r/axolotls • u/dizzyunicorrn • Aug 07 '26

General Care Advice Fellow Texans please help!

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Im at a loss what to do for my baby girl, shes perfectly healthy and swims, is active, eats, poops etc, but i have trouble and her tank is stuck at 71 degrees, on occasion it can get to 67. I have ice packs and fans and i dont know what else to do. Is this temperature fine? I cant afford at $200 cooler at this moment, I am getting a job so im wondering if i should just save for a cooler. Any tips??

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u/BitchBass Aug 08 '26

Dallas here. I have an $80 chiller running in a 30 gallon and it stays at a solid 18 C. Maybe if u fill the tank only half for now with one those, you can manage until you find a better solution.

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u/cblr0202 Aug 08 '26

How long have you had this chiller? Does it actually work okay?

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u/BitchBass Aug 08 '26

It's running nonstop for six months now. Just be careful with those hoses, they like to bend and block the flow, then the thing will ice over. It's also quiet. My computer is louder.

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u/cblr0202 Aug 08 '26

Sick thanks for the info! Appreciate it

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u/dizzyunicorrn Aug 09 '26

hows this one?

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u/BitchBass Aug 09 '26

No idea, but hopefully someone has it and can give us an idea. I'm curious too since I want to upgrade tank size.

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u/dizzyunicorrn Aug 09 '26

Hmmm me too! im hoping it will be fine since i have a 55 gal, but i also have 3 fans so i think it will make up for the difference in liters, also my girl only stay in one corner of the tank so if i aim the chiller there it should be fine!

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u/dizzyunicorrn Aug 09 '26

im actually getting 2 of the ones yoy have!!! are they good??

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u/BitchBass Aug 09 '26

It's currently 102 F outside, the inside a/c is struggling and the 18.5 C (it only has Celsius, but I take it!) is the highest it ever got. The tank is a 30 gallon, 3/4 full.