what's everyone using for fans, and are they on your sump or display?

ultimate125 · 07/09/2008, 08:21 PM

with summer in full effect, what's everyone using for fans, and are they on your sump or display?
pics?

atvdave · 07/09/2008, 08:34 PM

Cheap wal-mart clip on fan. Use it on my sump.

Aquarist007 · 07/09/2008, 08:40 PM

I have a wooden canopy over my tank and light fixture so I use two fans on top of the canopy to draw out heat. I use a cheap walmart desk fan to keep circulation going out of the fish room

gea0119 · 07/09/2008, 10:59 PM

me too. cheap lip on from bed batha and beyond on my display tank aimed right at the water.it got my tank 5 degrees cooler.i was at 84 without it and now im back to 79.

joshkennedy07 · 07/10/2008, 01:22 AM

Cheap Walmart fans for me too. I bought 4 of them for $6 each. I put three of them on my display and one on my electrical cabinet to keep the ballasts an controllers cool.

A sea K · 07/10/2008, 06:37 AM

Squirrel cage type fan mounted to blow across my sump and activated by a temp controller.

qfrisco · 07/10/2008, 10:01 AM

I have 4 80mm PC fans mounted on the sides of my canopy. I am running them with 7.5v (as opposed to 12v which is normal for PC fans) to keep the noise down. For lights, I have 2x250w MH pendants and 2x54w T5s.

Here in the Dallas-area, with high temps in the upper 90s F (supposed to break 100F today), and with my house thermostat set to 78F, my water temp goes from 78 to 80 without a chiller. I run my fans 24x7, and not just when the lights are on.

ahullsb · 07/10/2008, 06:33 PM

I'm using a full size room fan from target. I'm guessing it is 24 inches or something? I have a hanging fixture with mh's and t5's so my water surface must deal with a lot of heat. So the fan is against the wall blowing along the length of the tank. The tank can easily climb 7 degrees during the day without it (guess how I know). This has worked better for me than a fan in the sump, although I have tried that before as well.

DAKOOP · 07/10/2008, 06:41 PM

Box fan over tank hooked up to controller.

SALT WATER CRAZ · 07/10/2008, 06:48 PM

Box fan over sump

Toddrtrex · 07/10/2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atvdave
Cheap wal-mart clip on fan. Use it on my sump.

Same here.

On my 58 I have one over the sump, and one clipped onto the tank.

The 29 has one over the sump.

The 75 has two over the sump and one on the wall behind the tank ( level with it ) blowing across.

Here is the one on my 58. (( there isn't enough room b/t the tank and the lights for it to fall in ))

Gtstricky · 07/10/2008, 08:05 PM

I have a window fan on a shelf over my sump blowing down.

Saltwater_Dog · 07/10/2008, 08:23 PM

small Wal-Mart special in my canopy

Playa-1 · 07/10/2008, 10:00 PM

I've got a fan on the sump.

ILoveReefer · 07/10/2008, 10:07 PM

Cheap clip on fans from walgreens, one on the canopy and one on the sump, both are hooked up to a temp. controller.

07/09/2008, 08:21 PM	#1
ultimate125 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sonora CA Posts: 309	what's everyone using for fans, and are they on your sump or display? with summer in full effect, what's everyone using for fans, and are they on your sump or display? pics?

07/09/2008, 08:40 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I have a wooden canopy over my tank and light fixture so I use two fans on top of the canopy to draw out heat. I use a cheap walmart desk fan to keep circulation going out of the fish room __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/09/2008, 10:59 PM	#4
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	me too. cheap lip on from bed batha and beyond on my display tank aimed right at the water.it got my tank 5 degrees cooler.i was at 84 without it and now im back to 79. __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

07/10/2008, 06:37 AM	#6
A sea K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 3,024	Squirrel cage type fan mounted to blow across my sump and activated by a temp controller. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10

07/10/2008, 06:33 PM	#8
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I'm using a full size room fan from target. I'm guessing it is 24 inches or something? I have a hanging fixture with mh's and t5's so my water surface must deal with a lot of heat. So the fan is against the wall blowing along the length of the tank. The tank can easily climb 7 degrees during the day without it (guess how I know). This has worked better for me than a fan in the sump, although I have tried that before as well. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

07/09/2008, 08:34 PM	#2
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	Cheap wal-mart clip on fan. Use it on my sump.

07/10/2008, 01:22 AM	#5
joshkennedy07 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 248	Cheap Walmart fans for me too. I bought 4 of them for $6 each. I put three of them on my display and one on my electrical cabinet to keep the ballasts an controllers cool.

07/10/2008, 10:01 AM	#7
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	I have 4 80mm PC fans mounted on the sides of my canopy. I am running them with 7.5v (as opposed to 12v which is normal for PC fans) to keep the noise down. For lights, I have 2x250w MH pendants and 2x54w T5s. Here in the Dallas-area, with high temps in the upper 90s F (supposed to break 100F today), and with my house thermostat set to 78F, my water temp goes from 78 to 80 without a chiller. I run my fans 24x7, and not just when the lights are on.

07/10/2008, 06:41 PM	#9
DAKOOP Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Charles Posts: 310	Box fan over tank hooked up to controller.

07/10/2008, 06:48 PM	#10
SALT WATER CRAZ Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 872	Box fan over sump

07/10/2008, 08:05 PM	#12
Gtstricky Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kennett Sq, PA Posts: 496	I have a window fan on a shelf over my sump blowing down.

07/10/2008, 08:23 PM	#13
Saltwater_Dog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Isle, Louisiana Posts: 375	small Wal-Mart special in my canopy __________________ GO TIGERS!!!!! Current Tank Info: 100 gal, 160 lbs Live Rock, 120 lbs Live Sand, Octopus HOB Skimmer, PC Lighting, 2-Koralia 3's, 2-Max Jett 900's, Filter Guys Ocean Wave + RO/DI 75gpd

07/10/2008, 10:00 PM	#14
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I've got a fan on the sump.

07/10/2008, 10:07 PM	#15
ILoveReefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheektowaga Posts: 851	Cheap clip on fans from walgreens, one on the canopy and one on the sump, both are hooked up to a temp. controller.