Habitat - Indoor :: water temp too hot?

[kneecole]

How hot is too hot for the water temp?

I recently moved apartments and upgraded to a 50 gallon tank. I have yet to plug my water heater in b/c the water temp stays at 82. My bedroom has very poor ac circulation so the warm room keeps the water temp up.

Just curious if I should be worried and if there was such a thing as a water cooler?

[jenaero]

depends on the age/health of the turtle. 82 is about right for a sick turtle. 80 should be the max for a hatchling. 75-78 is usually better. Water being too warm will assist in rapid growth and excessive shedding. I've never had this problem, but I know several people on this board fill a pop bottle with water, freeze it, and drop it in the tank to fix that problem.

[steve]

They sell "chillers" which are very expensive, although after this summer I'd might consider it. If water changes are out, then there is the idea of using a styrofoam cooler to put a canister filter in - then adding ice. You'd just need to make sure your filter will fit into it and you can get the lid closed. But it wont work on a big tank, do you have your 50g filled up?
I've been resorting to the iced bottles and I have about 15 of them ready to go

[marisa]

Steve, I'm imagining your turts will be ducking icebergs in their tank.

[steve]

LOL, I never thought of that. Fortunately the basking area is large enough that I can hide the bottles underneath it.

[TexasJagsFan]

Steve, I'm imagining your turts will be ducking icebergs in their tank.

I don't know, I heard about this one boat that couldn't dodge an iceberg.

[marisa]

Well, let's hope the turts have swifter reflexes.

[kneecole]

ooo good ideas. thanks guys.