DIY fan mod i did on my 24g AP feeding lid (pics)

[sjm1978]

the mods i did to my 24g aquapod are. i switched the actinic and daylight bulb spots. so that when actinics come on first and go off after the daylight the fans will be on to. 2x maxi-jet 900's one with hydor flo and other with loc-line returns / 2x 60mm Vantec Stealth fans / and this morning i did 2x 50mm cyber cooler fans on the lid. i allready had them so i used them for now but i am gonna buy 2x 50mm evercool fans. the reason for doing the fan mod on the lid is because i have the temp going from 80 to 82 i would like to try and get the tank stay a constant 78 or 80 before the fan mod today i would keep the feeding lid open and keep a fan blowing at the tank and that way it would stay 78-79. so i figured why dont i just put 2 fans on the feeding lid and have them flow air in. also the temp in the room is about 76-77. well here is some pics of the mod. i still need to go to walmart today and get a ac/dc 12v power supply to power the fans. so right now i have the feeding lid open.

first i marked where i wanted the fans i then did a x inside the square for my center point its done in pen cant be seen in the pic.

tools used a 1 1/2" spade bit and a dremal becouse the 1 1/2 bit wasent gonna make a big enough hole.

the holes done

i attached the fans using zipties i didnt want to deal with screws

on the tank

ill post more pics when i get them powered up. also they are gonna be on the same timer as the actinic lights so they will be on and off at the same time

 

[sjm1978]

ok i went to walmart and bought a ac/dc 3v-12v 600mA power adaptor. i have it running both fans at 9v for slower fans speed at 12v they have lots flow but i like the flow 9v of power gives them. they have been on the tank for about 30 mins and the temp has dropped from 80.1 to 79.5 heres some pics

i put a adaptor on them that can be disconnected

here the are running

 

[kamla]

NIce...
Could you put the fan on the inside on the Lid....
That way they stick out less...

BUT still its a nice Mod..

 

[sjm1978]

the reason i didnt put them inside the lid is because i dont want water to get on them.

 

[reeferman06]

"sjm1978" I took these off my nano, can I use that adapter you got from walmart to power one of these for my 2.5 pico?

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[sjm1978]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8377171#post8377171 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeferman06
"sjm1978" I took these off my nano, can I use that adapter you got from walmart to power one of these for my 2.5 pico?

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yea you can use it to power thoes fans. but you wont need the little electric board just wire the fan strait to the power adaptor.

 

[Mr Sh0tgun]

you're quite the carpenter. if it's not too much to ask, could you hit us with a FTS?

 

[sjm1978]

here are some FTS pics. also the fan mod is doing great i had to plug the heater on the tank back in because the temp was dropping. so i plugged the 50watt stealth heater back in and the tank stays a constant 80. im gonna try to adjust the heater so i can get the tank to sit at 78 constant.

heres some FTS pics