paul_r Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 hey guys its been a while since ive done any work on the cupboard, but i gave up a weekend on the turps with the boys and got most of it done. Havnt got doors on the front yet but a sleeping bag does a great job of keeping the heat in. Testing time with a few tanks heres more or less what it looks like, i only have the top half in use. This is what is heating and supplying all the air to the tanks, pretty simple huh. has kept the tanks at around 24 degrees, im still fine tuneing the thermostat. Let me know what you think, i am going to paint the polystyrene black, as well as make covers to block out the light from the lights/heaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 I would look at mounting the electrics on another small block just incase there is an over flow of water while filling? Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 after checking the air pump before i went to bed i noticed it was quite hot, i then decided to have it running outside the cupboard, would rather be safe than sorry. Other than that it is running fine, some of the killies are a bit freaked by the light so i will blacken the back and bottom of the tanks to make life a bit easier for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 How close are those light's to the polystyrene?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 close enough to allow heat to dispurse between levels, yet far enough away not to become a fire hazard, i would say 2 inches at a guess. I done a bit of trial and error on distance, i did notice some of the poly being melted so moved lights away from the poly. Seems to be all good now and has been up and running for 3 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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