Sump cooling fan?

[Why-Me]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ranco-temp-controller-question.374454/#post-4579995

I'll find it eventually until then here's something for ya to read.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ranco-temp-controller-question.374454/#post-4579995

I'll find it eventually until then here's something for ya to read.

Seems like the silicone or shrink tubing (which I opted for the seller to install) will work. Sometimes, just like with anything else you could have a probe go bad for whatever reason. Just based on the googled I did.

Also from the seller "PVC Heatshrink is typically used to protect the sensor from water in aquariums where copper thermal wells can't be used."

hopefully the shrink tubing keeps the copper in as well.

I may get something like this also, until I can get an apex which I am not in a rush to do at the moment.

https://www.amazon.com/Lifegard-Aqu...ocphy=9027973&hvtargid=pla-307266049660&psc=1

Of course there is probably a chance that this probe can drift too, but like everything else, just have to check on it from time to time.

 

[Why-Me]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/inkbird-temperature-controller-probe-itc-308.546616/

 

[Philipgonzales3]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/inkbird-temperature-controller-probe-itc-308.546616/

Hmm interesting.

 

[Why-Me]

https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/383870-inkbird-itc-308-temp-probe-saltwater-proof/

 

[Mfreddy]

I just use a clip on fan from Walmart when the spring temps increase. Drops my 240 about 3 degrees but increases evaporation.

 

[Why-Me]

@fabutahoun Has said his air conditioning keeps the house cool enough, no need for a chiller. If you have an A/C you should be fine.
Small fan on the sump or sucking hot air out of the cabinet would be great.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

@fabutahoun Has said his air conditioning keeps the house cool enough, no need for a chiller. If you have an A/C you should be fine.
Small fan on the sump or sucking hot air out of the cabinet would be great.

Well my rental house was built in the '60's. If it's the same as my old rental house the house gets as hot as 85F with the AC running constantly during the peak of the day in summer. Hoping fans would be enough to cool the tank that much. Right now when the house is 74F my tank has been 79F. Pretty warm already. Thinking I may need multiple fans. One over the sump and one blowing out hot air from the stand. I'd even be open to drilling more vent holes in the stand if it would help.

 

[Why-Me]

Yeah you might. I believe he has a great whole home A/C system since he lives in Saudi Arabia.
I've seen that, where someone drilled a series of very small holes in the cabinet(looked like a speaker grille) and mounted a fan in the cabinet to exhaust the hot air.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Yeah you might. I believe he has a great whole home A/C system since he lives in Saudi Arabia.
I've seen that, where someone drilled a series of very small holes in the cabinet(looked like a speaker grille) and mounted a fan in the cabinet to exhaust the hot air.

Yeah I guess that will be the next step after adding the fan(s). Going to hunt down another fan to exhaust the air out of the back. I think maybe pulling in fresh air on the sides of the cabinet may be an option after this. Just throwing out ideas now. Hopefully the AC is better at this house. So far so good but it's only gotten 81F outside. We will see when the temps get 25F hotter outside lol.

 

[Why-Me]

Yeah you really won't know until then.
Yes if you have 2 fresh air pulling in and one fan exhausting you should be fine. Worse case scenario turn one around and exhaust with 2 fans and add fresh air with just one.

 

[fabutahoun]

I live in Riyadh- KSA it is very hot here it can reach to more than 110 f in the summer, but with AC running 24h except in January and February.
85 f room temperature with AC is pretty high, Tank temperature will be few degrees higher, and I am not sure that fans will be enough to get it down.

I would invest in a chiller.

To be honest I am Considering to Add a chiller on my tank as a backup, if anything wrong happen to the AC while I am out of town.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

I live in Riyadh- KSA it is very hot here it can reach to more than 110 f in the summer, but with AC running 24h except in January and February.
85 f room temperature with AC is pretty high, Tank temperature will be few degrees higher, and I am not sure that fans will be enough to get it down.

I would invest in a chiller.

To be honest I am Considering to Add a chiller on my tank as a backup, if anything wrong happen to the AC while I am out of town.

Well I am hoping that this house maintains a temperature lower than 85F because anything above 79F is just plain uncomfortable. But I like your idea of having one hooked up in case of AC issues.

 

[Mfreddy]

I'm also going the fan route this summer.. I wonder how much they can really cool... couple of degrees? several degrees?

I've been using a clip on fan from Walmart, just like you'd see in a college dorm room. When it starts warming up and the house gets hotter I start using it, clipping it on the end of my sump blowing down on the water. It lowers the temp on my 240 with full canopy about 2-3 degrees. Evaporation does increase but I think the benefit is worth it.

 

[Waynerock]

~50 gallon total volume of DT and sump.

What do you think? Yay or Nay?

https://www.ebay.com/p/US-Aquarium-...or-240l-Fish-Tank/9017743259?iid=312530034500

I live in Texas and want to make sure my tank is cool enough in the summer. If too hot I may get a chiller but thought I'd start with some fans. Any tips/advice? Good controller to pair with? I can also run it scheduled via a smart plug/timer?

I picked up a couple 2 fan models for 29.99 a piece. They go up to 6. Very quiet very slim. I have one on the rim of my 170 and a back up on the sump.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

I've been using a clip on fan from Walmart, just like you'd see in a college dorm room. When it starts warming up and the house gets hotter I start using it, clipping it on the end of my sump blowing down on the water. It lowers the temp on my 240 with full canopy about 2-3 degrees. Evaporation does increase but I think the benefit is worth it.

I picked up a couple 2 fan models for 29.99 a piece. They go up to 6. Very quiet very slim. I have one on the rim of my 170 and a back up on the sump.

Picked up a couple fans up online. It hasn't gotten hot enough to need them yet. Darn Texas weather. I'll let y'all know how it works out.

 

[mattzang]

I've been using a clip on fan from Walmart, just like you'd see in a college dorm room. When it starts warming up and the house gets hotter I start using it, clipping it on the end of my sump blowing down on the water. It lowers the temp on my 240 with full canopy about 2-3 degrees. Evaporation does increase but I think the benefit is worth it.

thanks, that's a lot more than i was expecting. i was going to get two fans for my 50 gallon, but if one cools your 240 that well..

 

[Nami]

Just wondering how effective the fans are for cooling down tanks - if the house is already hot, wouldn't those fans be just circulating hot air between the tank and the house?

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Just wondering how effective the fans are for cooling down tanks - if the house is already hot, wouldn't those fans be just circulating hot air between the tank and the house?

Probably so...Lol. but it's worth a shot.

 

[Hemmdog]

Just wondering how effective the fans are for cooling down tanks - if the house is already hot, wouldn't those fans be just circulating hot air between the tank and the house?

When a liquid evaporates, its molecules convert from the liquid phase to the vapor phase and escape from the surface. Heat drives this process. In order for the molecule to leave the liquid surface and escape as a vapor, it must take heat energy with it. The heat that it takes with it comes from the surface from which it evaporated. Since the molecule is taking heat with it as it’s leaving, this has a cooling effect on the surface left behind. Increasing air flow will increase evaporation rate. Fans work fine as long as the humidity is low.