Make your light fixture silent!!! DIY Instructable inside

xoomercom · 06-17-2008, 05:56 PM

It's all here. Enjoy!

http://www.bderen.com/DIY

Pls. Discuss

reefman · 06-17-2008, 07:37 PM

i had always use computer fans for quiet cooling too. its only $2-5 a fan. u just need to get any ac-dc adapter (3-12v)the higher the v the faster the speed.
however, i dont use them near water due to moisture problems.

xoomercom · 06-18-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by reefman


	i had always use computer fans for quiet cooling too. its only $2-5 a fan. u just need to get any ac-dc adapter (3-12v)the higher the v the faster the speed. however, i dont use them near water due to moisture problems.

I failed to see your point about moisture problems, if anything they would be safer than their 110V counterpart.

xoomercom · 11-05-2008, 12:10 PM

6 months running and no problems to report. Great mod.

Widdy · 11-05-2008, 12:23 PM

Thanks Xoomer... Was going to do this on my 20" NEP. Any particular reason why the factory power source can't be reused?

Aqua Pro Builder · 11-05-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Widdy


	Thanks Xoomer... Was going to do this on my 20" NEP. Any particular reason why the factory power source can't be reused?

If you are referring the power source of the Current fixture, the fans are usually 110V AC and thus the power source cannot be directly put into the 12V DC fans.

Widdy · 11-05-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Pro Builder


	If you are referring the power source of the Current fixture, the fans are usually 110V AC and thus the power source cannot be directly put into the 12V DC fans.

Gotcha Wingo. Thanks!

xoomercom · 11-06-2008, 08:29 PM

above said is correct.

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xoomercom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 263 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (1)	6 months running and no problems to report. Great mod. __________________ Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!

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11-05-2008, 12:23 PM	#5
Widdy Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jersey City, NJ & Jackson Heights, NY Posts: 34 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (5)	Thanks Xoomer... Was going to do this on my 20" NEP. Any particular reason why the factory power source can't be reused?