reefhound Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 so.. i need a cooling fan. i decided on a fan designed to cool entertainment centers, so here goes: I ordered the AC infinity fans off of amazon, and the controller. the company has great reviews I also ordered the controller that I can set to kick the fans on when the room temp rises (the temp probe can't be in water) but that's ok for the application as it will probably only kick on from 2-5 on the hottest days in my place.. I also ordered 2 kydex sheets off fleabay (12 x 12 square) thickness of .08 and .118 the fans will mount to the wall in a slotted mount so they can easily be removed and pulled out of the way for maintenance, cleaning etc... if you don't know what kydex is, look into it.. great stuff, and I've made all kinds of clips/ mounts for the tank also, the cool thing about these fans.. you can add more in a chain.. i'll add one inside my stand to keep my LED power converter cooled down, and also hook it up to the controller. i'll post a few steps with pics this weekend Kydex cut and bent.. what u see is all that's required to work with kydex the cradle.. just bent in a "v" with one side longer to screw in place: Link to comment
spinycheek Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Awesome! Do they have pre-built connectors for chaining them or do they need to be wired? Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 they all chain together with their own connections.. you can also boost the fan more with the controller.. you can daisy 4 fans total, the controller has two usb plugin ports also, these fans are super quiet I need to pick up some different screws, and should have used .118 kydex for the cradle.. it's a little too flimsy, but fixable there is no electoral/wiring involved at all.. just plug it in Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 I also used kydex and an under cabinet light from home depot for my fuge Link to comment
spinycheek Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Never heard of Kydex, looks interesting. Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 it's actually heating up today.. fans kicked on a bit ago and temp is still down, so looks good Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 ok, so after reading the directions, the controller has a smart mode where the fans slowly ramp up based on temp. this will work out very well I think.. pretty intuitive Link to comment
drexel Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I thought about picking up some of these fans, but decided on a Noctua instead. Looks good! Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 ok, so i came home to an 84 degree appartment.. my tank hadn't moved off of the 74 deg mark.. seriously happy with this whole setup Link to comment
marioensf Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Cool DIY. You can also attach the temp. probe on the outside of the tank, that way the controller will read the temp. off of the tank's instead of the room. Gonna check those fans on amazon. Link to comment
reefhound Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 it really works great on the room temp.. I have it adjusted to slowly ramp up.. won't change it because it works better than factory fans I've read about Link to comment
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