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Old 16-11-2010, 01:45 AM   #21
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Yea that the whole idea save electricity bills if not MY OC will sure pull the plug ask me to stop all keeping and my expansion plan will go down the drain LOL.

Im monitoring i use a mixture of 500ml bottle, plastic food container, and 4 freeze pack. So each time i put in either combination 2 pcs it maintain at 24.5-25 for about 4 to 5 hrs. Ytd i try when its was rainning almost the whole day i last for about 6 hrs+.

My frige freeze is mostly fill up with my ice LOL my OC already screaming already. If i choke up electricity bills i 100% she will pull the plug and let all shrimp die
why dont u use like those ice pack for coolers? can refreeze those kind.. will it be better?
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Old 16-11-2010, 01:51 AM   #22
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why dont u use like those ice pack for coolers? can refreeze those kind.. will it be better?
I've 3 of them not enough so i use 500 ml to add in
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Old 16-11-2010, 10:38 AM   #23
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My hit 28-30 degrees. I am using 1.5ft tank and a fan. Wondering why my temp so high even i on my fan 12hrs a day. Luckily i keeping sakura, cherry shrimps. Thinking of keeping crs but my temp cant make it. Any ideas for me to use to let my temp go down to 26-27?
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Old 16-11-2010, 10:40 AM   #24
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My hit 28-30 degrees. I am using 1.5ft tank and a fan. Wondering why my temp so high even i on my fan 12hrs a day. Luckily i keeping sakura, cherry shrimps. Thinking of keeping crs but my temp cant make it. Any ideas for me to use to let my temp go down to 26-27?
Get a chiller then
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Old 16-11-2010, 02:38 PM   #25
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paste stryofoam board to insulate heat.I at first set up tank then put ice.At 25 degrees , i on fan.On hot weather go up to 26 , on cool weather maintains at 25 degrees.
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Old 16-11-2010, 03:42 PM   #26
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my water temp constant between 26-27

3ft tank full black oyama 4 sides, 2 tornado fans (24/7), interchange ice packs (once in morning b4 my OC go to work, once at night b4 i go to slp). no chiller

i have sakura, low grade crs and bds

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Old 16-11-2010, 08:54 PM   #27
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paste stryofoam board to insulate heat.I at first set up tank then put ice.At 25 degrees , i on fan.On hot weather go up to 26 , on cool weather maintains at 25 degrees.
bro, a good idea.is it normal stryofoam u use. but if on lights,the temp sure go up.does you put ice pack again to cool it back next day
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Old 16-11-2010, 08:56 PM   #28
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my water temp constant between 26-27

3ft tank full black oyama 4 sides, 2 tornado fans (24/7), interchange ice packs (once in morning b4 my OC go to work, once at night b4 i go to slp). no chiller

i have sakura, low grade crs and bds
i like to use ice pack too,but provided everyday on time back home.bro
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Old 16-11-2010, 08:58 PM   #29
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for me , when i used to keep shrimps , my chiller set 23 . tank temp about 23.5 - 24 .
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Old 20-11-2010, 06:38 AM   #30
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To practise Ice Packed cooling down in shrimp tank....hard to maintain unless no work...

How long can your ice pack tahan in the water until it completely melt???
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