adamc1303
Active Member
It's that time of the year and I keep seeing threads started about lower temperatures in tanks and different ways to get it done. I used the "fan methods" basically fans blow air across the water which causes evaporation and in term causes the temp to drop. I purchased these fans off a famous site for $25.00 for a set of 2 including shipping I actually bought 2 sets. I just used a wire hanger because it is what I had lying around to hang them. I untwisted the hanger and then basically put is through the holes that are found at the corners of the fans. I bent it into a shape that has it hang on my canopy at a 90 degree angle so it blows across the water surface. Last year I drilled my canopy to mount them they were always in my way since they were mounted to the canopy. Every time I wanted to remove my canopy I would have to disconnect the wires so this year I used a better system. I didn't need to drill my canopy and the fans are on a better angle and can easily be removed because they are just hanging on the canopy. Anyway here are the best pics I could take to show what I did, you can probably go to staples or to a radio shack and buy the CPU fans and wire them yourself for cheaper than $25.00. My temp hit 88 degrees on Saturday I put these in on Sunday and by the end of the day the temp went down to 81 then eventually lower. I set my heater at 79 so it basically stays around there give or take .5 degrees. It was cheaper than a chiller and it works great. I hope I can help someone out with this thread. Here are the pics!
