Summer is around the corner and those keeping Crystal/Bee shrimp should be aware that they don't do well in high temps.
Two years ago I lost my entire population of CRS during the summer due to the temp in the tank reaching 30-32C.
After that I purchased this fan: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JEBO-Aquarium-Twi ... 25575a584f
This was for my 60 litre tank, during last summer when the weather was very warm again I used these fans 24/7, this kept the temps down during the summer at around 20-24C which was ideal for the CRS.
They sell larger fans for larger tanks so check the sellers listing, I am also considering this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATC-800-Digital-T ... 2305db106a to turn on and off the fan/heater as required to maintain optimum temp and prevent it from fluctuating too much.
High grade CRS are not cheap and this is a worthy investment.
Two years ago I lost my entire population of CRS during the summer due to the temp in the tank reaching 30-32C.
After that I purchased this fan: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JEBO-Aquarium-Twi ... 25575a584f
This was for my 60 litre tank, during last summer when the weather was very warm again I used these fans 24/7, this kept the temps down during the summer at around 20-24C which was ideal for the CRS.
They sell larger fans for larger tanks so check the sellers listing, I am also considering this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATC-800-Digital-T ... 2305db106a to turn on and off the fan/heater as required to maintain optimum temp and prevent it from fluctuating too much.
High grade CRS are not cheap and this is a worthy investment.