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Post by ericnjen on Mar 16, 2013 21:21:37 GMT -6
We recently got a Axolotl and are looking for some tips and advice for getting the water cooled off. Are there any home remedies anyone knows of. Of course the chillers ( = expensive ) and the simpler methods of frozen water bottles and fans. Right now we have it in a 46 gallon bow front tank and the temperature is staying at 71.  |
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Post by davidtcb1 on Mar 16, 2013 22:08:30 GMT -6
What is the desired constant temperature?
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Post by ericnjen on Mar 17, 2013 1:50:16 GMT -6
The colder the better. Any where maintained in the 60's is good but the lower 60's being being better.
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Post by mruble on Mar 17, 2013 15:47:32 GMT -6
Water that is moving tends to be cooler than stagnant water.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Mar 17, 2013 16:02:58 GMT -6
Yeah that would be difficult without a chiller.
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Post by tpindell on Mar 17, 2013 22:02:46 GMT -6
We recently got a Axolotl and are looking for some tips and advice for getting the water cooled off. Are there any home remedies anyone knows of. Of course the chillers ( = expensive ) and the simpler methods of frozen water bottles and fans. Right now we have it in a 46 gallon bow front tank and the temperature is staying at 71. View AttachmentMy idea would involve drilling holes in a mini fridge and running a loop from the aquarium through it, powered by a small pond pump. Any chance of finding a cheap mini fridge on Craigslist that will fit under the stand? |
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Post by ericnjen on Mar 18, 2013 11:17:40 GMT -6
Well we have gotten down to 68-69 by using fans. I have seen were people have used mini fridge and wine chillers. We was hoping not to go to that extreme. I would like to keep as simple as we can. Is is pretty wild seeing some of the set ups that people use.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Mar 19, 2013 10:35:20 GMT -6
I can see the fridge thing working if you find a way to seal the holes around the tubes so cold air is not escaping/wasted.
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Post by tpindell on Mar 19, 2013 14:59:27 GMT -6
The only other thing I can think of using is a peltier cooler (great for cooling computer CPUs  ), but that may get too cold. The peltier could be connected to a cheap heater core and instead of a fridge you loop the water through the heater core that is now cooled by the peltier. You would also need to attach a computer heatsink and fan to the other side of the pelier as they get hot. |
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), but that may get too cold. The peltier could be connected to a cheap heater core and instead of a fridge you loop the water through the heater core that is now cooled by the peltier. You would also need to attach a computer heatsink and fan to the other side of the pelier as they get hot.