Monomaniac fr

…of the Force. Oops, I meant: the power of Heat

Unless you live in the US where air conditioning is everywhere (even when it’s not really needed…), you have to find by any means necessary a way to cool your tanks, when summer heat comes.

A few years ago, as a newbie, I was confident that my shrimps were strong enough to overcome high temperatures. Indeed, after every hot day, they were still swimming in that 37L covered Evolution 1 tank.
Until one evening, when getting back from work, I had to remove some bodies. The other shrimps, although still living, were standing still or moving very slowly. I am not going into details, but from that moment, no matter what I tried to make them recover, it was useless.
I lost something like 150 to 200 shrimps in the overall, day after day during that week.

There are many means hobbyists use to cool their tanks, from the most advanced chiller to the smartest DIY system.
From my experience, bottles of cold water from the fridge just work for a few minutes. Unless you are around your tanks all day long, it does not seem very practical.

I use fans. They are cheap and pretty effective. Depending on the number and their power, you can expect to gain up to 5°C, maybe more, compared with the ambient temperature. You can buy the ones designed for aquarium, or recycle those coming from used PC.
Prepare alot of RO water to compensate the evaporation. And yes, remove the top glass, it will work better

Also, delay or adapt the lighting period. Don’t worry, your plants will handle it.

Believe me, don’t underestimate the power of Heat. Your shrimps’ life and your peace of mind are worth a few bucks.

It’s not very well displayed: 25.2 °C in the tank and 29.5 °C in the room.