Temperature worries

Hi there guys, next week I'll be getting two gorgeous lacoustic axolotl's and for the past two weeks I've been getting the tank all set-up.

It's not very warm here at the moment, however the tank temperature is hovering between 22 degrees centigrade to 26 degrees centigrade, and i know axo's are comfortable in 15 - 20 degrees centigrade water.

Are they any cheap alternatives to cooling the water? I tried the frozen bottle of water and that didn't really work, does evaporative cooling with reef fans etc. work well?

Any feedback would be nice on how-to keep the water cool in jolly ol' england!


PS: I'm a college student, so I can't really afford a £120 water cooling unit for another month or two.
PSS: I've got my moonlight's set-up on a timing unit yet it doesn't turn the light off at all.

Evaporative cooling with fans will often drop temperatures between 2 and 4 C cooling depending on the humidity in the room, rarely much more.

This may be enough for you: If the water conditions are OK don't panic at up to 24C.

Is there an alternative location for the tank? Is it near to a heat source or is there heating from powerful light control units (moonlights don't sound very hot!).

Try standing a few jars of water in alternative locations and taking their temperatures.

Hi, evaporation works well, just take of all lids and start an airpump (make sure the water is low enough so they dont jump out

have a look at this link: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/cooling.shtml