TCLynx what did you find?

[badflash]

The idea would be for the fish to be at 85F and use evaporative cooling to cool the water for the plants. A simple spray bar would do for that. I find that properly cared for the pH goes to around 7, which is just what I want. I keep some aragonite gravel in the tank for a buffer.

[TCLynx]

The idea would be for the fish to be at 85F and use evaporative cooling to cool the water for the plants. A simple spray bar would do for that. I find that properly cared for the pH goes to around 7, which is just what I want. I keep some aragonite gravel in the tank for a buffer.

That may work in some environments though the cost to heat the water as well as loss to evaporation might be unappealing to some people.

I don't think a spray bar will chill my water much when it is naturally warm enough to heat the water to that temperature. I am in Florida where evaporation cooling is kinda a joke (Swamp coolers don't really work in a swamp.)

[badflash]

NY and Florida are pretty different. Spraybars are used routinely to cool pools in the summer. Dry climates use this too. The water is easy to keep at 85F from June to September, the trick is to cool it. Winter may be a different issue. No single solution will work for everyone.

[TCLynx]

No single solution will work for everyone.

Yep that is the whole truth.