Post the fans you have in your hoods

gfk · 10/27/2006, 07:40 AM

I am building a hood for my retrofit lights and need to find some computer type fans to use.

can you post your, and tell me the website you got them from?

thanks

Tank is a 29 gallon for reference, with 150 watt MH hqi and 2 t5 bulbs

miztic · 10/27/2006, 08:15 AM

I bought 4 120mm fans from newegg.com, and a 12V 'brick' powersupply that could handle the current for all 4 of them by googeling, don't remember where I got that thing..

AZDesertRat · 10/27/2006, 08:35 AM

2 Vantec Stealth 120mm fans from Newegg on a Harbor Freight Tools adjustable voltage power supply.

nait002 · 10/27/2006, 08:52 AM

Vantech Stealth also. Nice and quiet with lots of air flow.

dcombs44 · 10/27/2006, 09:00 AM

for the time being i have 2 clip on desk fans from amazon.com. They are ugly but do a great job.

I plan to add computer fans in the near future, but my tank is still in the setup process so the desk fans do their job in a pinch.

Phoric · 10/27/2006, 09:45 AM

Any links to ready-made power supplies without have to use a computer power supply? Cant seem to locate much.

Of course the other option is just to buy a few 12v AC adapters at radio shack and cut the ends off and wire them up directly... But that involves more work

AZDesertRat · 10/27/2006, 12:02 PM

The plug in variable voltage DC power supplies work great, are cheap and can be used to vary fan speed to obtain both the quietest speed and the most efficient cooling CFM. Harbor Freight has them for less than $5. Cut the end off and splice two wires, takes about 2 minutes on a bad day.

dcombs44 · 10/27/2006, 12:27 PM

AZ could you possibly post links to those power packs. I'm having a bit of trouble finding them.

Thanks

AZDesertRat · 10/27/2006, 12:38 PM

They are getting touchy about links here on RC unless they are sponsors. If you do a seach for Harbor Freight power supply you will find several threads mentioning it with both pictures of the supply and box it comes in as well as the part number and price.
Radio Shack and Wal Mart also sell them but I think they are in the $10 to $15 range at both for the same thing.

dcombs44 · 10/27/2006, 12:40 PM

Thanks for the tip. I didn't realize that about the links. Thanks for that pointer as well.

chucksta1 · 10/30/2006, 01:20 AM

Put in the biggest 12 vot ones you can fit in and use a variable wall wart. They should be almost silent at 6 - 8 volts and still flow tons of air. Try and gel ball bearing, not sleeve type.

captconfusion · 11/04/2006, 07:14 PM

I use one of these for power.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

They can be found on ebay for alot less.

3 amps, 13.8 volts
Check with the fan manufacturer. Alot of the computer fans I've seen have a voltage range above 12v.
I run 4 Papst 120mm computer fans. They can be run at 12-28v.

bllfish · 11/04/2006, 09:41 PM

Definitely Vantec Stealth after trying several others. I did the same as AZDesertRat

jjmg · 11/04/2006, 09:51 PM

I run across old CPU's being tossed all the time that I strip the fans out of and 12v adapters from cordless phones or any other of a hundred things in our lives are just as easy to find. I'd rather recycle them than toss them and I have a drawer full of old fans and power supplies I can rig up when one dies.

10/27/2006, 07:40 AM	#1
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	Post the fans you have in your hoods I am building a hood for my retrofit lights and need to find some computer type fans to use. can you post your, and tell me the website you got them from? thanks Tank is a 29 gallon for reference, with 150 watt MH hqi and 2 t5 bulbs

10/27/2006, 09:00 AM	#5
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	for the time being i have 2 clip on desk fans from amazon.com. They are ugly but do a great job. I plan to add computer fans in the near future, but my tank is still in the setup process so the desk fans do their job in a pinch. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

10/27/2006, 09:45 AM	#6
Phoric Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 118	Any links to ready-made power supplies without have to use a computer power supply? Cant seem to locate much. Of course the other option is just to buy a few 12v AC adapters at radio shack and cut the ends off and wire them up directly... But that involves more work __________________ [phoric] Current Tank Info: 29gal nano sumpless reef, 2x65w PC, Deltec MCE300

10/27/2006, 12:27 PM	#8
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	AZ could you possibly post links to those power packs. I'm having a bit of trouble finding them. Thanks __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

10/27/2006, 12:40 PM	#10
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	Thanks for the tip. I didn't realize that about the links. Thanks for that pointer as well. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

10/27/2006, 08:15 AM	#2
miztic Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 591	I bought 4 120mm fans from newegg.com, and a 12V 'brick' powersupply that could handle the current for all 4 of them by googeling, don't remember where I got that thing..

10/27/2006, 08:35 AM	#3
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	2 Vantec Stealth 120mm fans from Newegg on a Harbor Freight Tools adjustable voltage power supply.

10/27/2006, 08:52 AM	#4
nait002 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: milwaukee Posts: 663	Vantech Stealth also. Nice and quiet with lots of air flow.

10/27/2006, 12:02 PM	#7
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	The plug in variable voltage DC power supplies work great, are cheap and can be used to vary fan speed to obtain both the quietest speed and the most efficient cooling CFM. Harbor Freight has them for less than $5. Cut the end off and splice two wires, takes about 2 minutes on a bad day.

10/27/2006, 12:38 PM	#9
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	They are getting touchy about links here on RC unless they are sponsors. If you do a seach for Harbor Freight power supply you will find several threads mentioning it with both pictures of the supply and box it comes in as well as the part number and price. Radio Shack and Wal Mart also sell them but I think they are in the $10 to $15 range at both for the same thing.

10/30/2006, 01:20 AM	#11
chucksta1 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: mississauga ont. Posts: 490	Put in the biggest 12 vot ones you can fit in and use a variable wall wart. They should be almost silent at 6 - 8 volts and still flow tons of air. Try and gel ball bearing, not sleeve type.

11/04/2006, 07:14 PM	#12
captconfusion Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2	I use one of these for power. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search They can be found on ebay for alot less. 3 amps, 13.8 volts Check with the fan manufacturer. Alot of the computer fans I've seen have a voltage range above 12v. I run 4 Papst 120mm computer fans. They can be run at 12-28v.

11/04/2006, 09:41 PM	#13
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	Definitely Vantec Stealth after trying several others. I did the same as AZDesertRat __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III

11/04/2006, 09:51 PM	#14
jjmg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pensacola, Fl Posts: 1,897	I run across old CPU's being tossed all the time that I strip the fans out of and 12v adapters from cordless phones or any other of a hundred things in our lives are just as easy to find. I'd rather recycle them than toss them and I have a drawer full of old fans and power supplies I can rig up when one dies.