cooling fans
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
You will need to build some fans into it. I think most people use the little square fans you can get at a computer store? And they are installed so that the air gets pulled out from inside the hood, not blown into it. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in!
BL1
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What I would do is put 2-4 fans on each side ( depending on how wide your tank is). And have the one side blowing outside air into the hood, and the fans on the opposite side would be pulling air out of the hood. That way you have a constant circulation of outside air going through the hood.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
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I have mine set up that exact way. Look for fans that are 4" or 5". Most times your LFS will have them, and they will loan you the hole saw to cut the hood.
I have mine set up that exact way. Look for fans that are 4" or 5". Most times your LFS will have them, and they will loan you the hole saw to cut the hood.
Wes888
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Pick one that's more quiet and yet can move high volume of air. Go to a computer site like newegg. They have lot to choose from. This is my old setup:
sen5241b
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Try a couple of the 4-fan units. I have a 2-fan unit on my 29 and it sometimes cools the tank too much and my 150 watt heater can't keep up.
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Wes888
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The 4-fan unit only pull 38.56 CFM. He has "2 175 MH and 4 80 T5's" inside a hood. He'll need much more air flow than that. The 5" fan (120mm) I use can pull 74 CFM each, and they only cost $5-$8. Have a couple of those on each side of the hood would be perfect. One set for pushing and one set for pulling air out.
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Got a dumb question-- how do you hook them up (computer fans) so they can be pluged in?
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Wes888
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they runs on either 5v or 12v depends on the model. You can get a power supply that can power all of them for $5-$20.
Wes888
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Here is a 12V 6A one. It has more than enough juice to run many fans.
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Wes888
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Here are some 5" ones. The thing that you want to pick is the noise level and the air flow. Some of them even have lighted LED color. lol.
Since you have plenty of room to put fans (unlike computer cases), you can pick a couple of more quiet ones instead of those that are much stronger and more noisy.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Fans & Heatsinks, Case Fans, 120mm
Since you have plenty of room to put fans (unlike computer cases), you can pick a couple of more quiet ones instead of those that are much stronger and more noisy.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Fans & Heatsinks, Case Fans, 120mm
do you know if they have a adapter with multiple outlets?
Wes888
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I doubt it, since they are for different things.
I just cut all the wires and twist all the + wires together, and the - wires together.
I just cut all the wires and twist all the + wires together, and the - wires together.
Just found this---what do you think about this system SmartFan Aquarium Cooling Fan System
Wes888
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4x 93 CFM fans: $50
1 Power Supply: $15
Basically, the only thing different from you buying the parts verse what they gave you is just the 1-to-4 power spliting thingy. If you willing to pay over $100 just for that power split...
1 Power Supply: $15
Basically, the only thing different from you buying the parts verse what they gave you is just the 1-to-4 power spliting thingy. If you willing to pay over $100 just for that power split...
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