whats a good canopy fan?

Txcowboy22 · 04/21/2008, 08:26 AM

I have be looking at a few canopy fans on the market. I was looking into Icecap fans but I have seen a lot of bad reviews. So now I am thinking about orion from reefgeek or least exspensive of all coralife. I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about these or any others, Thanks!

qfrisco · 04/21/2008, 11:38 AM

Many people (including myself) just use regular PC fans. They are inexpensive and readily available. I installed 4 80mm PC fans in my canopy, and got the fans for around $7 each at Fry's Electronics.

You will have to be a DC power adapter and wire the fans to it. I got a variable output DC adapter from Fry's for about $10. Works great. The variable output is great because you can turn down the speed of the fans to run them quieter. I have mine running at 6 volts and they seem to cool adequately.

04/21/2008, 08:26 AM	#1
Txcowboy22 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long beach Posts: 2,098	whats a good canopy fan? I have be looking at a few canopy fans on the market. I was looking into Icecap fans but I have seen a lot of bad reviews. So now I am thinking about orion from reefgeek or least exspensive of all coralife. I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about these or any others, Thanks!

04/21/2008, 11:38 AM	#2
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	Many people (including myself) just use regular PC fans. They are inexpensive and readily available. I installed 4 80mm PC fans in my canopy, and got the fans for around $7 each at Fry's Electronics. You will have to be a DC power adapter and wire the fans to it. I got a variable output DC adapter from Fry's for about $10. Works great. The variable output is great because you can turn down the speed of the fans to run them quieter. I have mine running at 6 volts and they seem to cool adequately.