Fan CFM?

[snakesRkewl]

I suggest perilite, much cleaner and I have heard too many bad things about vermiculite.

I use egg crate under my eggs and wouldn't do it any other way.
I just add perilite and the egg crate and fill with bottled water until the water almost touches the egg crate.
I use locking lid tubs that have 4 tiny holes for ventilation, I do not use pop top $1 tubs since they leak like a sieve.

The fans in our big incubators are bathroom ceiling fans that run at 110 cfm until we turn them down with the rheostat.

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

I am setting up my incubator with Scythe fluid dynamic bearing fans. I have had two of them running on my liquid cooled computer, 24/7/365 for over 5 years now.... through many upgrades.

I have the 64cfm models, but will get the 30cfm or 25cfm fans for my incubator eliminating the need for a rheostat for fan speed. I have more than a few computer power supplies collecting dust, so I don't need to buy a transformer.

current computer fans.... http://www.svc.com/sy-fan-sff21f.html
proposed incubator fans.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185148

The 3.5" bay on the top with the 2 blue knobs are fan speed controllers. It also has dual temperature probes. I could set up an empty case with a PSU on top of my incubator and have fan cotrollers and dual temps probes in addition to the Herpstat temp probe.

Link to 6 fan controller and 6 temp probes... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998077

[Raverthug]

The brackets came from home depot

[jfaria1891]

i found the brackets thank you, so i just finished putting in the 2 new fans there rated at 50 CFM each i went with the bigger fans i know thats a lot for my little space so i did wire in a rheostat so things i have left to do would be wipe it down/clean it seal it up with silicone 3 feet of 11" heat tape that space at the bottom will be water bottles egg crate racks... herpstat 1 is in the mail ... ((( it looks different because i swapped the blacklight out for a normal bulb so i could see what i was doing. ))) so anything im forgetting? any advice on a way i could do something better? im very new at this so im open to all suggestions.

"I suggest perilite, much cleaner and I have heard too many bad things about vermiculite.

I use egg crate under my eggs and wouldn't do it any other way.
I just add perilite and the egg crate and fill with bottled water until the water almost touches the egg crate.
I use locking lid tubs that have 4 tiny holes for ventilation, I do not use pop top $1 tubs since they leak like a sieve."

Perilite eh? thank you i have only heard of using vermiculite so this is very helpful

great i was kinda on the fence about the egg crates

no $1 tubs ok i was planning on using a 6qt sterilite tub or by locking lid you mean the like http://www.homedepot.com/Storage-Org...1#.UEu-g9ZlSis like a latch on lid rather then just a snap on, and 4 holes like the tip of a soldering iron? thats how i put holes in my bins.

thanks a ton


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the on off switch is just for the light =P

[jfaria1891]

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...1#.UEvTbdZlSis

im assuming this is perlite?

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

You do not want it with fertilizer mixed in..... Walmart has perlite without fertilizer.

[snakesRkewl]

Perilite eh? thank you i have only heard of using vermiculite so this is very helpful

great i was kinda on the fence about the egg crates

That's what I use and egg crates make the process easier imo.

no $1 tubs ok i was planning on using a 6qt sterilite tub or by locking lid you mean the like http://www.homedepot.com/Storage-Org...1#.UEu-g9ZlSis[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]

That tub might work, I prefer this one to that one, although our tubs are not made any more since sterilite changed models again...http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-6-Qu.../dp/B0063KWMVQ

and 4 holes like the tip of a soldering iron? thats how i put holes in my bins.

Yes, with the tip of the solder pen/iron. I didn't push the pen all the way in, leaving the hole smaller than it would be if the solder pen was shoved all the way in.

thanks a ton

You're welcome

[jfaria1891]

perfect

[Raverthug]

I would move your front low one to right infront of the door at the bottom so you can move all the air

[jfaria1891]

I would move your front low one to right infront of the door at the bottom so you can move all the air

that little cubic foot on the bottom ur referring to im going to fill with water bottles if i ever need the space like if im ever expecting more clutches then im gonna fit ill take the bottle out and move the fan thank you for your input though