Temperature too warm. Help

[Papillon]

TEMPERATURE TOO WARM..Help

Hi,

My 3 gallon tank temp is 85 it's too warm for Fiji..... How do I cool it down? I don't have a chiller and can't get one at the moment, what can I do, to make it more comfortable for him, without stressing him out any further...

Thanks..

Marie

 

[FroggyFox]

Open the top and point a fan towards it? Freeze some tank water and drop an ice cube or two in the filter if there's room...or put some ice in a bag and float it on the tank.

Make sure the tank is out of direct sunlight. Is it REALLY that hot in your house? yikes.

 

[Papillon]

The tank is in my bedroom and it gets quite warm in there.. I have the AC fan on and it points to that direction. I turned the light off. I will put a couple of ice cubes in the filter area and see what happens...

Thanks for the tip, it's warm today with a lovely breeze that's why I didn't put the AC on...

Marie

 

[Iggy]

Finchy seemed fine at 85F for a little while. I would be worried about dropping the temperature too quickly. A fan sounds like a good idea, I turned off his lamp and tilted the lid so it was open a crack and added some air circulation.

I imagine in the 'wild' the water temp gets close to the high 80's... I wonder want temp is too much?

 

[Papillon]

He's ok I don't have a fan except the one in the AC unit which is across the room.... The temp came down a bit now...

 

[bobrob]

Just incase it happens again try getting a normal plastic drinking bottle and putting some very cold water in it and put it in the tank.

 

[Papillon]

Ok I will thanks for the tip!