Hello everyone. Welcome back to another episode of the Epic Gardening

podcast. This is Kevin and this is your source for quick

informative gardening information. All right, today we're looking at a question

that basically every hydroponic gardener has had at some point in time. Today it's from Thomas and he says, hey, how can I

keep my hydroponic reservoir cool? My water temperature keeps increasing and it is not doing too well for my plants.

Okay, this is a good question.

It's one of the more annoying problems that you'll have to deal with when you're growing

hydroponically.

And roots do need cooler temperatures,

typically anywhere from 68 to 72 degrees

for water temperature.

And if you're growing in a confined space,

it's very easy for water temperature to creep higher and higher and

higher.

There's a lot of ways that you can keep your reservoir cool.

I'm going to go over a few.

Some are very DIY, and some are a bit more expensive and

professional grade. First of all, you can buy a water chiller. These are

electric units, they're very similar to air conditioning units and they are made for operating underwater.

They're basically composed of fans, compressor coils, and a refrigeration line.

And all you need to do is just plug and play. It will cool water. I have an

article on my website about how to pick the very best water chiller and how you can

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