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4.5
We just got our axolotl over the winter so keeping it at a safe temperature for him hadn't been a problem. Over the last week or so here in Oklahoma, temperatures soared into the 100's and our axolotl is kept upstairs, so when the temperature of the water in his tank started creeping into the 70's I started doing my research. I found this and after reading all of the helpful reviews, especially for axolotls I didn't hesitate to try it, considering the price of a tank cooler was not something I wanted to have to purchase, but certainly would have if this didn't work. He's a part of the family. I'm so glad I made this purchase. It is literally a life saver considering my research informed the that the ideal temperature for them is between 60°-64° and anything above 70° becomes problematic, even deadly. I received the tank yesterday after work, about 4:00 and the temperature on the tank was approaching 72° (first picture). I immediately took it out of the box, plugged it in, and like other reviews stated, it didn't fit over the top of the tank, but for now it's being held up by the glass lid I had over the tank (second picture), works fine, but I will try velcroing it, like another review stated they did so that my son (he's not a child, he's 16) doesn't accidently knock it into the water when feeding him. By 6:00, in the heat of the day and when the upstairs A/C is only able to cool the upstairs to 75° and with the fans on high, the tank had already cooled down to 68° (3rd picture)!! 4° in just two hours! I was very happy and so was he. He went right up to the fans and stayed there for a bit, almost like a human cooling themselves in a fan. I think he liked the current it gave off, but it was cute. The fans on high are a little loud, I mean, it sounds about like a little desk fan you would have on high. I checked again on his temperature when I woke up this morning and it had cooled his tank below 66°! That's as low as my thermometer reads so if it's lower than 66° or higher than 84° the thermometer strip is just solid black, so given that it was below 66° I felt like it would be okay to turn the fans to low. After coming home from work today, again in the heat of the day, with the fans on low he's setting at a cool 66° (4th picture). Couldn't be happier with my purchase!
