I'm in the tropics and my tank is in the bedroom of a two storey house so it gets a bit warm but I like having the tank right next to my bed so moving it downstairs is out of the question.
On most days, temperature is somewhere in between 29 - 31 and that's on the high side. Now it's not exactly death dealing high and I really can't afford to get a chiller for my 4' tank so I was wondering whether it's possible to pipe the water from my canister's output through an (new of course) aluminium car radiator and have a fan blow on it. I should be able to get 2 - 3 degrees of cooling, right? I've read on a few sites that as long as pH stays above 5, the aluminium won't leach anything toxic into the water passing through. Are there any other dangers which might pop up?
ps. I've seen nice stainless steel room radiators in the U.K. but it's kind of impractical to order them into Malaysia because the moment Customs sees so much metal, there'll be a hefty tax on it regardless of what its final purpose is to be.
On most days, temperature is somewhere in between 29 - 31 and that's on the high side. Now it's not exactly death dealing high and I really can't afford to get a chiller for my 4' tank so I was wondering whether it's possible to pipe the water from my canister's output through an (new of course) aluminium car radiator and have a fan blow on it. I should be able to get 2 - 3 degrees of cooling, right? I've read on a few sites that as long as pH stays above 5, the aluminium won't leach anything toxic into the water passing through. Are there any other dangers which might pop up?
ps. I've seen nice stainless steel room radiators in the U.K. but it's kind of impractical to order them into Malaysia because the moment Customs sees so much metal, there'll be a hefty tax on it regardless of what its final purpose is to be.