Habitat - Indoor :: water temp

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Post Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:29 pm   water temp

how can i lower the water temperature of the tank??
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:22 pm   

How much do you need to lower it?
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:10 pm   

untsmurf wrote:How much do you need to lower it?

i need to lower it about 5-10 degrees or so
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:14 pm   

is your tap water cold enough? if it is you could add some to the tank.
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:13 pm   

What's the current temperature of the tank? Ambient air temp? You can use frozen water bottles to lower the temp a few degrees. That worked for me this summer (I used 2L milk jugs). You can also have a fan blowing across the water surface (not across the basking area too). The evaporation will help cool the tank water. Also, as Christi mentioned, you can top the tank up with cold tank water.
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