice403** · 29th Jul 2008, 13:17

Wah bro, so low temperature... what flora/ fauna you intend to keep?!? Bringing your faunas on a trip tp North Pole?!?

[Joking lah...]

**dnsfpl** · 29th Jul 2008, 14:51

woohoo manage to bring it down to 16.5-17 degree
i am intend to breed white crayfish

hopefully everything goes as plan

**WaterH2O** · 29th Jul 2008, 16:24

The trouble you are going through with the air-con and fan, you might well be better in installing a chiller. I not sure if chiller can cool it down to 16 degree.

**Goondoo** · 29th Jul 2008, 16:29

Originally Posted by WaterH2O

The trouble you are going through with the air-con and fan, you might well be better in installing a chiller. I not sure if chiller can cool it down to 16 degree.

Not true, an aircon cools the tank and the room. A chiller cools the tank but warms the room....

**WaterH2O** · 29th Jul 2008, 16:43

So the Air-con is on for 24 hours? Not very environmental friendly then again with the chiller power comsumption sama sama (all the same).

**zenscape** · 29th Jul 2008, 17:04

Originally Posted by WaterH2O

The trouble you are going through with the air-con and fan, you might well be better in installing a chiller. I not sure if chiller can cool it down to 16 degree.

Chiller can cool it down to an even lower temperature. Give me a good 1 HP chiller with high flow rate for a 1ft cube of water and it will do so within 5-10 minutes.

**dnsfpl** · 29th Jul 2008, 17:05

the air con is on 24 hr for other reasons

i just tap the cold environment

**zenscape** · 29th Jul 2008, 17:06

Originally Posted by dnsfpl

the air con is on 24 hr for other reasons

i just tap the cold environment

You are really lucky

That is the best scenerio for any planted tank hobbyist.

**Shadow** · 29th Jul 2008, 17:08

good for you bro 24hr aircon. By the way, does low temp breeding goes for all cray fish or just this special species?

**dnsfpl** · 29th Jul 2008, 17:21

Originally Posted by zenscape

You are really lucky

That is the best scenerio for any planted tank hobbyist.

planted tank required cold water?

Originally Posted by Shadow

good for you bro 24hr aircon. By the way, does low temp breeding goes for all cray fish or just this special species?

not too sure about other species but 1 of the crayfish breeder from US told me he breed whites at 16-17 degree

**WaterH2O** · 30th Jul 2008, 09:32

What Zenscape meant was that with the air-con on 24 hrs, you have one less parameter to worry about for your planted tank and that is temperature, inregardless of the weather outside.
Plants can survive in a range of temp but some plants like moss need slightly cooler temp to thrive so you are lucky in a sense. Right zenscape?

**zenscape** · 30th Jul 2008, 10:06

Originally Posted by WaterH2O

What Zenscape meant was that with the air-con on 24 hrs, you have one less parameter to worry about for your planted tank and that is temperature, inregardless of the weather outside.
Plants can survive in a range of temp but some plants like moss need slightly cooler temp to thrive so you are lucky in a sense. Right zenscape?

Absolutely right!