This heat is ridiculous!

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:27 pm

Today's update. Got home from work and found the Sewellia tank at 71.9F and the River-Tank at 69.8F. I switched the fan on the River-Tank to it's lowest speed and it's crept up to 70.7F now after about 40 minuites.

Goes to show how effective these fans are. Ambient air temperature in the lounge where the R/T is sited is 79.6F, so it's having a marked effect considering the additional heat-sink heating you get from the pumps.

Martin.

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:49 pm

'Cool' stuff!

It would seem that the fans are doing a great job.

Emma

The Kapenta Kid · Post by **The Kapenta Kid** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:05 pm

I just used a spare space-heater type fan which I had lying around as an ad hoc solution (with the heat turned off of course

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It's about a foot high so I just laid it across the top of the tank with the hood off and it blasts air onto the surface from a range of about 4 inches. Plenty of evaporative heat transfer there. Here is the fan

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:30 pm

Hah! Evapourative cooling is sure the word for it. It's been 2 days and last night i had to add a 5 gallon bucket of water to the tank!

Who needs a humidifier?

Martin.

The Kapenta Kid · Post by **The Kapenta Kid** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:18 pm

It's the Second Law of Thermodynamics, crudely put, No Pain, No Gain.

Vasere · Post by **Vasere** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:02 pm

Great information

kimby · Post by **kimby** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:40 pm

sure is

and I will be looking for those clip on fans at least.

Martin how do those wall fans mount? Is it some kind of braket that the fan then slides into? Are the bolt holes humongous?

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:34 am

kimby wrote:Martin how do those wall fans mount? Is it some kind of braket that the fan then slides into? Are the bolt holes humongous?

kimby,

Martin's over in the UK at the moment, but I'm sure he'll answer you when he gets back, or else when he pops into an Internet cafe to get his LOL fix.

Emma

kimby · Post by **kimby** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:53 pm

thanks Emma.

kimby · Post by **kimby** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:20 pm

ha! boy do I feel dumb.

I just realized we actually have one of those fans, thought they looked familiar...I never knew it could be wall mounted though, I see there's actually a little "hanging hole" on the back, the fans are lightweight too so it shouldn't take too much to hold them.

Tastyfish · Post by **Tastyfish** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:53 pm

This heat has killed me ^^.

I had 3 nandus, 2 leucocephalus and 2 microctenopoma fasciolatum, 2 ctenopoma acutirostre, 2 siamensis algeaeaters, 1 flying fox & 4 clowns.
Now it seems i have lost alot of em; all nandus, leucocephalus and is seems like ive lost both microctenopomas 1 C. acutirostre and 1 siamensis.

thats fish for 100$ or more

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just the 2 leucocephalus were 60$

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