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Thread ID: 87229	2008-02-13 18:48:00	CPU fan in fish tank?	sarel (2490)	PC World Chat

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639981	2008-02-13 18:48:00	Hi guys I am forever worried that my lighting setup (fluoro tubes x 2, running well) in my fish tank will eventually overheat en start a fire. I've been wondering - is it possible to get a very smallish 240V fan, similar to a CPU fan, or even a CPU fan that can run from 240V. I can then install it on the side of my top cover, sucking out all the heat. Yeah I know the lighting setup should be 100% and checked all the time - I've done that, but still, it's a nice idea if I could only get it to work. sarel	sarel (2490)
639982	2008-02-13 18:59:00	If they are not overheating now why do you think they might in the future? The fan could just help spread the flames :D	PaulD (232)
639983	2008-02-13 19:37:00	Sarel: My daughter is a Vet's Nurse and has, apart from other assorted animals and birds, what she calls a "small" aquarium. I call it "large." She too has two flouro tubes that run all day every day and has done so for some years now without a hint of a fire. Certainly they do heat up, but within her experience, she says she has never heard of a fire of that type. Most of the pet places she visits have many aquariums and all of them heat up to a certain extent, but nobody runs fans or anything else and they seem safe enough. (Have yet to see a fire extinguisher parked nearby.) Be more worried about about a naughty pussycat. They can cause more havoc with a lighting system than heat.	Roscoe (6288)
639984	2008-02-14 00:12:00	Yeah Roscoe I know - I've had lots of fish tanks in a previous life, with fluoro tubes, never a problem (I used to breed Discus and fancy Guppies, had up to 45 tanks). It's probably the age catching up - I touch the starter and think "hmmm, is that a bit warmer than yesterday?". I know it's quite OK, but then the tinkerer in me says "why don't you make sure nothing untoward will happen, install a small fan". I've checked out DSE and Trademe but I think most of the smallish fans runs off low voltages. In any case, putting a few holes in the side of the top (for natural ventilation) will probably be good enough but I still think it's an interesting question. If I find something suitable I will probably try it, just to see if it actually reduces the heat dramatically or not. sarel	sarel (2490)
639985	2008-02-14 00:41:00	Sarel: I sometimes despair at my youngest offspring. She has a "don't care" attitude in so many things, but when it comes to animals she demands to know why I'm not so bothered. So she is very passionate - if a fan was needed she would have one. No, don't argue!(she says.) If my daughter gives you advice on animals it is said with experience, thoughtfulness and passion. She might argue on other subjects but with animals there is only right and wrong. But then it does seem as though you have done it all even if it was in a previous life. This century or last? I do know what you mean about age catching up and others just do not understand, eh? Nothing wrong with being careful. And have you noticed? You may look like a wrinkly old bugger from the outside but everything else still looks the same, such as a nice bum and a nice pair of legs. Thank goodness for that! Sexist? Who cares?:D	Roscoe (6288)
639986	2008-02-14 01:31:00	Everything sooooooo true Roscoe. Yes, nothing wrong with admiring certain parts of the female anatomy - as the wife says, you can look but you can't buy. B*gger. sarel	sarel (2490)
639987	2008-02-14 01:32:00	A fan may bring in more dust that is a greater fire hazard than the present set-up. And what will the noise, vibration etc. do for the residents? They may not be fans of the fan idea.	R2x1 (4628)
639988	2008-02-14 01:48:00	Everything sooooooo true Roscoe. Yes, nothing wrong with admiring certain parts of the female anatomy - as the wife says, you can look but you can't buy. B*gger. I'm told also that I can look if I like, but she says, of the sweet young things that I look at, that I most probably could not handle it. I've said that I don't mind giving it a try, but she just laughs. Most unkind.:)	Roscoe (6288)
639989	2008-02-14 18:21:00	Roscoe - "unkind" is too kind a word. Mine says she knows nothing will happen, got no idea what she means. R2x1 - yes, I thought about the same things but wanted to give it a try at least. Dust I can deal with - and if you consider the tank is next to a piano, being played very often, with no adverse effects on the residents, then the vibration may not be a big problem. Although I do think one or two of the latest kiddie Guppies are musically inclined as they change their swimming patterns to the beat of the music. Or perhaps they got no choice, and it's a pain thing. sarel	sarel (2490)
639990	2008-02-14 18:43:00	Roscoe - "unkind" is too kind a word . Mine says she knows nothing will happen, got no idea what she means . These women can be cruel, can't they? Callous, heartless, inhumane, malevolent, sadistic, severe, vicious, etc, etc, and yet we still love them dearly . Strange . The saying that all the males in our family embrace, "Husbands are a sorry lot . " Must admit to having no knowledge of musical guppies . Is that a special breed and do they have a preference? Beatles or Bethoven? Interesting . :D	Roscoe (6288)
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