DIY Cooler Fan

[RockLobster]

Hi!

Just gotten hold of 2 unused Intel CPU cooler fans.

I'm thinking of reusing them as cooler fans for my marine tank (what to do? I'm poor man son).

Has anyone done this before? Or know where I can get "inspiration"? (I did a search online but I only found articles related to computer cooling).

Any advise would be appreciated (except those asking me to buy chiller)

Thanks!!!

[pegasus1010]

The fans had 2 wires - red & black or brown rite?

Get a 12v dc adapter, cut off the head & join the similar colored wires to those on the fans. That means 1 adapter to 2 fans. Get the idea?

[Clownfish]

i dun tink CPU fans can serve u well... or r u tokking bout the larger fans meant for the CPU casing?

[lowwl1986]

Bro, why not try your luck and go to those shophouses near Sim Lim Square to try your luck? Many of these shops sells huge cooler fans that are at least twice the size of a processor fan. Price are also very reasonable. Its a good place to hunt down cheap stuffs there.

[pegasus1010]

Just for info

CPU fan are mostly 8cm or 80mm.

Casing fans comes in either 8mm or 120mm

[jasMarine]

Hi!

Just gotten hold of 2 unused Intel CPU cooler fans.

I'm thinking of reusing them as cooler fans for my marine tank (what to do? I'm poor man son).

Has anyone done this before? Or know where I can get "inspiration"? (I did a search online but I only found articles related to computer cooling).

Any advise would be appreciated (except those asking me to buy chiller)

Thanks!!!

can use them to cool lights

[ervine]

get bigger fans man.. CPU fans are puny!...

I run a 12V 4" fan and it moves A LOT of air.. even more than an AC one of the same size... strange...

[RockLobster]

The fans had 2 wires - red & black or brown rite?

Get a 12v dc adapter, cut off the head & join the similar colored wires to those on the fans. That means 1 adapter to 2 fans. Get the idea?

The wires are green and yellow. But I get the idea

Thanks!

[RockLobster]

i dun tink CPU fans can serve u well... or r u tokking bout the larger fans meant for the CPU casing?

I'm talking about those fan used for blowing the CPU chip heatsink.

My idea is to do a nano-reef tank, and these small fans seems like a good idea.

I appreciate everyone's kind replies but no links to get "inspiration" leh.

On a sidenote; I just came back from HK and I bought a Jaebao(sp??) 2 head cooling fan unit.

I used it to cool my 3X1.5X1.5 feet; daytime I'm getting temp of 27 degrees! Night time I could get as low as 26 degrees!

Its my first time using fans to cool marine tank; it works well (so far) and I guess its a "sign" when I got the freebie Intel CPU fan to try it on a nano-reef (future project).

Think I'll go SLS to get the materials for my DIY fan this week.

Cheers!

[pegasus1010]

get bigger fans man.. CPU fans are puny!...

I run a 12V 4" fan and it moves A LOT of air.. even more than an AC one of the same size... strange...

tat's coz all fans comes with different rpm.

higher rpm the fan are stronger & more expensive.

the rpm are stated on the fan label.

[Oceandeep]

I have a few 4 to 5 inch fan to sell at $5 each. Will pose the detail later.

[Oceandeep]

all ac 230V fan

[salivateforme]

I ripped the DC fan off the PSU of an old computer, connected it to a 12V AC/DC adapter (cheapest I could find was abt $6), screwed it into the middle of 2 parallelly-placed wire casings, and then placed the whole set-up across my 3-ft aquarium...

it maintains the temp very well, but evaporation is fast, and water hardness is phenomenal.