Cooling methods

So I've had one of my babies for two years and before finding this site had no idea that heat causes fungal infections. I just read they have increased metabolism when it's warmer so I just fed her everyday instead of every second.

So my axolotl has endured two Sydney Australian summers (average temp outside would range from 28-32 some days we had heat waves of 43 degrees) . I actually have no idea how she didn't die, have fungal infections or ANY problems. I did place a bottle of ice in the water but could not replace throughout the day due to work and school.

1. How did she not suffer problems and 2. I can not afford a chiller, what are better methods of cooling? What are your experience(s) with a aquarium fan? How effective are they at maintaining correct temperatures? I have a 3ft tank that is I think 60cm wide and about 75-80cm tall.

I have a fan aimed at the top that helps tremendously. Also keeping the room dark helps. I use ice bottles on really hot days. You can buy those little desk fans or computer fans.

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Fans work really well as long as the humidity isn't too bad high. If you have a knack for building things you could make a couple of homemade Peltier chillers which aren't terribly expensive. I made two for my twenty gallon long tank and it cooled it from 76 to 69, and with a strip of fans blowing on the surface it sits at about 65-66! All supplies including the fans cost a little under 90 USD. I saw a thread in this section that explained how to make them. My phone won't let me post a link to it, but it's in there if you do a little looking. Maybe that's your ticket to keep them cool.

Have either of you experienced fans actually heating up after running continuously? Thanks for your input guys!

Nope I have a clip on desk fan that does a great job

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I haven't had an issue either. My fans have never given me problems.