techniques to cool down you tank

[St3v3nN]

anyone have inexpensive techniques to cool down you tank???

 

[St3v3nN]

anyone wanna chime in??

 

[SteveO_SPS]

other things i can think of is, reduce the amount of heat in the tank using more energy efficient pumps or external pumps. I think steve garrett insulates his outdoor tank to keep it cool

 

[wimpydailo]

having a small fan blow either across the sump or the tank will help lower your temps

 

[jerseyd43]

depending on size and amount of pumps fans in canopy or on tank and in sump area are very effective.

 

[St3v3nN]

thanks for the advice you guys

 

[EyeReef]

The best combo was one described by reefer714. Get a couple of fans hooked up to a controller. Set it so it goes on at 79 and off at 78. The chiller will be set at 80. That way you don't need your chiller to run all day like mine:laugh:

 

[St3v3nN]

good idea. now i gotta get some fans.

 

[reefer714]

Fans

9" fans from Home depot or Wal-mart for $10. Very powerful, that is what i use in my tank.

Im running 6 of them 9" fans in my tank, sump and refugium. They all controlled by the ACJr set at 79 degrees and off at 78 degrees, chiller start at 80 degrees. My tank temp always at 79 or 78 degrees (thanks god )

 

[St3v3nN]

yess. i was hoping it would be cheap.

 

[reefer714]

I am done with canopy type fans. they suks

 

[St3v3nN]

really??? so should i buy a fan for my tank or just save my money??

 

[reefer714]

if you can, buy couple large fan (9") put couple in the sump compartment and some flow from behind of your canopy. Them 4" canopy fan is a waste of money IMO

 

[St3v3nN]

ok. thats for the advice.

 

[reefer714]

Here is how i set up my fans
Here is my window unit

Sump

Fuge

I also have two mounted on the wall behind my tank

 

[jokercykoe]

Emergency cooldowns, Keep a 2 liter bottle, freeze water in it, and just put it in the sump. Moniter your temps. Damn, with fans running, the evap rate is nuts!

 

[reefer714]

I have the RODI unit hook-up direct into my sump 100g/day. I don't mind the water usage (Its free). I do mind about the electricity usage .36 cents/kw

 

[nahtanoj]

yep, all i did was go spend $10 and got a 9" honeywell turbo fan and it brings my tanks from a scorching 86, to a user friendly 79.

 

[St3v3nN]

niceee. thanks for the pics. :top:

 

[ASommers]

1 pound of evaporated water removes aprox. 1000 BTU of energy. So the more evaporation you can get to happen the better.