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greenween · 06-26-2006, 01:24 PM

I was wondering if anyone knows of a few ways that I could cool down my tanks now that it is summer. We don't have an a/c and cannot come close to affording one. I currently have 2 tanks: one gal. -betta(bloo) and 10 gal.- goldfish (scooby) w/plants. They both seem a little sluggish during the day, the temp has spiked at 80 degrees! All I could do was shut the lights off (which I do on the 1 gal. anyway) and pulled up the lids ( hoping to get more air on the surface. But I worry about the plants, they need some light. Neither one of them get direct sunlight, but would the light in the room be okay for the plants, I just got them a week and a half ago. One is low light and one moderate. (moneywort and red somethingorother) My question is how do I keep cool in the summer and still have enough light for my plants without a/c? I think I read something about this awhile back, but I can't find it.

06-26-2006, 01:24 PM	#1
greenween LunaTick-in a good way! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Missoula, MT Age: 31 Posts: 36 User Feedback: (0)	Help! can't stay cool! I was wondering if anyone knows of a few ways that I could cool down my tanks now that it is summer. We don't have an a/c and cannot come close to affording one. I currently have 2 tanks: one gal. -betta(bloo) and 10 gal.- goldfish (scooby) w/plants. They both seem a little sluggish during the day, the temp has spiked at 80 degrees! All I could do was shut the lights off (which I do on the 1 gal. anyway) and pulled up the lids ( hoping to get more air on the surface. But I worry about the plants, they need some light. Neither one of them get direct sunlight, but would the light in the room be okay for the plants, I just got them a week and a half ago. One is low light and one moderate. (moneywort and red somethingorother) My question is how do I keep cool in the summer and still have enough light for my plants without a/c? I think I read something about this awhile back, but I can't find it.