Hi Everyone,
I'm building a 3' tall column tank at the moment with internal air circulation powered by computer fans, as I understand the air circulation should help keep the viewing glass free of mist and water droplets.
I've built some ducts colleting the air at the bottom of the tank and expelling it toward the front and side panels (tank is viewable from two sides). See image below. The two fans are small 4cm ones, but quite powerful, I can feel the air current coming out the exhausts and even at the oposite side of the tank.
So I decided to try it out before building my bg. I filled by false bottom with water, turn on the heaters and left the air circulation on for 24h. .... well, I wasnt impressed, there was consdensation everywhere, even just in front of the exhaust.
So, what am I doing wrong?
1) bad positioning of the in- and exhausts?
2) Shouldnt be blowing hot humid air towards the glass?
3) should not have the air circulation on all time?
4) the fans are not powerful enough?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Just wanna get on with my background, but need to sort this one out first.
I'm building a 3' tall column tank at the moment with internal air circulation powered by computer fans, as I understand the air circulation should help keep the viewing glass free of mist and water droplets.
I've built some ducts colleting the air at the bottom of the tank and expelling it toward the front and side panels (tank is viewable from two sides). See image below. The two fans are small 4cm ones, but quite powerful, I can feel the air current coming out the exhausts and even at the oposite side of the tank.
So I decided to try it out before building my bg. I filled by false bottom with water, turn on the heaters and left the air circulation on for 24h. .... well, I wasnt impressed, there was consdensation everywhere, even just in front of the exhaust.
So, what am I doing wrong?
1) bad positioning of the in- and exhausts?
2) Shouldnt be blowing hot humid air towards the glass?
3) should not have the air circulation on all time?
4) the fans are not powerful enough?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Just wanna get on with my background, but need to sort this one out first.
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