Thanks to my wonderful husb, my light fixture on my 26G tank finally got upgraded!!! I went from the stock 15W flourescent to a 36W compact flourescent (6700K), and I must say the difference is stunning!
We wanted to try to use the original hood that came with the tank. When we hooked up the new light, reflector and ballast, we found that the hood also became very warm. This was a lot of stuff in a small space, mind you. My guy builds custom computers as a hobby, so solving heat issues is nothing new to him. He decided to cut out holes in the hood to install a intake and an exhaust 50mm fans powered by... an old Nokia cell phone charger!!*DRUMMER* Genius!!
Here are some pics along the way.
Photo #1 is a pic of the setup with the reflector, the bulb, and the ballast. Before the fan install.
Photo #2 is a pic of the intake fan installed just next to the ballast. The exhaust fan is located on the other end of the hood.
Photo #3 shows the molex plugs kept in place to make for easy swaps when necessary.
Photo #4 shows the entire set up completed.
Photo #5 shows the fan in action!!
We wanted to try to use the original hood that came with the tank. When we hooked up the new light, reflector and ballast, we found that the hood also became very warm. This was a lot of stuff in a small space, mind you. My guy builds custom computers as a hobby, so solving heat issues is nothing new to him. He decided to cut out holes in the hood to install a intake and an exhaust 50mm fans powered by... an old Nokia cell phone charger!!*DRUMMER* Genius!!
Here are some pics along the way.
Photo #1 is a pic of the setup with the reflector, the bulb, and the ballast. Before the fan install.
Photo #2 is a pic of the intake fan installed just next to the ballast. The exhaust fan is located on the other end of the hood.
Photo #3 shows the molex plugs kept in place to make for easy swaps when necessary.
Photo #4 shows the entire set up completed.
Photo #5 shows the fan in action!!
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