Cooling Idea for Highland Growers

[Eric]

Any good ideas on how to keep a highland terrarium cool without spending a bunch of money on an ac unit? Thanks

 

[Oregoncp]

A lot of people put frozen water bottles in with the plants.

It might help to have a little more info on your conditions though. What kind of temps are you deal with normally? How big of a tank?

 

[Heli]

What is your budget?

 

[Eric]

I have been thinking about starting one and have just seen that the nighttime temperature drop was a big obstacle for most people. Temperatures where I live normally get to 70 during the night and around 80 during the day

 

[Sundrew]

You could try this:

http://www.terraforums.com/forums/s...ive-Cooler&highlight=cheap+evaporative+cooler

 

[mass]

Got a basement?

 

[carbonetc]

In winter I open a basement window next to my grow tent just a tiny crack at night. Since heat rises and my house thermostat is not on that floor, it doesn't seem to affect my heating bill much. I also bought a Craigslist mini-fridge for $30 that's hooked up to a $20 temperature controller (more precise and another level of protection from freezing) that I put baby highlanders in at night.

 

[mass]

I really wish we had a basement. Would make life so much easier..

 

[Eric]

Thanks for the suggestions everybody! I may try the swamp cooler and see if that helps, but the extra humidity couldn't hurt

 

[Eric]

Did this help much with cooling down the temperature for you? i know this is how greenhouses are cooled and that it can cool a room dramatically, but did this small of an evaporative pad do much in terms of temperature of maybe say a tank? Thanks so much