tank cooling

[fatboyjoe]

I just purchased a fan kit from a famous online auction. the kit has 3 x 3'' fans wired together and has a temp. sensor. it looks like the fans that come in light fixtures. I am going to mount them on my eggcrate which is like a sceen on top of my tank. right now I use a clip on fan but it's noisey and ugly.I'm hoping the lower profile fans will do the trick. anyone out there using something like this? and also, does the temp sensor really work?

[VWD]

I alway have the fans run when lights are on and Don't use the sensor type. I would mount them to blow across the surface of the water. It will depend on how cool you want it and how hot it is.

[tims]

i agree, what is the temp ( highest) your tank gets to?
do you run a sump?

[fatboyjoe]

yes I run a sump, I'll put the probe in there. just waiting for ups now.

[VWD]

I run the fans on the sump to cool, I have a 10 inch fan under the stand on my Trigger tank, !50 gallon and it drops the temp down 3 to 4 degrees.