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kim
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So... Over the bank holiday weekend I watched as my tank (now moved down stairs) temp went up from the normal 16 degrees to a horrible 22.. eek! So to help I kept the lights off... and still it stayed at 22... grrr what to do? I really cant afford silly prices for a chiller, and to be truthful I really dont need it for most of the year..
And then while sat on my pc and having a CPU fan thrown at me i thought of it.. there MUST be a way of using a PC case/CPU fan in some way!
So my lovely IT tech of a boyfriend helped me out with the following.. I hope it helps people cool there tanks down..
Note: I have a Jewel Rekord 96 tank which has 2 plastic pannels as lids which lay on top of the holes in the top of the tank. (See picture below, sorry for the water marks)
What you will need:
1. Black Plastic.. As close as you can get to match your lid.
2. Stanley/craft knife
3. Drill
4. 2 meters (depending on size of tank) of speaker wire.
5. 2 x 80mm Case/CPU fans.
6. 4 x fan grills, 2x plastic and 2x metal.
7. 12volt (adjustable is better) power supply.
8. 12volt plug adaptoor
Ok first thing measure out the gap in the top of the tank and cut your plastic to to correct size, make sure it fits as good as your orignal.
Next cut a hole for the fan. Make sure it is tight a close to the edge of the fan blades, otherwize you will loose pressure. And then drill ventalation holes. Not too big so it becomes week but just enough.
Next take your fans and attach the plastic fan grills to the under side (the side going in the tank).
Next attach the fan with the metal grill to the plastic cover.
Now your ready to attach the wire.. Cut the wire into equal lengths and split. Attach the 2 wires on the fan to the 2 speaker wires. Solder them togther and then tape over them.. Just incase the wire gets in the water.
Now repeat the same thing with the other fan.
Then get hold of your 12volt adapter
Then solder the 2 wires from each fan onto the 12volt adaptor.. pull the cover back up and there you have it!
Cooling system!
All you now need to do is tape the wires on the underneath of the lid with enough sack to be able to move them when feeding but tight enough not to drop into the water.
These are some picture of them on my tank.
I'm going to monitor the temp change over the next week and let you guys know.
I hope that was all understandable... lol.. feel free to ask any questions if you unclear!
Kim
And then while sat on my pc and having a CPU fan thrown at me i thought of it.. there MUST be a way of using a PC case/CPU fan in some way!
So my lovely IT tech of a boyfriend helped me out with the following.. I hope it helps people cool there tanks down..
Note: I have a Jewel Rekord 96 tank which has 2 plastic pannels as lids which lay on top of the holes in the top of the tank. (See picture below, sorry for the water marks)
What you will need:
1. Black Plastic.. As close as you can get to match your lid.
2. Stanley/craft knife
3. Drill
4. 2 meters (depending on size of tank) of speaker wire.
5. 2 x 80mm Case/CPU fans.
6. 4 x fan grills, 2x plastic and 2x metal.
7. 12volt (adjustable is better) power supply.
8. 12volt plug adaptoor
Ok first thing measure out the gap in the top of the tank and cut your plastic to to correct size, make sure it fits as good as your orignal.
Next cut a hole for the fan. Make sure it is tight a close to the edge of the fan blades, otherwize you will loose pressure. And then drill ventalation holes. Not too big so it becomes week but just enough.
Next take your fans and attach the plastic fan grills to the under side (the side going in the tank).
Next attach the fan with the metal grill to the plastic cover.
Now your ready to attach the wire.. Cut the wire into equal lengths and split. Attach the 2 wires on the fan to the 2 speaker wires. Solder them togther and then tape over them.. Just incase the wire gets in the water.
Now repeat the same thing with the other fan.
Then get hold of your 12volt adapter
Then solder the 2 wires from each fan onto the 12volt adaptor.. pull the cover back up and there you have it!
Cooling system!
All you now need to do is tape the wires on the underneath of the lid with enough sack to be able to move them when feeding but tight enough not to drop into the water.
These are some picture of them on my tank.
I'm going to monitor the temp change over the next week and let you guys know.
I hope that was all understandable... lol.. feel free to ask any questions if you unclear!
Kim
