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03/22/2008, 04:52 PM
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where to buy cheap cooling fans
where can i buy cheap cooling fans to use in a canopy and sump? i don't want to spend 35$ on one fan. thanks
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Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!! |
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03/22/2008, 05:00 PM
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I get mine from here.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...name=Case-Fans My other hobby is building (assembling) computers. Last edited by SkyPapa; 03/22/2008 at 05:08 PM. |
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03/23/2008, 03:42 PM
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Do you have a Fry's Electronics near you? I got four 80mm fans from Fry's for around $6 each.
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03/23/2008, 04:05 PM
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This is what I just bought, great transaction and the fans are nice and quiet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/10-x-PCS-Black-B...742.m153.l1262 HTH Spleify
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Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH |
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03/23/2008, 04:07 PM
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just a quick question. how do you make it so that they plug into an outlet?
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03/23/2008, 04:33 PM
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Fans AC just wire in or add plug and you are ready to go.
Fans...price you see what you see PLUS what it actually costs me for packaging & shipping.
120 cubic feet of air per minute each fan http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1266391 Email/PM me for details. |
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03/23/2008, 05:05 PM
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maybe a link to more detail on this wiring?
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03/23/2008, 07:14 PM
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All you need is a 12V power converter and wire the two wires up, vioal!!
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Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH |
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03/23/2008, 07:15 PM
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o thanks. i feel dumb ha
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03/23/2008, 08:05 PM
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Dont feel dumb, none of us knew until we asked.
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Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH |
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03/23/2008, 08:08 PM
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well thank you ill remember all of this for when i actually start my 120. IF i start it.
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03/24/2008, 09:18 AM
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Moved On
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I use 120mm Vantec Stealth fans from newegg.com . They are about $11 each, very quiet and move 53 CFM each.
Smaller fans are almost always louder since thye have to run faster to move the same amout of ait. The Stealths are a lower RPM dual ball bearing fan so they last and last if installed blowing cooler air in. |
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03/24/2008, 10:47 AM
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I just answered another thread about fans on this. I would recommend the Vantec as well. I have this as well as the Silenx 120mm fans. The Silenx are rated at 72cfm and 14 db but are actually louder than the Vantec. And the Vantecs are cheaper.
I run them with the Silenx 4 fan controller. You can control the speed of 4 fans independently and plug into standard outlet. Pretty cool. |
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03/24/2008, 11:47 AM
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I use cheap little desktop fans from target, they are called bahama breeze or something like that, they are around $6 each.
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03/24/2008, 01:53 PM
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Also, if you will be hooking up more than one fan (I did four, as I mentioned above), make sure the AC adapter can support all four fans. Each fan will typically draw 0.2 - 0.3 amps, so make sure the AC adapter you get can supply power for the number of fans you will be hooking up to it. |
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03/24/2008, 02:05 PM
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Try Ebay!
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03/24/2008, 02:10 PM
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Or Craigs list!
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Reefer addict!! Current Tank Info: 29 gal with,1 multi rock, multiple mushrooms,1 rock nem, a few snails, 1 harlequin star,2 kenya trees,1 scallop and 1 mandarin goby named Gray!! 75 gal has 1 rock nem, 1 GBTA, 1 brittle star, 2 damsels and 1 tom clown |
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