question about cooling fan

[john70]

Hi guys, I am tied to turn the fan on and off by myself, are there anyway that I can buy a device from eBay or Amazon that can turn my cooling fan off and on automatically. Thanks a lot. John.

 

[vashawn]

HD or lowes have timer. i leave my fans on 24/7 during the summer. no chiller stable @ 77-79.

 

[bkstang]

There are some timers you can program to turn on and off several times during 24 hrs. I think this is the cheapest way to do it.

 

[theMeat]

Ideally you want the fan to come on when it gets hot enough that it's needed. BRS sells the reef keeper lite for $120. Comes with 4 programmable outlets and a temp probe. So one outlet for the heater so it's much safer and more precise, one for your fan, and 2 left for anything you could want. Great insurance and the best money you can put into a tank.
Check out the vid on linky...http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reefkeeper-lite-basic-digital-aquatics.html

 

[john70]

I actually saw this reef keeper lite b4,but it's way to complicated to me to understand it lol. I rather get something simple and easy setup one,even though the unit with room temperature sensor probe is fine. so Before I find the temperature controller, I think I just have to turn the fan on and off manually as b4. Thank you very much for help guys!!!

 

[Pop Corals]

There is a new fan that just came out that has a temp probe and you can set your temp points to turn on off. We should have them soon if interested.

 

[john70]

Thanks john! I will stop by to check out your acans selection next week, hopefully you got the probes at that time .

 

[reefiness]

I just googled temperature controlled outlet and found something on amazon which seems to be what you are looking for.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011296704/?tag=reefs04-20

 

[reefiness]

you actually can technically use it to control your heater and fan as it has a cooling and heating plug which i guess are controlled separately... maybe? Didnt look too much into it.