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06-19-2008, 03:40 PM
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I have a chiller to cool the tank and a fan to cool the chiller and an AC unit to cool the room the tank is in
 Without all these the chiller goes through fuses like a kid with candy. Its ridiculous but due to the room its in and the lack of any air flow its very difficult to keep the room cool (even with a ceiling fan). Last year before we moved the AC into the room my tank hit over 90F and I lost several colonies and frags. Since moving the AC into the same room things are better and hopefully I won't have to go through that again. Cracks me up that I have AC but don't get to enjoy it in the rest of the house. Everything for the tank  Speaking of which, I need to stock up on those fuses, one blew the other day and it wasn't even that hot out
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06-19-2008, 03:46 PM
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sphelps,
Can we get a separate thread with your very cool DIYed evap cooler? I want to ask you questions but don't want to clutter this thread.
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06-19-2008, 03:54 PM
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This will be my 1st summer in BC with a tank so I don't know what will happen if/when it gets really warm.
In the UK I used to use this attached to a fan.  And this attached to my heater.  It worked a treat & my tank temperatures never swung more than a degree or 2 all year round, even on a 15 gallon nano. They're made for reptile tanks & the only mod you have to do is to silicone the ends of the temp sensors to water proof them. Does anyone know where they sell these things or something similar in Canada? LInk to Habistat .
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