Covering a window.

My fish tank is near a window and I want to keep the heat out. My house has a aluminum roof I hear aluminum foil works great. What do i do. Place the shinny side out the window. I need ways to keep my house cooler please. I am puting the AC in my room for the kittens when it is hot Skittles will not roast.. Any ideas on making my house cooler..

Is a window air conditioner a possiblity?

That is now in my room with Skittles. I need the rest of the house. How do I do the foil thing. What way does it go....

Well, I'm thinking that the foil would go shiny side up.........

What type of house do you have? Brick? or siding?

Keeping the rooms dark always worked for us. Put a dark blanket over all the windows(black -out) and open the windows in the rest of the house so theres a steady breeze flowing.

Shiny side facing the inside of the house of outside. I am going to put it inside the kitchen window but I dont want to heat the inside LOL

A mobile siding house. I am going to use a blanket right now see if it helps

We used to spray down the side of our brick house with the hose, that helped alot-- but I don't know if it'll help with siding you said your roof is tin? Is it a flat roof? If so, you could spread a thin layer of white gravel/sand over it to reflect the heat?

NM dad said it is shingle oops