Subtletanks91 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 First post on this site guys!!! I'm exited to see how this community grows, establishes and how the site changes for access and information. You may know me from another site, you may not. Haha Let's get down to it. I have a ten gallon tank with a mixed stock (don't mind the neos crossing, I find wilds interesting) and also has some carids in there and tigers. I want to keep my tank a steady 68-71 through spring summer and autumn, and the only thing I can think of is a cooling fan, something. It to expensive but that does the job. We don't have ac in the house, nor do we have a fan. So in the bay of Cali it can easily get upwards of 85-90 in a room even with the windows and doors open. This is not good for my shrimp I lost half my stock last year As it sits now the temp is rising slowly because of the changes in season from my ideal temp of 69 to 74 within the past few days. I have found a couple shrimp dead this morning from the temp shift. What do you guys use, suggest, or recommend? Keep in mind the temperature my house can reach. Other facts about this tank, Amazonia substrate (recent swap from azoo) Marina s20 hob Elite dual sponge filter Marineland single bright soon to be finnex planted plus Cholla wood Dragon stone Easy aqua shrimp cave Plants, Glosso Telenthera cardinalis Hydrocotyle japan And persicuria k. And a big fluffy bush of subwassertang No co2 no ferts Water parameters are stable Ammonia nitrate and nitrite 0 nitrate reaches 10ppm at max monthly Ph 6.4 Gh5-6 Kh0-1 Tds152 CharlesWex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I'm going to set up this one this summer: I'm serious. Any air conditioner pops my circuit and my room gets hot just like yours. Worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Whatever are the cheapest clip-ons on amazon prime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I agree with trying a clip-on fan. That being said when I lived in Arizona I had air conditioning and now that I am in Colorado I have my shrimp in the basement that always stays cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 BTW Welcome to the forum!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 A clip on fan, blowing across the top of the water should be enough, is what I have heard. I bought four of them at Amazon. I bought four different types of small fans that are USB and battery powered. I have lot of usb power adapters as I use ecigs, so I figure I can just plug in the fans into the USB power adapters, and then clip them so they can fan across the top of the tank water in the summer. All four of the fans were from $5 bucks to $8 bucks each, so I'll let you know which fan out of the four different models is the best. I have read on quite a few difference fish places and forums that a small fan blowing across the top of the tank is plenty to keep the water stable at 73 degrees. That is only what I read. Now, it that is true or not, I don't know, but I am going to find out. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Haha thanks guys. I'm glad to here here. Let's get this to grow like others have. I just purchased a fan from a friend h4n. The aquatek 2fan system. I'll be running it for 12 hours a day hopefully it won't burn out on me. But I have no other option. That redneck ac unit is nothing short of a stroke of genius I may have to try that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah, talk about cost effective. You could probably make the Redneck AC Unit and sell them for $12 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I saw a variation of it I really like and they use a 90* PVC angle for the outlit. To avoid excess humidity I want frozen water in bottles. At least it works in theory so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 All four of the fans were from $5 bucks to $8 bucks each, so I'll let you know which fan out of the four different models is the best. Looking forward to your fan reviews! It's not too warm yet, but last year we definitely had 80* days in the apartment, which although it has central air, is not at all cost effective to run high enough to keep things cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I may just end up trying the redneck one this year as well providing that my daughter won't tear it up haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah, me too. I have the four different fans coming, so later in the summer, I think I will borrow Soothing Shrimp's idea, and make three Redneck Coolers. I think the frozen bottles in the cooler will last longer than bag of ice, maybe? Or throw a block of ice in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I was going to try a block of dry ice with frozen 2L bottles. The dry ice should keep it frozen longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Be careful with the dry ice. It's frozen CO2, so I wouldn't want it in an enclosed area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 As for a cooling fan... what about wiring up 4+ computer fans and building a cheap holder for them over the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I got two of the four fans I ordered off Amazon today. One of them run on USB and AAA batteries, and the other runs on USB. I have a lot of usb plug in adapters because I vape ecigs instead of cigarettes. Ecigs are just water vapor, no smell, no fire, no ash, no residue. It is just like steam that dissipates as fast as it comes out and does not leave any smell or residue. The one fan flips up and has a stand and cost 7 bucks. It runs on batteries and USB. When plugged into a USB adapter, it is more powerful, but it is okay on batteries too. It fans plenty of air and would be easy to clip to the tank and blow across the water. The other fan is a USB only fan, and cost 5 bucks. It too moves plenty of air, both are very quiet. Way more quiet than I thought they would be and both put out way more air than I thought they would. For the price, you can't beat either of them. I like the one that runs on USB and batteries better than the other. The quality is better, and it moves more air than the 5 buck usb fan. So I guess for the extra two bucks it is worth it. Both would be fine and enough air to make the Redneck Air Conditioner work well. I have two more coming, and I'll let you know about them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Yeah I know it's frozen co2 haha. I was planning on having it in my room with the door open. Let it flow through the hallway. But I'm thinking it will be the best option to have the d@mn thing running all day. I got my fan today, thank you h4n!!!!! It works great. Blows a good deal of air to keep the tank cool. How cool we will see in the summer. But most importantly it is quiet. Being in a room with me my fiancé and daughter that was the main thing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 np! ya i forget how quiet it was until i plugged it in to make sure it worked still... and i wow it was quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Haha. Say, for my 55 does anyone think I'm at risk for jumpers I want to go topless because of summer coming Halfbeak (maybe the most risk) 4apistos Cory sterbai Pleco Ottos Adf Angel 3 guppies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 This is kind of how I want the moss and the bottom of my tank to look. This is awesome h4n. Hope you don't mind me using the photo. I will take it down, if you want. This is h4n's photo everyone. But this is kind of how I want the bottom of my tanks to look. I would think Shrimp would love this. Keeping it fan cooled in the summer would be critical, I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Is that moss as a carpet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Subtle I keep assorted cory's and bristlenose and clown plecos outside and they certainly do not jump . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 What about the rest would I be safe going topless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I want the floor of half of the tank to look like a lawn, similar to the h4n photo, but with small bridge paths instead of rocks, and light poles at each corner of the lawn, and then make a large moss ball and cut it into King Neptune or something cool in the middle of the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 What about the rest would I be safe going topless Wish I could answer you, but I don't keep those species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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