Anybody having problems with too much heat? At night, I have to leave my lid open on my nano 12 so it doesn't rise above 80. During the day, if left open it drops to 74. I have a heater, but after messing and adjusting, the best I can do to is to keep it at 78. Seems like a pain to keep the lid open at night to maintain 78. The nano has two fans and 3 lights. Trouble is the fans go off when the light is turned off. I hate to run the air conditioner when I'm gone but it seems to be the only answer. Chillers I've seen cost more than the tank. Not going there when the money can be used to buy a new creature. Guess I'm just bitching.
Tank too hot.
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puppetmaster_6000
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during the summer i un-plugg the heater so no mishaps will happen(over heat,break,get stuck on).Lowers the bills ....not really im 16 i dont pay bills.lol
It's not the heater.
It is the same principal as the following example which I am sure you are all familiar with.
Power out at your house.
Outside it would be hot, maybe muggy.
Inside it would be extremely hot and very muggy.
Why when you go outside it feels cooler?
Air circulation. There is no circulation in a "closed" environment.
Solution - get rid of the hood and do an open top. Get rid of the hood and do a light that has legs. Add fans to your hood to draw the heat out and exchange air. Air circulation is your friend and will balance things out.
It is the same principal as the following example which I am sure you are all familiar with.
Power out at your house.
Outside it would be hot, maybe muggy.
Inside it would be extremely hot and very muggy.
Why when you go outside it feels cooler?
Air circulation. There is no circulation in a "closed" environment.
Solution - get rid of the hood and do an open top. Get rid of the hood and do a light that has legs. Add fans to your hood to draw the heat out and exchange air. Air circulation is your friend and will balance things out.
First, you can't be sure it's not a problem with the heater. This is a 12g nano cube, others with the same tank and light aren't having these heat issues. Second, most of the people that bought these tanks like the enclosed hood, that's why they bought them in the first place, so telling him to remove the hood and get new lights, isn't the best solution here.Kris said:
Trying a smaller heater is a much simpler and cheaper alternative, that should probably be checked first.
You're absolutely right about fans being cheap. Even just opening the feeding lid and having a table fan blowing across it may be enough air circulation to keep it cool.
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Sugar Magnolia
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