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06-27-2008, 01:11 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Redmond, Or Age: 48
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I use a fan on the sump, works like a charm!  Just keep in mind they are not UL, they have exposed wiring in the chassis that can corrode in a short time so a might be a good ideal to have a second fan on hand in case of failure. For the price, it'll save you on gas running into town to get a new one. | 
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06-27-2008, 04:05 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: monterey...cali Age: 25
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78 is a good temp to be at, that way on hot days you have alittle room for error.
+1 on the extra fan idea, beacuse you know on the hottest day of the year the fan will break down, my luck anyways...
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29 gal/ 10gal refugium with more things then I have space to list.
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06-27-2008, 04:38 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Aug 2007
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06-27-2008, 05:43 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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Hey remember if your temp does rise again like that you should open the doors to your cabinet to let air flow in the sump area and you could always float a bag of ice in the sump in an emergency. I am looking into a fan myself but I am concerned about evaporation.
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120 Gal Reef Tank Born 12/06 160+ Lbs of Live Rock 80 Lbs Live Sand
25 Gal Sump with fuge 15 lbs of Live Rock
(2) 250w 20K MH and (4) 65w CF Atinics (6) Moonlights
Aqua C EV Skimmer
(4) Hydor Korillia # 3s
(1) yellow chromis
(1) green coris wrasse
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06-27-2008, 07:53 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Texas
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|  Evaporation
And you should be concerned about evaporation...
I went through 4 gallons of water in 36 hours... however... I've seen turned the fan off at 78 degrees... and will only turn it back on during light use...
This way I'm limiting it's use and while still keeping the temp. off the 84 degree mark I was once at...
Bottom line... the 20 dollar fan was a miracle...
A chillers, as it appears so far, is no longer on my priority list...
Now it's just getting down my nitrates... bought az-no3... today is day 2... I will post results so everyone knows about that product as well...
3reefers... GET A FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryan
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72 gallon bow front, aqua c urchin protein skimmer, wet/dry filtration, 90lbs lr, 70lb sand, 2 clown fish, yellow-head goby, yellow tang, flame angel, blue hippo, six-line wrasse, carpet anemone, cleaner shrimp, 4 mj1200's with red sea wavemaker, current sundial t5 ho lighting 216w, coralife 1/6 hp chiller | |
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06-28-2008, 02:43 AM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2008
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I just bought a window ac and put it right beside my tank blowing on it. My MH fixture also has 2 x 4 inch fans (1 in 1 out) works great. I stay at 80 pretty much year round.
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2 systems #1 55 gal softie/lps, 70 lbs LR, black sand, too many corals to list, w/ 4x96 watt pc, 2 seio 1100 pumps, diy rubbermaid sump with custom skimmer.
#2 50 gal sps/clam tank, 60 lbs LR, Bare Bottom, acropora dominant, with 2 x 175 watt 10K SE hamiltons and 1x 96 watt pc actinic, CLS powered by reeflo snapper (Tank has approx 60 times flow rate), coast to coast overflow, Lifereef Calcium Reactor w/ ph controller, and custom skimmer. | |
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06-28-2008, 12:59 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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For fast emergency cooling just fill yourself a couple of 2 liter cleaned out coke bottles and fill them with R/O water and keep them frozen if you go the Ice cube in a bag use R/O in-case the bag leaks or punctures _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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06-28-2008, 04:41 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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re: "...To Fan or not to Fan?..."
Fan! _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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06-30-2008, 07:28 AM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Florida
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I love my 2 fans. | |
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