With a little modification, this would make a great tank chiller!

[AfroNewtkeeper]

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaC0dlRENk0
Ran across this earlier and immediately thought of newts. Maybe with some plastic tubing instead of exhaust vents, this could be used as a chiller. It would probably need to be refilled daily, but still, only $10!

 

[Liz Roome]

Where did you come across this out of interest? Or what did you search for on the internet, might have a little look

 

[AfroNewtkeeper]

I didn't really search for anything. I was browsing my subscriptions on YouTube. The guy's channel is called HouseholdHacker.

 

[kristinu]

I have axolotls so this is my thinking of setup modification for them: Could you maybe put a hole with tubing near the bottom of the cooler to drip the melted ice (assuming it's dechlorinated ice) and let the cold water drip in the tank? And you wouldn't need the fan on the top of the cooler if it is just dripping water and not blowing air. If the ice is in a cooler, the melt rate might not be too fast and the tank water temp might not change too quickly, which is a good thing! With the fans on my tank now for cooling, the evaporation is pretty fast but would have to monitor if it would be enough to compensate for the added water volume. And I would worry about stryofoam bits possibly getting in the tank so maybe using a hard plastic cooler instead? Thoughts?

 

[sde]

It would probably be easier to just gradually put frozen water bottles in the tank. -Seth

 

[ChristianV]

It would probably be easier to just gradually put frozen water bottles in the tank. -Seth

Agreed. Much easier, But could fluctuate the temperatures dramatically depending on tank size. I have also seen this video but never thought about it for this.