Biocube HQI fan mod

nsousa

Reefing newb
Hey guys,
this is a mod that I added to my biocube to help with air flow in the back chambers and hopefully help a bit with temps because of the refugium light. my tank would usually run 80-80.5 degrees with the MH light on, since the mod my tank runs at 78.4 with lights on and 77.3 when its running the refugium lights, I have the coralife light that mounts on the back of the biocube it does create a bit of heat, it uses 2 t5 bulbs. This mod only cost about $20 bucks so its well worth the money.
If you have any question please ask

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tools and materials needed
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fan I bought for 6.99
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12v female plug 2.99 strip the wire about 1/4''
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picture of fan held above cover
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cut factory plug and strip the black and red wire on the fan
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twist the wires together, remember red is usually marked with a strip on the wire and black is black with no markings on it.
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cut a small piece of electrical tape and wrap each wire.
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after taping the wires pull forward the wraping thats on the wires including the small piece of heat shrink (if your brings one)
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with a lighter slowly heat the heat shrink and it will hold the wraping down ( becareful not to apply to much heat or you will melt the plastic wrap)
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this is some double sided tape that I opted to use instead of the glue gun. this is double sided tape from my other hobby (rc racing) that I know will hold the fan with ease ( if you dont have any home depot sell 3m which is pretty good or you can use the glue gun)
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after tracing the double sided tape , cut it with hobby knife or scissor.
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cut 4 pieces identical to each other.
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peel the paper off the double sided tape stick to each corner of the fan ( the trick to a good bond is using some rubbing alcohol to clean the surface before applying)
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use some rubbing alcohol clean the inside of the cover were the fan will be mounted
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peel off the paper from the 4 corners of the fan
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slowly place the fan inside the cover above the grill openings and press down firmly on all 4 corners (make sure there was a good bond between the fan and the cover)
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now its time to plug the fan to your 12v transformer plug 8.99
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if its all done correctly the fan will work:D
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now its time to carry it over to your biocube
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plug it in and enjoy.

Hopefully this mod will help you as much as it helped me
if you have any questions please feel free to ask
 
Great fan mod ! I'm in the process of modifying my bio cube using your fan mod how ever I am having difficulty locating the parts for the fan mod any suggestions or ideas were to buy the parts ?
 
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