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By HeliamphoraWalnut
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#282419
How do you cool a terrarium? Peltier coolers are kinda expensive and I'm not good wih electronics. I don't wanna buy an AC for 50 bucks either.
By Adelaide
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Joined:  Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:05 pm
#282422
Build a swamp cooler. They are pretty basic but will help a couple degrees at least.

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By Adelaide
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Joined:  Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:05 pm
#282424
Swamp cooler = blowing air through damp cloth

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By Hungry Plants
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#282425
I didn't know what it was ether. I did a quick search and found a youtube video in less than a minint
By SundewWolf
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Joined:  Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:38 pm
#282426
Adelaide wrote:Swamp cooler = blowing air through damp cloth

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This is exactly what I wanted to do for my Heli terrarium. I wanted to go with a computer fan and I wasn't sure if i could figure out a way to plug it in to a socket or go with batteries. Ended up letting the Heli's just sort themselves out.
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By nimbulan
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SundewWolf wrote:This is exactly what I wanted to do for my Heli terrarium. I wanted to go with a computer fan and I wasn't sure if i could figure out a way to plug it in to a socket or go with batteries. Ended up letting the Heli's just sort themselves out.
I just wire those up to old AC adapters (anywhere from 5-12V depending on the speed you want it to run at.)
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