bfrench Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I';m kicking around the idea of setting up the QT tanks in the garage....but it's summer in Texas. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 You would need a chiller if its in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 I guess the better question is what temperature is acceptable for fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FluxCapacitor Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I thought the 78-80F temp is standard. Am I wrong about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 I've heard of people running some tanks at 85-86 to speed up the life cycle on ich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I've heard of people running some tanks at 85-86 to speed up the life cycle on ichThat is more applicable on freshwater ich than saltwater ich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Following. I've been really wanting to set up a 30 gallon coral quarantine but have zero space in the house for another tank without causing mayhem with the wife. Garage would be perfect if I could solve the temp problem. Never considered running a chiller unless I found one stupid cheap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 If I can get the garage cleaned up I'll set up a tank and see what the temp is running at after a few days. Then decide if it's viable for livestock. Results to be published :-) Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Sounds like a good opportunity for a guessing game. I'm going with 88 degrees average temp for the tank in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 So QT tank is on the work bench and filling with RO water Should be adding salt this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 So QT tank is on the work bench and filling with RO water Should be adding salt this afternoon So what is your guess on the temperature of the tank, say by tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Water feels pretty cold right now. May throw a heater in it to bring it up to 72. I'm guessing 84. The garage is on the north east side of the house and has one east facing window Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Water feels pretty cold right now. May throw a heater in it to bring it up to 72. I'm guessing 84. The garage is on the north east side of the house and has one east facing window Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Aww man, you have environmental knowledge of the garage that I don't. I change my answer to 86, unless your garage is also insulated... then my answer may change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 So apparently I significantly underestimated my garage's ability to warm water..... tank is about 1/3 full and sitting at 81.1. Didn't even get a chance to use a heater. May set up a fan to see if that can cool it down. Although I'm interested to see what temperature it will hit if I don't do anything. May save the salt until tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Yeah, I'd hold the salt. Just run a temperature test for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Will recheck temp tonight, in the AM, tomorrow afternoon and evening. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thats not terrible. That's just still water right? No fan or powerhead? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 MP10 running in it, no fan on it. Thought about throwing in one of those hard blue freezer pack things we use for the ice chest.....but that would mess with the experiment SCIENCE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Why not use a clip on fan since that would be a more stable temp control method rather than the ice cube method which would lead to sharp rises and falls. Quarantine is hard enough on livestock as it is Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 I thought about that earlier. Going to let it hit it's max temp over the next few days then start implementing variables to figure out what works :-) Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 86.2 @ 0630 85.1 @ 0900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 86.1 @ 1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Winner winner? Where's my chicken dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 87.6 @ 1545 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Aw man, spoke too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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