• So, which is it - an air conditioner or a refrigerator?

  • Christopher7213

Summer is approaching, and the issue of cooling the aquarium has come up. Since there's no AC in the room and it's on the sunny side all day long (the temperature in Presnya reached up to +32°C and stayed that way for a long time), I had been thinking about installing one since mid-spring. I had hoped to kill two birds with one stone—coolness in the room and cooling the aquarium—but then I came across the following thread and was stumped. Here's the link, and starting from post #10, there's a discussion of this problem, including one interesting quote that made me think and seek advice: The forum recommends coolers, household fans, and other devices with fans. But can an AC really not handle this problem without turning the room into an icebox?

Ronald5720

I can handle it.

Jeremy

And what temperature is set on the air conditioner, and is the side also sunny?

Julie4738

The side is not sunny. 25 degrees.

Jeffery

I personally have two marine aquariums in my room at home. In the summer, without air conditioning, the temperature in the aquariums reached +32, as the sun shines directly from 8 AM to 4 PM. I installed a 12, set the temperature to +20, put it on automatic, and forgot about it. In the aquarium, after a night, the temperature in the morning was +24, during the day +25, and in the intense heat, it reached +26 to +27. I should add that the room temperature does not cool down significantly and stays around +23 to +24 on average during the day. If I add a cooler to the aquarium, the evaporation is huge, but the temperature drops to +24 during the day in the aquarium. So my conclusion is that it’s not worth setting it lower than 12 on the south side, otherwise it won’t cope.

Bryan1851

It is also important to turn on the air conditioning BEFORE the temperature in the aquarium starts to rise. Water has a huge heat capacity, and it is much harder to cool it down than to simply prevent it from heating up.

Brandon4517

The sunny side, I cover 2 large windows with reflective film in the summer, the air conditioner keeps the room at 23-25°C, so in the morning, while the lamps haven't warmed the water a bit, my heater's thermostat sometimes turns on - set to 26°C. The air conditioner in the room solves all problems with aquariums in the heat.

Anthony4281

I have sunshine, 7 degrees, "on the face" 25, in the apartment 24-26, in the aquarium 24-27, but the aquarium and rooms are not big. And why should the aquarium heat up to 30 when the temperature in the apartment is the same as in winter, and in winter the norm is 25-27?