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Water temp on vacation?
#1
Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 24 July 2010 - 11:42 AM
On another note, any freshwater streams near Daytona Beach FL?
#2
Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 24 July 2010 - 11:57 AM
#3
Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 24 July 2010 - 01:52 PM
#4
Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 24 July 2010 - 02:56 PM
A fan blowing directly on the surface of the aquarium might also help with gas exchange.
#5
Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 25 July 2010 - 08:34 AM
#6
Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 25 July 2010 - 10:05 AM
I am sure that with all the thought that you are putting into this beforehand that your fish will do well while you are gone
#7
Guest_NateTessler13_*
Posted 26 July 2010 - 08:24 AM
#8
Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 26 July 2010 - 03:02 PM
Can I ask what types of fish you're keeping at these temperatures? I ask because I live in an apartment on the second floor where keeping the apartment (and aquarium) at a cool temperature is not always feasible. I have some species that would be considered "headwater species", typically found in cooler temperatures, doing quite well when temperatures are sustained at 80*F or more for up to a month at a time. On the other hand, if you have trout or other obligate cold-water species, you need to take temperature more seriously (obviously).
Darters and Shiners... I have some SRBD's that like cool water and a few darters that do as well.
#9
Guest_Okiimiru_*
Posted 27 July 2010 - 09:59 AM
Automatic feeder: $20 on http://www.thatpetpl...c713_a_7c212737
Oxygen tablets: 25 tablets for $2.34 on http://www.amazingan...ml?currency=USD
Edited by Okiimiru, 27 July 2010 - 10:00 AM.
#10
Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 27 July 2010 - 01:18 PM
#11
Guest_Okiimiru_*
Posted 27 July 2010 - 01:59 PM
I doubt my darters would get any food with an auto feeder.
No not food, oxygen tablets. They would drop in every 12 hours and oxygenate the water. Then it wouldn't really matter if your tank water was a little warm, because the water would have plenty of oxygen. It's usually the oxygen deprivation that kills cold water fish in warm water, not the warm temperature itself.
Edited by Okiimiru, 27 July 2010 - 02:00 PM.
#12
Guest_NateTessler13_*
Posted 27 July 2010 - 05:42 PM
I doubt my darters would get any food with an auto feeder. I have a family member coming to feed them and I'm going to try Matt's advised to run the air all the time and set the pump in a nearby vent.
I think this is your best bet.
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