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Posted: February 04 2012 at 6:24am |
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Through my reading here on thr forum I read that its sometimes difficult to keep temps below 80 during the warmer months. Since those aren't too far off I figured I should be prepared for it! First, will I need it? we have 4x T5H0 @ roughly 48" about 6" above the water, open top. Gets pretty hot but its no MH.
Id say we keep the house around 76 to 78 in the summer and there is an ac vent fairly close to the tank, maybe 4 feet down 5 feet over.
If needed, I was thinking some 80mm ball bearing fans for computer cases might work nicely. Not too big, being black they'll blend in and be fairly quiet. Think that will be sufficient?
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 8:26am |
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Are you cooling your t5s by chance? If not, you need to get some fans to cool those. Non cooled t5s should be replaced every 6 months.
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 9:38am |
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I didn't know that! No the fixture doesn't have any fans. I suppose I could try installing some but there isn't really any room to do so.
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 9:39am |
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I didn't know that! No the fixture doesn't have any fans. I suppose I could try installing some but there isn't really any room to do so. |
An external fan blowing on the fixture will work as well.
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 11:52am |
Ryan Thompson wrote:
clubbby wrote:
I didn't know that! No the fixture doesn't have any fans. I suppose I could try installing some but there isn't really any room to do so. |
An external fan blowing on the fixture will work as well. |
It has vents on either side, none in the middle, but I can replace the vents with fans no problem. Quesion is, should the fan blow air in or suck air out?
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 1:23pm |
clubbby wrote:
Ryan Thompson wrote:
clubbby wrote:
I didn't know that! No the fixture doesn't have any fans. I suppose I could try installing some but there isn't really any room to do so. |
An external fan blowing on the fixture will work as well. |
It has vents on either side, none in the middle, but I can replace the vents with fans no problem. Quesion is, should the fan blow air in or suck air out? |
I would have the fans suck air in and exit out the other side.
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