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Old 5th December 2008, 02:09 AM
eric_sow eric_sow is offline
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Cool 18 degree space cost 42 cents per day.

Recently saw few of member is trying build up a cool tank for cephalotus and heliamphora. Let me share my lately build which had share with some people.

water pump RM22
soft tube 4 feet RM4
Aluminum box one feet RM4
tube connector x2 RM12
radiator (second hand from car air con shop) Rm10
Silicon glue RM8
water reservoir (found it at home)
power supply (get from old PC)
Thermoelectric from ebay RM40
ice box RM10
heatsink and fan (get it from old pc)

pre test.










Result :


Tank have't complete as need to setup lighting and automatic switch. Fan life still under stress test, hopefully it wouldn't so fast. Now my Cephalotus and Heliamphora keep inside the ice box at night. Put back to my rack at morning.

Last edited by eric_sow; 6th December 2008 at 01:43 PM.
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