Reply With QuoteJust get a chiller... save up the cash for it. 2ft , you can just get the 250 bucks one....
Guys, I've been using fans to cool my tank to just about 1-2 degrees of difference.
It pisses me everytime to top-up the tank water due to accelerated evaporation because of the fans. Anyways, I thought of using a PC Water Cooling kit to cool the tank.
Here's a retail PC WaterKit, that costs about SG$300. Its way too expensive.
So, any of you have ideas or even tried doing so via DIY?
I believe that with the radiators and all, plus with the cooling block in the tank itself, the chilling effect might be greatly enhanced.
Just one of my weird ideas...
Just get a chiller... save up the cash for it. 2ft , you can just get the 250 bucks one....
If you're using PL lights, then have you tried aiming your fans at the light instead of the water? It might work as to reduce T somewhat.
Oh, the rare old Whale, mid storm and gale. In his ocean home will be. A giant in might, where might is right. And King of the boundless sea.
Thanxs for the input guys.
Yup, I did point it at the PL's. Still the same. I'm guess'in that the root of the problem seems to be my OceanFree internal filter.
Even so, after thinking about it, i guess that if DIY the thing...
It might just set me back $40-60, just for the radiator.
1st: Connect the flow outlet from the filter to the radiator. (Situated outside the tank, discreetly)
2nd: Direct the radiated (read COOL) water back to the tank.
Sounds feasible enough?
Anyways, as the tank water enters the radiator rods of the radiator, it'll get cooled. The fans on the radiators ensure the cooling wi'll be fast enough.
What'ya think?
I had experience using this on my computer cpu but let me warn u before using a conventional radiator. After prolong usage, the pipes might rust or corrode and particulars might stuck somewhere inside causing slow flow of water. And tiny particulars from the metal might cause metal pollution, which will kill ur fishes in the end.
thanxs for the insight Shaun-.
so, I guess it leaves us to isolate the coolling from the tank.
Ie: Using coolant and a cooling block.
That might jack up the $
Unless of course the radiator's tank water safe...
using a radiator to cool your tank will not work, period. works on cpu and engines as the temperature differential is huge.
when you are using fans, you are making use of evaporative cooling. water evaporates and removes heat.
to cool your tank, you'll need either a chiller or a fan.
One always expect resistance to the norm eh t-boy?
A mindset change can happen....
Granted,
PC ≠A fish tank, you don't have to be blunt about that.
Dosen't hurt to try I guess...
answer = no. cos this system cannot cool beyond the wet bulb ambient temperature.
even if you attach a peltier cooler, the amount of water cooled is quite low. ( I believe if you check online webstores, there is a peltier cooler for fish tanks called the ice probe). and some small chillers like the teco or hailea series are peltiers/thermo electric.
probably not any good for tanks larger than 2ft.
So,
If the tank water is used as the coolant itself, we risk clogging up the radiator. Worse, the possibility of contamination if the radiator is 'tank un-friendly'.
As loupgarou mentions, to use a dedicated/isolated coolant will not see benefial temperature drops. Maybe if the cooling block is placed near the flow of the pump?
Hmm, both are valid points. I'm guessing that if the water is the coolant, the temp drops will be quite significant. Also, the additional equipment will only be the radiator.
So now, where can i get a radiator that's tank safe (thinking aloud)...
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