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Help keep the temperatures down in the summer

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In the summer, my reef tends to hit 81°F or so, while in the colder months it maxes out at 80°F. Years ago, I programmed the Apex to turn on a fan if the tank gets over 79.5°F but there wasn't a fan plugged in. Until recently, that is. I finally got around to making an acrylic bracket and put a 120mm fan over the return section of my sump. This one fan, running in low-mode, has kept the temperature one degree cooler over the past few weeks. I probably should have made it hold two, but one is better than none.

I used some wet-application 3M doublestick tape to hold it on the rim of my sump, because there really was no good way to rest it anywhere.

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Here's the past seven days. There's one spike that got a little higher but it was especially hot that day and my house was hotter too. It was an abnormal day, and even the weather app said "Feels like 108°F" and I totally agreed.

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  1. brotherd's Avatar
    Mad skills. You should take a road trip up to Canada. I can use a few of your creations
  2. melev's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by brotherd
    Mad skills. You should take a road trip up to Canada. I can use a few of your creations
    Which part? I've never been to Canada.
  3. brotherd's Avatar
    Why Calgary, Alberta of course. Google the Calgary Stampede. It's coming up next month
  4. HellBentStar's Avatar
    Calgary? Flames just got a new head coach too. Used to be the head coach for Dallas!... briefly. Twice the reason for a Dallas-ite t visit. Reefing and hockey!
  5. brotherd's Avatar
    So are you all gonna pay us a visit or what?
  6. melev's Avatar
    Umm.. someday?