One last water temp question

[lindseyb88]

I heard from someone that the water temp usually runs 10 degrees lower than the room temperature. I have reptiles in my bedroom (they don't require heat lamps) and their temperature gauge is reading 72.5 F or 22.5 C for the room temp. The aquarium water is reading 72.1 F or 22.3 C. Does that sound right? I know the tank temp needs to be lower so I am thinking of lowering the room temp and getting low end heat bulbs for the reptiles. I don't mind my room being cold

Also, is a air stone or bubbler thing necessary for an axolotl tank? I have heard that some like it but I worry it will stress out the baby that I will be getting too much. I know that the water needs to be oxygenated and I worry that my filter might not be oxygenating it enough :-/

 

[Jennewt]

Ten degrees lower? That would be difficult to achieve without a fan or chiller. In order to get the water temp lower than the air temp, you need evaporation. This can be achieved by having a screen lid. Adding a fan with a screen lid might get you down by 10 degrees F (but you'll also have to do more water addition and changes to deal with the high rate of evaporation).

This page might help:
Caudata Culture Articles - Cooling

 

[lindseyb88]

Ten degrees lower? That would be difficult to achieve without a fan or chiller. In order to get the water temp lower than the air temp, you need evaporation. This can be achieved by having a screen lid. Adding a fan with a screen lid might get you down by 10 degrees F (but you'll also have to do more water addition and changes to deal with the high rate of evaporation).

This page might help:
Caudata Culture Articles - Cooling

I have a screen lid. Thanks for the article! I just don't get how I am going to lower it that much, and now I am concerned about summer. There is no where else I can move the tank. We don't have a basement... Also how can I attach a pic without it being an URL?

 

[lindseyb88]

I have read off of axolotl.org that the temp needs to be between 50-68F. If I lower the room temp to 65 would that help? I just need to figure out what I am going to do when summer comes around... :-(

What is a water cooler that people recommend?

 

[JoshBA]

That would be great for the axolotl, but just be sure your reptiles can tolerate that temperature as well.

 

[lindseyb88]

That would be great for the axolotl, but just be sure your reptiles can tolerate that temperature as well.

I would buy heat bulbs for them. Looks like the only way to make everyone happy I want them all to be happy, healthy, and I want them all to have the best!

 

[JoshBA]

Also, when summer comes around you could invest in a small room air conditioner. I keep all my caudates in my bedroom and it was well worth it for only ~100 dollars. That being said, it would only be practical if your room didn't get/stay very hot for a long period of time (there are way cheaper cooling methods). My room is upstairs, so it would stay hot during the summer for a long period of time if I didn't use an air conditioner (and would require much more extensive effort to keep them cool without one).

 

[Tarabull]

One thing that helped my tank stay cool in the summer is I had it on a bottom shelf of a stand closer to the floor since I don't have a basement either. I set the stand over the cool air return vent. It then was cooled by the constant cool air flow. The lower it is the cooler it will be.

 

[lindseyb88]

Also, when summer comes around you could invest in a small room air conditioner. I keep all my caudates in my bedroom and it was well worth it for only ~100 dollars. That being said, it would only be practical if your room didn't get/stay very hot for a long period of time (there are way cheaper cooling methods). My room is upstairs, so it would stay hot during the summer for a long period of time if I didn't use an air conditioner (and would require much more extensive effort to keep them cool without one).

What kind of air conditioner? I put a fan on my tank and the water is now at 67.1 F or 19.5 C. Where as my reptiles are still at 72!