Recent content by Wijames

I bought them on Amazon from the "Coolerguys". The fans were $13.00 and the covers were $1.95 for 2. I just used a hole saw and cut 1 3/4" holes and mounted them with stainless steel bolts bought from Home depot. My temps have been getting up to 81-82 during the day and yesterday they got down...

Finally solved the heat problem Well I finally solved my heat problem. I purchased a pair of 12 volt USB powered fans and covers and installed them in the feeding cover. I have them hooked up to a timer and run them during the hot part of the day to cool the tank down. It does add to the water...

Corals need lots of flow and the right kind of lights. You will definitely need the circulation pump. For a small tank, a skimmer is not necessary but will cut down on water changes if used properly.

Mine has the fans but they only run whilst the lights are on and I've found that they aren't strong enough to compensate for the light heat.

I have seen one of those but it's really noisy . I think I've found another possibility. I.ll. let you know how it does.

Can't find it I haven't been able to find one. Could you get me a link?

No fans No they don't make cooling fans but I'm in the process of making a couple to fit into the feeding cover. I'll post a picture after I finish them and let you know how they do.

Temps Actually I removed the feeding lid and it dropped almost a degree but it's still 80 and above.

I just set up a biocube 14 with the stock filtration without the bio balls and added a 240 GPS circulation pump. It's all cycled and ready for fish but I can't seem o get the temps down under 81. I keep my house at 78 but the tank stays high and I'm not even using the lights yet. By the way I'm...