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Sk8r · 07/19/2019, 12:01 PM

1. watch your thermometers. 2. You can float a ziploc bag of ice. 3. Turn a fan on the sump or water surface---that's good for quite a few degrees. 4. turn off your lights if you're using heat-producing lights: your tank can go days with no damage from that. You can also reverse your day/night cycle: fish and corals know THEIR world: they don't care it's topsy turvy. MOSTLY: watch your thermometer. Bleaching can occur after you pass 85 if your lights are on, and you're best about 78-81.

07/19/2019, 12:01 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	HEAT---how to cope with your tank in no ac 1. watch your thermometers. 2. You can float a ziploc bag of ice. 3. Turn a fan on the sump or water surface---that's good for quite a few degrees. 4. turn off your lights if you're using heat-producing lights: your tank can go days with no damage from that. You can also reverse your day/night cycle: fish and corals know THEIR world: they don't care it's topsy turvy. MOSTLY: watch your thermometer. Bleaching can occur after you pass 85 if your lights are on, and you're best about 78-81. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.