I have thought that you could cut 2 holes in the refrigerator door (so you miss the coils) and run tubing from your tank, through the fridge in 1 hole and out the other and back to the tank. You'd probably want to coil the tuning in some sort of thermal mass inside the fridge, like a container of water.
in theory it should work, but you may run into energy efficiency and cost issues. Besides, I don't have an extra fridge that I can put holes into.
The beverage coller with sliding doors may be something to consider because you wouldn't need to cut holes - just slide one door open to accomodate the tubing. - just be sure to plug the rest of the opening up.
ANyway - just an idea.
Geoff Kimber
Lexington,KY
------Original Message------
From: Roselawn Museum <roselawn_at_mindspring.com>
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Sent: May 22, 2001 3:32:34 PM GMT
Subject: NANFA-- Cold fish
I know there have been several fairly recent threads about chillers. Since
the retail price for a chiller is out of my reach, I'm afraid I ignored
most of them. However, there is a man I know who may give me a refrigerated
beverage cooler large enough to put at least a 20gal tank in. It's the kind
with sliding doors. My questions are:
A. Is this machine suitable for keeping natives in?
B. What natives would be on a short list of neat fish that require cold water?
C. How does cold water affect plant life?
Thanks in advance for your help.
(Yes, Martin, I realize they will all probably die!)
Steven A. Ellis
Kennesaw, GA
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