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I have a small $15 fan; that's able to evaporatively cool the tank to where I don't need a chiller. Someday I plan on hooking it up to my Inkbird controller, but that hasn't happened yet.
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I have a 75 and would be interested in your 3D printed housing, where would you get the fan?I designed it and 3D printed it myself- it fits standard 140mm computer fans and can hold onto a variety of rim types (Eurobraced, rimless, rimmed) via adapters.
I have a 75 and would be interested in your 3D printed housing, where would you get the fan?
Where do you live in Socal with high humidity? Have you ever been to Florida or Southern Texas, where there really is high humidity?I live in Southern California and originally struggled to keep tank cool in summer months. Problem is the high humidity here, it limits how effective evaporative cooling can be. I'd use fans for about 1-2 degrees F chill, then frozen water bottles. I've since gotten central AC, and my oh my.. what an improvement.
Problem is now power outages.. All three of my cooling systems would fail with sustained power outage. And when does the power go out in California? During a HEAT WAVE, often while the WHOLE STATE IS ON FIRE. Which is our new summer reality unfortunately
Guess I need a generator, my battery backup only can handle the MP40... (Waterbox 130, ~96g DT)
I use the ink bird thermostat that has the heater/chiller outlets and run fans over my tanks in the summer. The fans cause more evaporation which the ato calls for more cool water witch ultimately keeps the tank at a perfect 78°Well we're already in the 90's here in the northern part of Georgia and the reef tank is warming up! I'm thankful that mine is currently in the basement where it is naturally cooler but it's still getting warm enough to warrant something to help keep it cooled. But I have no chiller and have no plans to add a chiller! So what do I do? Well for me and my situation a fan directed on the top of the sump water keeps me 3 degrees or so cooler so it works just fine. But what about you? Today let's talk about!
1. How do you keep your tank cool WITHOUT a chiller?
2. Do struggle to keep the tank temps down during the warmer months?
This is the baby that helps keep my thousands of dollars worth of livestock alive during the hottest months! PS. Plus it's great for spills! HA!
I keep the Temp normaly at 25 -25.5 C , now in the Summer the Temp ramped up to 27-28 C . Should I be concerned about this or is not to high ? I am planning to buy one of GHL Propeller Breeze II with 5 Fans but I won´t spend the money if not necesary.. Thanks!