Aquarium Cooling - DIY Aquarium Cooling Lid!

In this video I build an aquarium cooling lid to help keep my axolotls aquarium cool during the summer heat!
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after testing this lid keeps the aquarium 7 degrees cooler, on average, than room temperature using solely evaporative cooling.
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[@user-yp5iu6hn1b]

Good stuff...

[@Operatorindustries]

Love this, will definitely get these fans when I get some axolotls

[@TrafishAquatics]

Awesome glad you enjoyed the build!

[@amandasanders6020]

That's a fantastic solution! I You're a great guy to watch, looking forward to watching more from you.

[@TrafishAquatics]

Thanks, and your welcome!

[@kumisanom]

how is the both fand blowing the water?
good tutorial btw sir

[@jimcarnese2974]

Impatiently waiting on part 2

[@TrafishAquatics]

Everything's filmed I just have to put it together 😁

[@dontbea7237]

Man you are brave as s*** cutting on top of that fish tank I'm like oh hell no

[@TrafishAquatics]

Lol yea I've done it once or twice before

[@AquatikGuru]

This is a great idea

[@TrafishAquatics]

Thanks man!

[@andrescontrerasvargas5865]

Great video, im trying to do something like this, just curious what is your room temperature?

[@aquafishworldassamindia5105]

Very good vlog

[@TrafishAquatics]

Thank you

[@ryanfinamore8107]

I probably will never do this but if liked the video

[@TrafishAquatics]

Thanks

[@tulioalopez]

Great idea, can you please tell me all the information you used. Thank you for everything and good job.

[@TrafishAquatics]

The polycarbonate sheet you can purchase at home Depot or Lowe's, The jigsaw used a fine tooth blade and you have to take your time to avoid cracking it, The fans are linked in the video description, I used the inkbird thermostatic controller that can be used for heating or cooling

[@ChrisClos]

Love the solution - I keep thinking of axolotls sometime... But keeping them cool has been a slight deterrent for me. Where did you get the super clear polycarbonate like that?

[@TrafishAquatics]

You can get it at Lowe's or homedepot or almost any hardware store

[@dontbea7237]

Ice will say though mine currently sits between 65 or 67 degrees and I only have to swap out three ice bottles a day I do not put the bottles in the tank directly I run 100 ft of air line through a cooler plugged into a powerhead with a sponge filter on the end of it to slow it down the cooler was 13 bucks the airline I purchased was four rolls of refrigerator hose from Home Depot at 25 ft a piece $3.17 per roll one Airline splits into two Airlines and then bottlenecks back into one Airline all the excess Airline is rolled up in a igloo Laguna 99 Court lunch size cooler my next project is a new tank itself I will be lying it with anywhere from three quarters of an inch to an inch and a half maybe 2 in thick of Styrofoam concrete and Drylok and doing a 3D background with it no substrate it'll be a 30-gallon tank the floor two side walls and back will be styrofoam false Rock this way the tank is insulated from the inside like a cooler only missing the two corners for the Hamburg Matten filters the front and now that I've seen this I might even do a styrofoam lid with two fans built-in with a feeding hole that would be removable obviously

[@Heyshhgi]

How well did this project do at keeping the water cool?

[@TrafishAquatics]

Works very well, I keep my temperature set at 67 year round, Even when temperatures outside climb in the summer The fans still keep the tank at 67.

[@thehellofbear7970]

Hi new subscriber. Great stuff looking forward to see more vids my wife and I have need of your expertise. She has contacted you on Facebook. We are in the UK so times are different Obviously. Hope you can help thank you in advance. 🐻👍

[@pruebj3553]

I have sharp ribbed newts that have to be kept cool ..... wish there was somewhere I could buy a lid like this.

[@TrafishAquatics]

On Amazon they also sell fans that you can clip on to your aquarium that essentially do the same thing, I chose to build the lid like this because it was the same price as one of the clip-on fans

[@pruebj3553]

I’ve got the fans, as I use them on my other tanks. If I used them on this particular tank I’d have to lift the lid to attach them and I don’t want my newts to climb out, as they’re semi aquatic and great little climbers.

[@TrafishAquatics]

Ah I understand now, I could never find a lid like this which is why I decided to make one and make the video!

[@pruebj3553]

It’s a brilliant video. My ‘tools’ comprise of a tiny hacksaw 😂 I have managed to make my own DIY electric gravel vac and water change system. I can’t use a python as I have the old style sink taps.

[@TrafishAquatics]

Ah I got ya, my non sink python is a 800 gph pond pump with some hose on it 😆

[@timothynelson4932]

We need a new video!

[@TrafishAquatics]

I know lol

[@andy_warb]

"axolotls are cool water fish"... Errm, nope.Not fish. :D

[@TrafishAquatics]

Technically not lol

[@eisafrancisco9158]

@@TrafishAquatics amphibians but mostly in the water

[@troyd.521]

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