Idea for cooling crestie tanks??

Yeah, it sounds like you will all benefit from the ac. Those thermoelectric coolers are just a good thing to know about. They have a ton of uses.

Here's a link to some. Your need small fans with these, but you can find a pair of 40mm - 50mm fans on eBay for under $10 shipped.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...c_Coolers.html

These aren't the perfect size, but you get the idea. You can find some for about $30 that will cool a decent size enclosure.

How would you wire that, and would you just put it on top of the tank?

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Originally Posted by chris B

How would you wire that, and would you just put it on top of the tank?

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If you get just the wafer, most come prewired. You need a DC transformer ($5) to match the specs of the unit. One side gets hot and the other side gets cold, like an air conditioner, so you want to add some kind of heat sinc and a small computer fan. You can do it different ways, but you pretty much just hardwore the transformer to the wires that are connected to the unit. You can get one that runs at 12v and splice the 12v fan wires right to the transformer along with the thermo unit, then plug the transformer into the Ranco. These can't be used with proportional thermostats.

Edit, I would probably put it on the top. If your enclosure in wood or plastic you can drill vents in the side or back and mount it that way, too.

Thanks a bunch Jake for bringing those to our attention. I think I am going to order the stuff and keep it on hand. Main reason is the Cresties are downstairs with the ac, but getting more cresties very soon, I don't have room downs stairs for a bunch of geckos lol. Not to mention if the ac unit should malfunction, always good to have a back up device.

I will recommend these to people, I see the question of how to keep them cool all the time.

Thanks again,
Kristy