Summer is coming, keep water at low temps.

Hi.
Summer is just around the corner, its gonna be a very hot summer and I would like to hear how you keep your water temps at optional temperature.

I've been looking around and found these:


They are abit pricey and therefore I would like to get your share on other similar coolers for a cheaper price or other ways to keep the water temps down.

I can't use to strong extraction fans because of complaints from neighbours regarding noise coming from my apartment...

Chillers are a fantastic solution for maintaining temps. Pricey...Yes.

(Bummer you have to watch noise levels.)

I am blessed to be growing on concrete floors, they keep my water temps at a solid 65-70F...if temps get really warm, it can come up to 72-73F during lights on, but ever since running beneficial microbes I've literally not had root rot once. A couple small but helpful tips though, you can add a fan that blows directly on your buckets, as well as another fan that blows directly on your air pump if using that for aeration. I leave a clip fan running 24/7 on my airpump and it really helps it not heat my water up with hot air. Another small but effective tip, line the outside of your buckets/res with mylar or something else that's highly reflective. This will help your containers not absorb as much light and heat. Hope I helped a bit, good luck and happy growing.

would something like this be any good for a single 5 gal bubble bucket ? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-Aquarium-Water-Chiller-Shrimp-Fish-Tank-Cooler-Heater-Fan-Thermostat-Pump/202601011382?epid=24027197718&hash=item2f2bf618b6&enc=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&checksum=202601011382fd9a642a1e4f45329a343fdba4679e1f