LondonDragon
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Hi guys decided to get a temp controller for my 60l shrimp tank as I have CRS in there that do not like very high temps and with the controller it will avoid the tank getting too cool if I leave the fans on 24/7.
So purchased an ATC-800+ controller from ebay for £25: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160437735780&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Got it this afternoon and decided to get working and wire it up since the weather is pretty hot a the moment.
I decided to place an extension for heating and cooling that way its easy to connect and disconnect stuff from it, had two old extension ends lying around so used them, they are double sockets but only need the one for this tank.
How it looks with the cables tied behind it:
Plugged it in, showing room temperature:
The wiring at the back, need to find an enclosure for the unit to hide all that cabling and make it nice an tidy (I would recommend use high amp cabling if using a chiller):
Set the unit to 23ºC with margin of 2ºC, so the fans will kick in when the temp gets to 25ºC and the heater will kick in when the temp drops to 21ºC.
Don't know why I didn't do this long ago for this tank! Was pretty easy to install and not that expensive in the end.
You could buy a full unit already made, but that would set you back £68: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATC-800-NEW-DIGITAL-TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLER-PACK-3-/230490663627?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item35aa506acb
The fans I use for a 60l tank are these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AQUARIUM-COOLING-FANS-UK-SELLER-2-FAN-MODEL-/330443251377?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item4ceff3deb1
If you have shrimp or fish that don't do well at high temps then I would recommend one of these 😉
So purchased an ATC-800+ controller from ebay for £25: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160437735780&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Got it this afternoon and decided to get working and wire it up since the weather is pretty hot a the moment.
I decided to place an extension for heating and cooling that way its easy to connect and disconnect stuff from it, had two old extension ends lying around so used them, they are double sockets but only need the one for this tank.
How it looks with the cables tied behind it:
Plugged it in, showing room temperature:
The wiring at the back, need to find an enclosure for the unit to hide all that cabling and make it nice an tidy (I would recommend use high amp cabling if using a chiller):
Set the unit to 23ºC with margin of 2ºC, so the fans will kick in when the temp gets to 25ºC and the heater will kick in when the temp drops to 21ºC.
Don't know why I didn't do this long ago for this tank! Was pretty easy to install and not that expensive in the end.
You could buy a full unit already made, but that would set you back £68: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATC-800-NEW-DIGITAL-TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLER-PACK-3-/230490663627?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item35aa506acb
The fans I use for a 60l tank are these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AQUARIUM-COOLING-FANS-UK-SELLER-2-FAN-MODEL-/330443251377?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item4ceff3deb1
If you have shrimp or fish that don't do well at high temps then I would recommend one of these 😉
