Need a cooling fan housing/mount.

jhatfield · Jul 20, 2020

Red Sea Reefer 170 (43g) mixed reef.

I have been using a computer cooling fan for a few months now and it works great. Apex turns it on when it gets to 79.5 and then cools pretty quickly down to 77.5. Looking for ideas on how to mount the fan so it's out of the way and blows across the top of the tank.

Right now I have it sitting on the screen top aimed directly down at the water surface which seems effective but has to be moved when I need to remove the tank screen which is a pain. Wondering if anyone has constructed a case/frame to mount the fan in and a way to mount it on a gooseneck for example. Love to see some photos.

reefwiser · Jul 20, 2020

They do make cheap fans with mounts on them.If you’re planning to use this long-term effects want to look at ones that I made for salt water As the bearings inside cheap fans and computer fans will lock up due to salt water getting into the bearings.

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laverda · Jul 20, 2020

Never seen a saltwater fan, but their are fans designed for humid applications. From what I have seen fans sold for aquarium use are nothing more than computer fans with mounting brackets. In my experience they do not hold up very well. The computer fans are cheap enough you can replace them every couple years.
I would just screw it to your covers frame.