Axoloti water temperature

[jammer90]

Hi everyone. I joined this site so I can help my son take care of his axoloti's.

We are trying to determine how to properly cool the 20 gallon tank they are kept in.

I was looking to buy a very small chiller???

Any sugguestions??

 

[NeekaLovesYou]

How warm is the tank water without the chiller? Anything between 16-20 degrees c is perfect but I wouldn't say a temp of anything less than 22 is catastrophic. If you can maintain temperatures in this range I wouldn't bother with a chiller. Anything nearing or over 25 and you have a problem. A chiller is great for keeping the water cool if you can afford one. If not you can place fans over the water surface and/or use frozen ice bottles as a cheaper alternative. Bottles will need to be in large supply as obviously ice melts more quickly than water freezes.

 

[Kaysie]

Are you aware that axolotls are illegal to possess in the state of New Jersey?

 

[emily74]

you can get an aquarium fan for MUCH MUCH cheaper than getting a chiller. I was having a horrile time keeping my water at an acceptable temperature, I finally got an aquarium fan for like a total of 30 bucks off amazon and it is the BEST purchase ever. Within an hour the water had cooled by 8 degrees or so.

 

[JessKB]

I use cheap clip on fans from Walmart. I think they cost me like $5-$8 each. I put two on an aquarium and can bring the temperature down about five degrees F.