Well... I guess a chiller is in my future.

[Jenn]

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I went from 30 cfm fans to 100 cfm and now I have to run them on a timer because they cool to much. The fans were only $10/ea. A lot cheaper than a chiller.
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Gary, where did you get those fans from? I am looking to get 4 of them.

[Ram_Puppy]

well guys, i would tend to agree with you as far as upgrading fans go... but see, the thing is this tanks lighting is suspended right now on a skeleton of 1 x 1's. there is no canopy, a cieling fan blows into the tank, and a box fan blows across the top. I don't think upgrading fans at this point is going to do diddly squat when the new tank comes in, of course I will put fans in the canopy, but I can already see it isn't going to be enough.

I also had the apartment complex set up an appointment to have my AC checked out. and they will be leaving extra ac filters with me since I am running it so much as well, that should help a little.

Thanks for all the in put guys...

[Polkster13]

Hey Ram Puppy,

Be careful with your maintenance guys changing out filters.

Horror story: When we were renting a duplex in Pflugerville, while we were on vacation in August, the maintenance guy came by and replaced our filter on the ac unit. He shut it off to change the filter and didn't turn it back on. When we came home it was over 98 degrees in the house and everything in all of my aquariums was "cooked". Complained to the owner and he said he couldn't/wouldn't do anything about it. Turned in my 30 day notice that I was leaving and he would not return my deposit. Said I had damaged several things in the home (had been done by the prior tenant) so I lost my deposit as well. Live and learn.

Next house we rented we documented everything before we moved in and when we moved out I got all of my deposit back.

I have learned the hard way that if I am out of town, I will have someone who knows a lot about saltwater aquariums to look after my charges while I am away.

[GaryP]

Jenn & Abe,

Here is the thread where I discussed this and it contains the link to where I got the fans. I only paid $10 each for these fans. A pretty good deal.

http://maast.org/index.php?name=PNph...t=cooling+fans

I found a puter shop in SA that has some pretty neat cooling fans. They are adjustable so that you can turn them up or down as needed for your cooling needs.

[NaCl_H2O]

Ram, one BIG advantage of a good chiller that hasn't been mentioned is VERY stable temp control. I think all would agree that high temps (83-85) are not nearly as stresful on you inhabitants than large temp swings during the day/night. My system (with Chiler) varies between 79.8 and 80.5 .... 24x7

However, the danger with any "automation" is you can't ignore it. Someday something will go wrong (Blown fuse, pump failure, etc.), so you have to keep an eye on it just like any other equipment, and maintain it regularly.