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    greenstarfish03 - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by XSiVE View Post
    2 or more of these

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998109

    plus

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-011-_-Product

    = easy and cheap cooling.

    The molex connector on the power supply means you can just plug those fans right in to it, chain them together you're good to go. No need for cutting wires, soldering, electrical tape, nothing. Everything here should just plug right in together
    Sweet!! I love easy! These will probably be fine for me since I'm using about 6-8 T5 bulbs. I don't really have a heat issue I just want to make sure to move the moisture out of my hood as much as possible to minimize water damage over time.

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    AZDesertRat - Reefkeeper
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    Make sure you get a variable voltage DC power supply so you can fine tune the fan speed and noise, much better than constant speed. You will find in winter months you can slow them down by switching to 10.5 or even 9v and it cust down on evaporation and the heater kicking on to compensate for overcooling. I paid $5 at Harbor Freight but have seen them for less that $10 at Wal Mart and other places, some have molex connectors but its no big deal if they don't, its only two wires to cut and twist, butt splice or solder together.

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