cold water tank, any suggestions?

[Darren]

I will be setting up a tank system here in San Francisco, CA, where I will
be chilling the water down to emulate local conditions (55-60F) and was
curious if there are any message boards, usenet groups, or other internet
related web sites about chilled aquaria.

also, are the marine test kits for nitrate, ammonia, etc designed for this
temp water, and if not, can the water be raised to the appropriate temp
range and not mess with the results?

very much tia, darren

[Steven Hasten]

Temperature won't affect such tests.
Are you aware that chillers are very expensive and costly to run?
"Darren" > wrote in message
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> I will be setting up a tank system here in San Francisco, CA, where I will
> be chilling the water down to emulate local conditions (55-60F) and was
> curious if there are any message boards, usenet groups, or other internet
> related web sites about chilled aquaria.
>
> also, are the marine test kits for nitrate, ammonia, etc designed for this
> temp water, and if not, can the water be raised to the appropriate temp
> range and not mess with the results?
>
> very much tia, darren
>
>
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[Richard Reynolds]

> I will be setting up a tank system here in San Francisco, CA, where I will
> be chilling the water down to emulate local conditions (55-60F) and was
> curious if there are any message boards, usenet groups, or other internet
> related web sites about chilled aquaria.
>
> also, are the marine test kits for nitrate, ammonia, etc designed for this
> temp water, and if not, can the water be raised to the appropriate temp
> range and not mess with the results?
>
> very much tia, darren

salinity will be an issue I am not 100% positive on the details, but most are calibrated
for higher temps, you will need to either re-calibrate or get a chart, I think reefcentral
has one burried with its calculators and such. also google for one posted by i *think*
boomer.

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Richard Reynolds

[Snorkelboy]

Have a look at:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/wetthumb.htm

The website is quite chaotic - but there's some good stuff there - and
the smart group linked from it has a lot of experienced people. Be
aware it's for people keeping NE Atlantic species - so you wont be
able to get advice on livestock, but the phsyical info should be the
same.

"Darren" > wrote in message >...
> I will be setting up a tank system here in San Francisco, CA, where I will
> be chilling the water down to emulate local conditions (55-60F) and was
> curious if there are any message boards, usenet groups, or other internet
> related web sites about chilled aquaria.
>
> also, are the marine test kits for nitrate, ammonia, etc designed for this
> temp water, and if not, can the water be raised to the appropriate temp
> range and not mess with the results?
>
> very much tia, darren

[Charlie Spitzer]

temperature affects a lot of tests, including specific gravity.

look into getting a used lobster tank from the supermarket.

"Steven Hasten" > wrote in message
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> Temperature won't affect such tests.
> Are you aware that chillers are very expensive and costly to run?
> "Darren" > wrote in message
> m...
> > I will be setting up a tank system here in San Francisco, CA, where I
will
> > be chilling the water down to emulate local conditions (55-60F) and was
> > curious if there are any message boards, usenet groups, or other
internet
> > related web sites about chilled aquaria.
> >
> > also, are the marine test kits for nitrate, ammonia, etc designed for
this
> > temp water, and if not, can the water be raised to the appropriate temp
> > range and not mess with the results?
> >
> > very much tia, darren
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