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msv · 09-16-2003, 09:30 AM

OK, so just dumping a coil of copper tubing as a heat exchanger in the toilet tank would cause annoying questions from less informed people, BUT:
What water temp do one usually have in an aquarium?
Would a coil of copper tube cause the fishes in the aquarium any health problems (copper in the water)?
(any known speices more restistent to copper?)
Would a computers heat (CPU, GPU, northbridge, PSU, HDDs) overheat the water in the aquarium, causing the fishes to die?
Plan (OK, frankly it´s more of a stoopid idea, been sniffing the marking pens for a while):
1. Get an aquarium (don´t have on for the moment)
2. Take some 10´ copper tube as a heat exchanger from computer
3. Let the aquarium water cool water in copper tube
Approximtely how large aquarium should be needed? 50 liters? 200 liters?
regards
Mikael S.

09-16-2003, 09:30 AM	#28
msv Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 336	OK, so just dumping a coil of copper tubing as a heat exchanger in the toilet tank would cause annoying questions from less informed people, BUT: What water temp do one usually have in an aquarium? Would a coil of copper tube cause the fishes in the aquarium any health problems (copper in the water)? (any known speices more restistent to copper?) Would a computers heat (CPU, GPU, northbridge, PSU, HDDs) overheat the water in the aquarium, causing the fishes to die? Plan (OK, frankly it´s more of a stoopid idea, been sniffing the marking pens for a while): 1. Get an aquarium (don´t have on for the moment) 2. Take some 10´ copper tube as a heat exchanger from computer 3. Let the aquarium water cool water in copper tube Approximtely how large aquarium should be needed? 50 liters? 200 liters? regards Mikael S. __________________ The only constant factor in all Your failures is You. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnen mihi habis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.