Temperature control

[Todd]

Originally Posted by sphelps

My tank has always had problems with heat, everything is sealed up so it holds the heat in. Even in the winter the tank will reach 82 degrees without cooling. I don't like the idea of chillers and simply running fans produces way too much humidity in my place. So I build an evaporative cooler that allows me to vent the humid air outside.

That's a really neat idea. I like the idea of not having equipment work against each other (lights heating things up, chiller keeping things cool ect).

One idea I had thought about in the past along similar lines is to install a rain-water heat exchanger. Basically have a reservoir stored outside in a cool area that is filled with rainwater, then have a titanium heat exchanger install in the reservoir and have a pump turned on at a certain temperature that would run the heat exchanger. The only problem would be the water that is needed to fill the plumbing would cause varying levels in the sump (and salinity swings due to auto top off). I know that you can get heat exchanges from chiller companies, but have yet to try this because I am renting right now.

[brizzo]

Should be interesting this year with glass top + metal halide now. Last 2 summers I have had no problem with my cube getting warm. If I left the feeding door on, the temp would get around 85F, with it off, it stayed stable at 79. I run my AC at 24C from noon till 7pm on hot days

[Okguy]

Being in the Okanagan, heat is a serious concern. I have a clip on fan that blows across my sump that comes on when my MH's come on from fall to spring and I have it come on when my PC's come on in the summer. I have an in-wall AC in the room the tank is in and a portable AC unit that I have in the adjacent room. In the summer both units are set up to run on timers. The problem with this is that they come on even when they are not needed.

I've started to look for a plug-in thermostat that could control the units. But so far have only found them in the States.



http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2151140

I'm heading to Kelowna this weekend to hunt for some there and if anyone knows where I can find them please let me know.

Cheers

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Okguy

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2151140

I'm heading to Kelowna this weekend to hunt for some there and if anyone knows where I can find them please let me know.

Cheers

If you find something similar please let us know.