Originally Posted by
Gigaah
I have a sealed 1.6gallon pico aquarium. at 74 degrees F ambient its running 84+. I was contemplating using a peltier cooler to make a cooling unit for it. Either cutting a hole in the side of the tank in the sump area and siliconing the colds side so it touches the water(probably a skim coat of silicone to protect it). OR running a coil of hose on the cold side to pick up the cooling.
I was considering a 25w peltier unit I can get for like 15$(bare cooler) and building one. Does anyone have any input on this endevor?
I'm thinking since its sealed and seems to hold heat it will probably hold cold as well and hoping i wont take much to cool it back down.