Aquarium Cooler 80mm Fan Mount For 5mm Glass

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This is an Aquarium Cooler to hang on to your aquarium and cool it :). There are some you can buy, but I wanted to make my own one. I hadn't had time to print it yet, so I didn't know if it fits together. I like this hang-on design more than the ones you stick on your aquarium glass, and it stands up straight. With this hang-on cooler, the fan and all the rest can be hidden behind the aquarium, leaving you with only the top sticking over the glass. I already built one out of acrylic and used it to cool my 30L nano cube over the summer. I live directly under the roof, and it got 35-37°C in the summer, but with my previously built cooler, I was able to keep my aquarium at a comfortable 25-27°C. The downside is that you have to refill it every 1 or 2 days with osmosis water to keep the right water level and parameters. September 17, 2018-UPDATE: I've printed the upper part and uploaded some pictures. It turned out fairly well. I printed it as it was shown in the preview, with conical supports. The supports were quite easy to remove. September 19, 2018-UPDATE: So I printed the lower part (Cooler part I) and it was a pain to remove the supports. I now edited the part and removed the case where the fan was supposed to sit in. I also made a few changes to the upper part. Both new parts are named "vers. 2". March 26, 2020-UPDATE: As requested, I made a top part (cooler part II) for 8mm glass. I also added some holes to counter the capillary effect in both the 5mm and 8mm version, which I named "vers 3". Extra things you need: * An 80mm fan (I would choose a quiet one - https://amzn.to/2NhUMkG) * Some sort of temperature control (you can build your own with a Raspberry Pi or use this: https://amzn.to/2NTpkbS) * A power supply (https://amzn.to/2QFTMVo) * A cable (https://amzn.to/2xks7l1) * A fan cover if you want to (by mightynozzle: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2802474) 3D model of an 80mm fan I used: https://bit.ly/2pdC0MS Filament I used: https://amzn.to/2QDzwny