WTB Chiller!!
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JosefDevaty
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Yep id go cheap first. If not jramos is selling one on the orca forums
dugg
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I bought a zippo fan from office depot. It has cloth blades that can be removed and washed, and this thing really moves some air. It cost me $20, but it's the best fan i have as far as flow goes out of 5 on various tanks, and if you get your hand too close it doesn't get ya lol. It blows huge amounts of air too. It dropped the temp on my 90g by 6* quick.
dugg
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But do they move much air. The one i have blows the curtains around behind the hood. I have it zip tied to the center brace and my tank ()g never gets over 80*. I have to keep it on a timer with the lights, or it will drop my temp to 76* or so at night even with the heater on 80*.
Megabite
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cham
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First, make sure they are both blowing in. Not one in and one out. As long as the back of your tank is open or even better if you can slide your canopy forward just slightly to create a small air gap across the front.
I used to run two 4" fans on my 110 tall and I have two VHO's, Two T5's and two MH's in my canopy. Tank never went above 79.
BTW, 82 isn't terrible IMO
dugg
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Yes, megabyte that is the one. That thing really moves some air, and you can take the cloth blades off and wash them if they get salt buit up on them. It sits real nice on the center brace and is zip tied down.I aim mine at the lights instead of the water becuase i don't want to add to my evaporation. It does a great job, and if you hit it with your hand or the lights, it doesn't do any harm at all due to the cloth blades.
Fuzzy
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Hey Dugg - thanks for the tip on the cloth fan!
I had been using a similar set up but the plastic fan kept getting gunked up.
I currently have 2 Icecap fans mounted to the top of of the canopy sucking hot air out and the tank stays right around *81. I'm thinking if I add the cloth fan it may drop the temp another couple of degrees.
I had been using a similar set up but the plastic fan kept getting gunked up.
I currently have 2 Icecap fans mounted to the top of of the canopy sucking hot air out and the tank stays right around *81. I'm thinking if I add the cloth fan it may drop the temp another couple of degrees.
Megabite
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Keep in mind that the maximum fans can drop temperature is to whatever the ambient temp is where the aquarium is located. So, if the room your tank is in is at 81 degrees, that's the coolest a fan can get it.
The heat created in an aquarium by lights and pumps will likely increase water temp from ambient temp.
Fans will help keep the increased temps at bay. If you want to keep the water temp lower than the ambient temp, I chiller is the only way to go.
The heat created in an aquarium by lights and pumps will likely increase water temp from ambient temp.
Fans will help keep the increased temps at bay. If you want to keep the water temp lower than the ambient temp, I chiller is the only way to go.
fvandijk
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I'm no physicist (and don't want to start an argument), but I do believe fans can cool the water to below ambient temperature.
This is dependent on the relative humidity in the room (higher humidity=less evaporation=less cooling).
Of course, if you have a significant heat source (MH lights) and high room temperatures, you may be fighting a losing battle with fans.
This is dependent on the relative humidity in the room (higher humidity=less evaporation=less cooling).
Of course, if you have a significant heat source (MH lights) and high room temperatures, you may be fighting a losing battle with fans.
