Rate My Fish Tank

Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:59 am GMT   Reply      

never had it and my tank backs into the garage. lots of fresh air, so its possible fishboy might be right.
Now we are at the mother in laws the house is a little stuffy, and tanks in side completely. A little bit on one rock. Might start opening the window. See what happenes

Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:19 pm GMT   Reply      

Interesting take, i'll be "airing out" the tank room this week just to test this theory out although i'm pretty sure with 3 kids that the tank gets plenty of fresh air (read doors left open or repeadetly opened)! LOL

Oh and this thread shall not die!

Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:38 pm GMT   Reply      

the theory seems solid but the more i think about it, if there were enough CO2 in the house to support life wouldnt we humans be having issues? headaches, lathargic etc??? not sure thats why im asking

Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:03 pm GMT   Reply      

Not necessarily. Your tank would act as a buffer in the area it is in. Its just like the ocean. Algae feeds on the CO2 releasing O2 back into the water and evaporates back into the atomosphere. I would imagine its a lot more common then one would think. I did a project on the effect of CO2 on the human body. Pretty interesting. Fatigue......the rate ATP is produced by Red Blood Cells........ and.......contractibility of your diaphram. Most of it is respritory effects and they are hardy noticable in your every day life. I took Human Biology.........and even though it was hard as hell, I learned quite a bit. I saw a fan on Planet Green that they used to exhuast old air and bring in cool air. It was pretty sweet. AND, if its cold outside it heats the air before it brings it in.....Im looking for the link but im drawing blanks.

Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:09 pm GMT   Reply      

http://www.wholehousefan.com/PRODUCTS/HV1600-GR.html

Whole house fan. It replaces the need for an AC. Of course in southern states where the humidity is 100% its not ideal.....but for someone like you boss.....it would rid the need for your AC and you get good clean air all the time. :) There are smaller versions obviously.....but this is what I was thinking about.

Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:04 am GMT   Reply      

House fan / Attic fan would only help me 1-2 months of the year in STL... the humidity is just too damn high... however the last 2-3 months has been very nice with the exception of the monsoon rains so the house has been open and aired out almost daily...

Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:27 am GMT   Reply      

this is stupid, my tank overheats in the summer, and already its sitting at 68 degrees.............a chiller for the summer and a heater for the winter, this is rediculous

Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:52 pm GMT   Reply      

LOL, mine is always hot, tank hovers around 80 the whole year...

Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:36 pm GMT   Reply      

Ditto, I never get below 77. Or above 82. Blue have you tried using fans? It could be 100 outside......and my tank wont go over 81. It is all dependent on your room temperature, what do you keep your house at?

Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:52 pm GMT   Reply      

I"m actually going to build a platform for my lights, they currently sit really close to the tank and that alone raises the temp. Once i raise them up a few inches i'll be installing a small fan just to move air above the tank and then will see where my temp stays at.

I've had the heater in the tank just to make sure i don't get any sudden temp drops however it's never kicked on....

Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:47 pm GMT   Reply      

What type of lights do you use Gldntrmite ?

Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:25 pm GMT   Reply      

Marineland 48 inch lights, i'll have to get the specs for you each unit, i have three has 3 cycles on it. I'm new to the hobby so some of the technical aspects i'm still grasping. 2 bulbs have a very blue tint to them and the others a very bright white. I'll dig up the actual specs. they are designed to actually sit directly on top of my tank however they get very warm with the hood over them so i've got a few ideas.

First the cooling fans on each light are on the ends however the ends are butted up to the hood. So i'm going to use a router and carve out some vent holes in the hood so the hot air actually leaves the hood and then raise the lights up 3 inches off the tank to aid in cooling.

Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:23 am GMT   Reply      

This is such a shit hot post. LET IT LIVE

Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:15 am GMT   Reply      

What the hell is the post

PAXIL TABLETS

Is it a virus or something.

Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:01 pm GMT   Reply      

Spammers.....