Regular Member heidiinatree@yahoo.ca Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 ok Today is a hot one !!!!! besides running my central air (very expensive) ..all the time is their other ways for quik remedy ways to help them through a heatwave ..can I freeze water bottles and put them in the tank without risking crakcing my tank with a cold spots in my tank????? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fantail Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yes, just get spring water gallon jugs, put water in them and freeze it. then put them in the tank, it works very well during hot summer days. Another method that i've heard of that requires more effort is to get a pump and a bucket of ice and then pump water through a tube that goes through that ice and back into the tank. Hope this helps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 i've tried ice and it didnt help at all! There must b a better way 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member samoht70 Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think the frozen bottles are your best bet for an easy temp control method. The bottle becomes a reusable ice pack that doesn't dilute the tank water, and gradually cools the tank. Some people add ice directly to the tank, but then it has to be dechlorinated ice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member heidiinatree@yahoo.ca Posted June 6, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 awesome guys !!!!!! it is terrible out there ..right now my tanks are at 78..with the ac going hopefully we will be able to bring it down a bit ...but I'm glad I'm able to do the frozen jug thing !! thanks for the suggestions !!!! ..it's gonna be my first summer with goldies ...can yah tell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Imber Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 Another trick that I've heard of is to take the hood off and angle a fan across the top of the water to create surface agitation. Luckily goldies are pretty resilient and a temp of 78 should be just fine. My sicky has to be kept at 80-82 all the time. My biggest worry is always that transition period in the spring or fall when the temperature changes. It always seems like that's when they are most susceptible to getting illness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cometgirl Posted June 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just to let you know, it is really hot here every summer, and my fish seem okay with fairly warm tanks. We run the a/c, but only cool the house to 78-80 F. So my tanks have been at 78-80 for at least a month now. The goldfish are doing fine at that temperature. I just make sure that they have plenty of surface agitation so the water stays oxygenated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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