MAKE A LOW COST AQUARIUM COOLING COOLER SYSTEM

[ssverton]

very creative!!!!

[simpledate]

@ssverton Thank you

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@imreiki yes it's in my note.

[x2h3]

hey can you use that to cool a 75 gallon tank? very creative!

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@x2h3 Thank you, 75 gallon is a bit too big, I'd say this setup is good for a 15 Gallon at the most. I actually bought a small Salton refrigerator for 70$ , so instead of putting Ice in the box I run the tubing from the aquarium to the refrigerator. The refrigerator is activated by the temperature controller. If you buy a refrigerator, make sure it is the type that has a compressor, not the Peltier type.

[lauist631]

Does your temperature controller have an outlet in the back for the water pump to be plugged into?

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@lauist631 Yes, the "outlet" is a relay connection that is inside the controller. See the description of a relay on Wikipedia for more information if you want. Both : a pump and a power supply connects to the relay.

[zee116]

I think the copper pipe dangerous for salt water as it may kill your fish. Correct me if I am wrong. Also can a plastic pipe be used instead?

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@zee116 Yes it is, I wrote it in the note in the description of my video. Yes you can use a thin plastic tubing with no problem.

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@rlanchok

I would use ebay item: 120647956137

8$ 7v 0.13A. Don't Use the copper, just twist the plastic tubing like I did with the copper.

Search on ebay for : " Dc pump ", organize the results least expensive first.

There is also: 260712920583 16$ 12V 0.34A . 280548482369 @ 15$ . 380308599445 @ 18$ 9 to 12 v 0.5A .

[Thesaltturner]

Thank you!!!!

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@Thesaltturner

You are welcome,  Take care.

[ihikefar]

Hi.  Great video. Can you explain, in more detail, how the pump is wired into the system? Does it wire into the temp controller? Also, how many GPH is the pump rated for? I'm trying to understand what size pump would be too big for this type set-up. Thanks.

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@ihikefar Hi, thank you :)

Yes, the pump is wired to the controller, I will explain: There is also a power supply for the pump. The power supply is a wall transformer that generates 6 V DC for my pump. This supply has 2 wires. One of the wires go to the pump , the second one go to one of the Controller relay connections. The controller has a second relay connection that go to the pump second wire. This way when the controller relay closes, the electricity flow to the pump.

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@ihikefar ...The controller relay acts as a switch.

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@ihikefar ...Regarding the pump: I used the smallest I can find. Because the bigger the pump the more heat you will be putting in your aquarium: almost all the energy (electricity) the pump uses is converted into heat that goes in your aquarium. Mine uses about 0.6 Watts. It is about 150 litters/hour, this equals 39 Gallons per hour. Try to find one under 10 Watts, the one I suggested on eBay 190425388193 is great for this application.

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@simpledate the pump number changed to 120647956137

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@ihikefar ..You need an Ac dc adaptor as a power supply, like this eBay item 150444834941