Sump Cooling fans

Someone I know was having a little bit of trouble keeping the temps down
in his tank. So I offered to build cooling fan bracket that he could mount
on the top rail of his sump.

Here is what I ended up with, this Triple Fan cooling unit. All totaled I have
about 30 Bucks invested.







I made the tray out of 1/4 plexi, which I know it's most likely a little overbuilt
but I figured better safe than sorry.

I get scraps at the local Lowes for next to nothing but I used 6x30 sheet of
1/4 Cast Acrylic with shipping - Cost $8.50

All these components came from Tiger Direct.com but you can also get them
from Ebay for a little bit cheaper.

I used 3 - 80mm Ball Bearing fans you can use the sleeve bearing one but
I have found them to be just a bit louder - Cost $7.47

I used silicone rubber fan mounts to keep the noise level down - Cost $7.20
Believe me it is really quiet so they were well worth the cost.

The fans are protected by chrome fan guards - Cost $8.97
I got zapped by the fans twice when I was testing this so I figured that they
would be a good idea. You can get the Black plastic ones on ebay for about
the same price but I just happend to have these.

Power is supplied by a 12 volt remote power supply that I actully get for free
but you can get them for 5 to 9 bucks on ebay. - Cost $6.00

Like I said I have about $30 invested, not to bad considering you can pay
up to 50 or 60 bucks for something like this.

 

thats a very tidy looking bit of DIY Gazog

like to see the unit set up over the sump, if possible?

Steve

 

Thats really a clean build...

 

Wow, thats really cool. It blows mine out of the water for sure..
http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off-your-fish-tanks/bamas-75-d-80676-27.html

 

Looks good. I would pay you to build one for me if I ever need it.

 

Very Clean! Great job Gazog...One of the best DIY fan I've seen. K+

 

awesome build

 

gotta say i like it . very clean man. thanks for the pricing to iv been looken to built a fan setup for a project

 

sorry noob question but, why would sump area need fans? thanks in advance

 

metal halides raise the temp of your tank.

If you don't intend on running a chiller to keep temps down , then fans is a must.