In praise of cooling fans

[Steph1]

As Summer was aproaching in Australia I was wondering on how to keep my 16 gal nano cool. I thought about solid state coolers, Refridgerated coolers, and fan coolers. Anyway I bought some cooling fans hooked up to an aquamedic dual controller. Today was 39C outside or 103F I was worried but got home to i room temperature of 30C or 86f my cooling fans held my tank at 26.4C or 79 F. This is acceptable to me The systems cooling fans normally turn on at 25.9C or 77.1F and off at 25.9C or 78.5F. The fans held my tank temp in an acceptable range. ATO did a lot of work though which would be mandatory. Anyway thought I would post so others may see that cooling fans may be a suitable choice for them

 

[lancesmith1]

nice. is the climate dry where you are located? I am assuming yes...

 

[Steph1]

That is a fair point it is generally low humidity here

 

[ericb007]

Thanks for the info. I’ve got a 10 gallon cube waterbox on order. I ordered a fan set up like that today too. I was wondering if I would need a chiller. Looks like I’ll be okay. Similar climate, dry and can get hot (SoCal).

 

[vanpire]

Cooling fans do wonders to keep a tank cool. I am a big fan (no pun intended) of them. I can keep my tank several degrees lower than room temp, even with metal halide on. I also live in a hot and dry climate.

 

[schuby]

Open-top with a fan can be very effective for cooling. On small tanks using this method, as ATO should be considered mandatory: salinity changes very quickly on small tanks due to evaporation. @Steph1 seems to have a perfect setup.

 

[kaylajoy]

Yup my tank was getting 84 easily a few weeks ago and the fans cool it down to 77. At first I thought no way a PC fan could drop it that much but I'm really glad I tried it first instead of spending $300 on a chiller.

 

[Steph1]

Do you have an ATO"