Your Temps

[The Yellow Longnose]

What do you guys keep your temps at
Thanks
~JoE~

[hawkfish21]

I keep mine between 75-77.

[ReefNutPA]

72-74F

Tom

[pledosophy]

74

[Seahorsewisprer]

74`F in winter, 76`F in the summer (trying to save on the 300 watt heater use!).

[DrBDC]

I try to keep mine as close to the natural temps as possible. 81-84 on my reef. My soon to be seahorse tank will probably stay at room temp about 75 since it's a little 3 gallon eclipse.

[Puffer Queen]

The temperature of the tanks depends on the species of seahorse I am keeping.

i.e. ingens are kept much cooler (68-70) than my erectus & reidi (72-75 - season dependent).

My friend has pot bellies and he keeps them at 64-66,

Kelly

[LisaD]

I agree. even the "tropical" seahorses seem to do best at cooler temperatures, below 80, in the low to mid-70s.

[Swanwillow]

reidi at 76

[mano]

erectus 72-74 but in summer it went up to 76 a couple times

[mjstech]

my 29 with 3 Hippocampus reidi is at 76-77

[The Yellow Longnose]

how do you guys keep it so low , you all got chillers
Joe

[Swanwillow]

umm, I live in northern MN
the thermostat is set at 72-74, depending on how cold I feel

in the summer, I dunno what will happen. I'll either have the AC on at 74-76, OR float a pop bottle with ice in it... depends on how much cash flow is coming into the house at the time.

I own a heater, but it isn't pluged in, and currently sits under the stand...

[Puffer Queen]

I use a small clip on fan. My friends with pot bellies use a clip on fans and have a chiller on standby to supplement when needed.

Kelly

[greenighs]

I keep my tropical tank at 74 degrees F, my nano fluctuates between 74 and 78, and my temperate seahorse tank is 65.

[Jordan55]

My horses at work (the ones I will getting in a couple months) are living in temps probably around 79-80 and are doing they fine. they are erectus.

When I get them, should I try and lower their temps (I know to do it VERY slowly) to around 75 to mimic their natural environment, or should I just keep it the same since they are doing fine?

[The Yellow Longnose]

Thanks everybody this is alot of help for me, and Puffer Queen where did you purschase the clip on fans if you dont mind me asking
Joe

[Swanwillow]

its a good idea Jordan.. just make sure its slowly like ya'll said.

[Puffer Queen]

You can buy them at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target. Often they are seasonal in some parts of the US.

If you use a fan, be ready to top off as evaporation is increased. (thus the cooling effect)

Kelly

[The Yellow Longnose]

Thanks alot it been very helpful- (i thought i was going to have to put out 200 bucks for a chiller)
Thanks
Joe

[Puffer Queen]

What size tank are you trying to "chill" and how much do you need to bring the temp down?

Kelly

[pledosophy]

I got my clip on fan for $12 bucks at bed bath and beyond. I had a G.C.

I cooled my 65 about 6 degrees with one clip on fan. I do add over a gallon of water a day to my system though.

Before I had my sump my tank was closed canopy and I would float two liter bottles filled with tank water to lower temps. I also switched my lighting cycle to night time so the lights were on in hte cooler part of the day.

JME

[The Yellow Longnose]

its a 24gallon nano cube and in the summer it get to about 83 so i guess i would like to keep it at 75 so 8 degress would i blow the fans in the back of the tank in the sump area?
~Joe~

[Anthony Calfo]

more expensive than a fan... but more reliable too:

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=CW1131

the above comes with the filter and ready to plug and play

You can also just get the chilling unit alone and mount it yourself to the top of a canopy, your own filter, etc.

For how much our seahorses are worth (their lives) I recommend the reliability of thermostatic climate control.

[greenighs]

http://www.greenighs.com/seahorses/temperate/02_092005.jpg
Have one on my 15 gallon, works really well keeping the tank at 56-66 degrees, no matter how hot the kitchen gets!

[The Yellow Longnose]

Wow thanks guys but wil that fit in the 24gal tank JBJ and i need to chiller about 8 degress (to keep my tank at 75 and bnot 83) so should i buy one of those and a fan
thanks
Joe

[greenighs]

I just cut a hole in a piece of acrylic and put it over the top of the tank. You could also drill a hole in the back of the tank, the sump, or the lid of a hang-on power filter, and fit the IceProbe in that way.

And I do not get any money or discounts or anything from Coolworks, I just like the product cuz it works.

[Anthony Calfo]

agreed... bought this unit for my temperate Hippocampus sp.

It's just a tidy and novel idea/product :)

If you care to hook it up to a thermostat (available option or DIY), you can get very fine-tuned control.

[ReefNutPA]

Agreed, they do work well. I use the IceProbe as well on my small tanks... including my 10 gal dwarf tank.

Tom

[disbjohn]

Since these Iceprobes are thermoelectric, can they be cooled to less than ambient room temps? In the summer, we keep our thermostat at about 79-80.

[greenighs]

My 15-gallon tank is kept significantly below ambient room temp (more than 5 degrees below room temp) using one IceProbe thermo-electric chiller. Can't say how it would work on a larger tank, though.

[The Yellow Longnose]

um quick question.... For those of you who have the clip on fans and other fans... on the nano cubes where are they blowing to... Like blowing at the tank or do you put in on top of the tank blowing at the top of the tank
Joe

[greenighs]

Clip it near the edge of the tank, and let the air blow across the water surface. You'll get more evaporation, so make sure you top off with fresh water regularly.

[DrBDC]

I had upgraded my 3 gallon eclipse with a bright lights 13 watt kit from AH supply and it was running 82-83! I went up to the local radio shack and got two of the smallest fans they had and wired them to a 12v transformer I had around. One is on the front left blowing in at the light and water surface and the other is on the back blowing out. With the lid closed I found I have to watch it and turn the fans off when the lights are off they really make a cool breeze through there. I've been running right at 78 at the high and with the fans off I'm at 76 because of no lights. That little light over 3 gallons really surprised me how bright it was too but that's a diff. topic.