Cooling Fan

[Mike]

Anyone knows what brand of a cooling fan is good? my is a 2 feet tank. I tried the ocean free 2 fan propeller, but is quite noisy when the whole house is quiet. Current using a normal fan. but it looks quite silly to have one big fan blowing at the tank and the other thing might be comsuming a lot of eletricity.

[|squee|]

I vote for computer fans. Easy to DIY and relatively quiet.. you can only hear them when you're close to the fans.

[budak]

Yes, the Ocean Free DC fan sets (in 2s, 4s and 6s) are rather noisy, and I find their blowing power fizzles out after a few months. The Taiwanese AC fans (can't remember the brand) with in-built clamps for attachment to tank sides from NA Nature LFS seem much better (and quieter). Previously I was using two sets of the Ocean Free DC fans (a 4 fan and a 6 fan set) but I found that two of the AC fans provide the same cooling power while taking up much less space.

[Mike]

where is NA nature and what is LFS? sorry do not know the jargon. what kind of computer fan, the one for intel chip or those for the the power box?

[budak]

Some people use computer fans, but the ones I mentioned are specifically marketed at aquarists. Use the LFS list to find NA's contacts, and browse the Aquatic FAQs and old threads to learn more about the 'jargon'.