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seamonkey2
Thu, 27th Jul 2006, 03:13 PM
I found this while looking at DIY

http://www.becnel.net/jim/reef/cool.html

seems easy enough

for all you guys with smaller tanks and heat issues

Jose
Mr_Cool
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 09:12 AM
I don't see why this couldn't help a tank bigger than 30 gallons, though. I have an old dorm frig.....
MattK
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 09:38 AM
I bet if he ran the tubing through the freezer compartment first and then through the fridge he would get better results.
seamonkey2
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 10:01 AM
he does have 2 coils of tubbing in the freezer part of the little fridge
he agrees with you Mr cool, he didn't think it will help anything bigger than a 30ga, but the concept is there for a regular size fridge, maybe?

Jose
RNall
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 10:33 AM
Or a cheap used deep freezer with 100' of tubing! :lol
MattK
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 11:09 AM
he does have 2 coils of tubbing in the freezer part of the little fridge

I know, but if he ran it through the freezer first i think he would get better results. Works like the principle that warm water will freeze quicker than cold water.
seamonkey2
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 11:17 AM
ahhhh, got it

I'm sure he was wishing he had more room in the little freezer.

Ron, thats what I was thinking

Jose
TroyPham
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 02:26 PM
this has been talked about for years, but the results have always been poor.
AlexKilpatrick
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 04:10 PM
From what I have heard the problem is that household fridges (of any size) are not meant to be running all the time. Since a fridge is well-insulated, it doesn't have to run all the time. But when you are continually adding heat to it from an external source, it just doesn't work well.
SBreef
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 05:03 PM
Home fridges become efficeint(sp) once you start to put things in it. The items that you put in it, hold the cold and the fridge only runs once the temp has gotten to high. Ever notice that if you do not open the firdge and let the heat in, it hardly ever runs.
MattK
Fri, 28th Jul 2006, 05:08 PM
What if you had a block of ice (round ice block) and wrapped the tubing around it and then back to the tank. Just keep the ice block in the freezer part so it doesn't melt. Or better yet, get a 3 gallon jug put the tubing inside then add water and freeze. This would create more surface area to displace heat.