How to control tank temperature in summer

[mpmistr]

Also placing the tank on the floor may help, it will be a bit cooler down there.

[kathreen]

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments. I plan on buying a 10 gallon tank today, after that I'll probably start using a fan and then possibly putting them on the floor as well. I'll keep you posted to say how it is going.

[kathreen]

So I bought a ten gallon tank, but I'm not sure it is helping. This morning I put in some cooler water and ran the heat all day. This morning the temperature said 79, this evening it says 81. My apartment temperature also followed these numbers (exactly.) It got out to 84 today. I have one of those thermometers that you stick on the outside of the glass. I'm wondering if this isn't an accurate measurement method. I looked at Walmart at the ones you stick in and float, but those had a bunch of stuff in them that made me nervous for my frogs. Any suggestions on other thermometers?

[mpmistr]

So I bought a ten gallon tank, but I'm not sure it is helping. This morning I put in some cooler water and ran the heat all day. This morning the temperature said 79, this evening it says 81. My apartment temperature also followed these numbers (exactly.) It got out to 84 today. I have one of those thermometers that you stick on the outside of the glass. I'm wondering if this isn't an accurate measurement method. I looked at Walmart at the ones you stick in and float, but those had a bunch of stuff in them that made me nervous for my frogs. Any suggestions on other thermometers?

The plastic one I have that sticks to the glass via magnet always reads super high. The most accurate ones I've seen are the glass ones, but I bet digital ones are the most accurate (these are somewhat expensive).

There are a lot of benefits for having a 10 gallon tank for these frogs though, more water always = better.

[Gemma]

So I bought a ten gallon tank, but I'm not sure it is helping. This morning I put in some cooler water and ran the heat all day. This morning the temperature said 79, this evening it says 81. My apartment temperature also followed these numbers (exactly.) It got out to 84 today. I have one of those thermometers that you stick on the outside of the glass. I'm wondering if this isn't an accurate measurement method. I looked at Walmart at the ones you stick in and float, but those had a bunch of stuff in them that made me nervous for my frogs. Any suggestions on other thermometers?

I use glass thermometers in all my tanks. They're pretty accurate, but I also dip a catering type digital thermometer in to test the water when I want the most accurate measurement. I'm not sure how much they are in dollars but they're only about £5 here.