What do You think of this Fan?

Deacon240 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 05:33 AM

I keep eyeballing this fan at work... I keep thinking I can mount it with some silicone and sorta mask it in my viv to have a lower profile than a standard fan.

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Only issue is it has LED's

Deacon240 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 03:05 PM

I purchased this fan and got it hooked to a 5v power supply, runs nice and quiet and is definitely sufficient for my 10gal tank I'm starting. Yay!

Epiphile · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 03:08 PM

Good stuff. How do you have it situated in the tank? I was looking at the photo of it and trying to figure out how you were thinking of setting it up.

Deacon240 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 03:11 PM

Going to silicon it flat to the top left corner inside the tank where I am going to have the vent screen. With a little mesh and silicone I think it'll work nicely, especially if I put some cover on it to conceal it's nasty blueness.

I'll take a picture of it later today or tomorrow.

MtuPup · #5 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 06:03 PM

Do you have the fan in tank, or blowing outside air in?

Deacon240 · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 06:48 PM

Outside in was my original idea for it.

MtuPup · #7 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 07:08 PM

are you working with a humid enviroment? I'd be careful because that fan will dry it right out.

Deacon240 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-18-2009, 12:28 AM

Yeah I'd like it to be more humid. Would it be useful if I had it mounted in a way where it didnt pull from outside air?

froggsong · #9 (**permalink**) 11-18-2009, 02:29 AM

The best way to use a fan in a humid environment is to have it recirculating the air inside the tank, rather than blowing in air from the outside. That way the air stays fresh but you don't dry it out.

Deacon240 · #10 (**permalink**) 11-18-2009, 02:43 AM

Thanks! I'll just mount it in a spot that it wont block the headlamp I plan for it and so it is pulling from the back of the tank.