australian axies

[catherinepet1]

Hi, All
I live in south australia
where we need to get really hot north winds
Today temp out side is 33% but humidity is below 10
for the first time ever my tank has got up to 24% temp
it has been sitting around 14% since august when we set up tank
my son today come up with a brilliant idea
he got me 3 sheets of polyurethane foam used for in inside of easys/chilli bins
we have lined sides and back of tank,and with in a hour temp was back to just below 14
wanted to share is info with all in australia as it seems to work a treat
:talker:
thanks all catherineselfridge
catherinepet1​

 

[catherinepet1]

foam for tanks

If any one wants some of this polyurethane
and lives in south australia
i can supply you as much as you want for free
it just needs to be cut to size of tank
the axie breeder i just gave all my eggs two got a heap of sheets of me this morning and a just rang to say his temps have dropped also

just a idea
anyone that can get hold of polyurethane boxs from a fruit and vegie shop
they will do the trick also
:wink:​

regards catherine selfridge/catherinepet1​

 

[tara]

Perth

Hi Catherine, any ideas as too where i could purchase some polyurethane foam in Perth ?. Thankyou Regards Tara.

 

[kclinton]

Is this the same stuff that people ship fish in to keep warm or hot ? The white boxes.

 

[catherinepet1]

cooling water temps

:wink:
Sorry tara dont know of anywhere in perth
but if you can get to a whole sale fish suppiler they will most probley give you some
karrie yes same thing but my son gets it in sheets thats all
it has really done the trick
only 3 to 4 % cooler
but it all helps.
regards/catherine selfridge =catherinepet1​

 

[Lisa]

keeping cool

Thats a great tip. I live in Perth and have everything pretty much set up to get my axie, but trying to establish if I can keep him or her cool enough in Jan-March. Will definately look for that. And it worked just by applying to back and sides of tank and leaving front open?

 

[tara]

Tank insulated.

Well i went to our local aquarium shop and they had the foam, it coast $10 and that was enough to do the back and two sides, with a little left over. I will see tomorrow if it brought the water temp down, as it is currently sitting at 22c, which is a little warm and our summer hasn't started yet, but we are lucky we have air-con, so if need be it will run 24/7 to keep my axies cool.

 

[tara]

Temp drop

Well our axie tank temp has dropped 2c so now the water temp is 20c, which is better for our axies.