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I just bought a couple of panda cory's for my 10gal planted. I haven't had this one setup too long, and this will be the tanks first summer. Already, even with the heater unplugged, the temp has reached 80F!!

Granted, the air-conditioners haven't been turned on (I live in an apartment where the heater and A/C are controlled by the super), and WHEN they come on, I usually blast it since I hate the heat. But until the end of may (when the A/C's are turned on), this is the scenario. I know a great deal of this problem also has to do with the amount of lighting that I needed for the plants (2 x 23w daylight CFL's), so I don't think there's really that much I can do.

Will these tank raised panda's thrive or even survive?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Regards,

Cento

As long as the temperature is no more than about 80'F, you are probably OK for some short period (like a few weeks), but the ideal temperature is probably more like 75'F.

Any chance you can lift the lights up a bit, or some such, to reduce the heat buildup in the tank - or swap them for something that likes a bit more heat...

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Mats

MatsP wrote:As long as the temperature is no more than about 80'F, you are probably OK for some short period (like a few weeks), but the ideal temperature is probably more like 75'F.

Any chance you can lift the lights up a bit, or some such, to reduce the heat buildup in the tank - or swap them for something that likes a bit more heat...

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Mats

Yeah, I may try jerry-rigging the ballast on rubbers to lift it higher of the canopy glass (its a plain ol' incandescent hood/ballast setup with CFL's swapped in).

As for swapping the cats, I don't think that's a possibility seeing how I don't know anyone who'd take them, and the shops I've contacted don't carry smaller corys (hastatus, habrosus, etc).

I have an internal filter, but I'm planning on getting a small canister filter (a EHEIM 2211 would be great if I can find one). Maybe having the water travel out to a canister sitting on the floor will cool it down a degree or three?

I think they will survive maybe, but not thrive

I keep a breeding group of 10 panda corries in a tank that's constantly at 82 for the L333 breeders that are in there with them.