Yea I know this sounds a bit off topic but this is the section it fits best under. Anyways I am getting my new fish sometime this week and I set up my tank and it's slightly warmer than I wanted it to be. I needed to make it like 3-4 degrees cooler. So I rummaged through old computers and I collected all the old case fans I could get.
So basically I have 1 80mm blowing air in and 2 ball bearing 10mm pulling air out. I was actually surprised that the 2 small ones have a lot of power. Anyways I hooked them up to a 3 pin to Molex connector and connected them to an old PSU. I short circuited the green and a black wire on the 20 pin connector and they are running fine. Now I attached them to the the lid of my tank so they are directly over the water. I lowered my water level so there is a good inch of space between the water and the fans.
Now my concern is that when water evaporates it will get on the wires of the fan and cause something to screw up. I ensured the wires are fed out of the tank and they are connected no where near the tank. Should I be concerned? What is the worse that could happen if some water did manage to get on the wires? Should I do something to prevent this or should I just give up on the whole idea?
So basically I have 1 80mm blowing air in and 2 ball bearing 10mm pulling air out. I was actually surprised that the 2 small ones have a lot of power. Anyways I hooked them up to a 3 pin to Molex connector and connected them to an old PSU. I short circuited the green and a black wire on the 20 pin connector and they are running fine. Now I attached them to the the lid of my tank so they are directly over the water. I lowered my water level so there is a good inch of space between the water and the fans.
Now my concern is that when water evaporates it will get on the wires of the fan and cause something to screw up. I ensured the wires are fed out of the tank and they are connected no where near the tank. Should I be concerned? What is the worse that could happen if some water did manage to get on the wires? Should I do something to prevent this or should I just give up on the whole idea?