DOES ANYONE USE THIS?

[lthrbecks]

I bought this 'Air Mover' recently and I'm not sure if its worth using. I don't want to jeopardise my cams health with drafts overhead, running 24/7! It doesn't lower, either the heat or humidity, but seemingly, just ventilates/stirs the air inside. They're totally silent, thats one really major advantage!

Any thoughts guys?

 

[ashdavisa]

Computer fans with an adapter... fans are typically used in very humid vivariums with poor ventilation. Claiming not to lower temp or humidity is interesting, as moving air encourages evaporation which in turn lowers temperature. They aren't run 24/7 for that reason!

If you have passive ventilation (screen enclosure or a vent at the top and one towards the bottom) and your humidity is where it should be, you don't need a fan.

 

[CasqueAbove]

As @ashdavisa said, you most likely do not need it. I do use fans in my window to encourage air movement, but more for venting the entire room.
If you do use it, it should be drawing air through, rather than blowing in.

 

[lthrbecks]

Where I'm based geographicallly, in Fermanagh N Ireland its a humid setting anyway!

My glass vivarium is 3ft wide x 2ft tall and in fact it will only be used tonight, for the first time!

My main issue is slightly high humidity as in mid afternoon its sits around 60%. It always rises at night to mid 90% which, i believe, is normal.

 

[CasqueAbove]

Where I'm based geographicallly, in Fermanagh N Ireland its a humid setting anyway!

My glass vivarium is 3ft wide x 2ft tall and in fact it will only be used tonight, for the first time!

My main issue is slightly high humidity as in mid afternoon its sits around 60%. It always rises at night to mid 90% which, i believe, is normal.

I do not live there, but it does sound like the fan might be something you want in that location. Since you have it I would set it up. In you setup it would go on top, pulling air through the viv from the bottom.

I will guess that it has a timer, or could be plugged into a cheap one. Then you can set how long and when to run, so it is not running all the time.

If used correctly, pulling air through, not creating a draft, and not drying things out too much, then it can be a positive addition, even if not completely needed.

 

[lthrbecks]

There's two fans! One draws air in and one draws out. Handy i suppose. What i dont want, is the incoming air to cause any ill effects. I'm sure you'll understand. To combat this, I'm planning to open a door fully when necessary and cover the opening with wire mesh I've ordered. Thats my plan, to do away with unnatural fans!

The way i am, I'll only mist for drinking a couple of times a day, whereas, i used to be misting, around 5 to 6 times a day. I can't afford to increase extra humidity. Its been sitting at 62% all afternoon, i guess its not too excessive. Any thoughts?

 

[CasqueAbove]

There's two fans! One draws air in and one draws out. Handy i suppose. What i dont want, is the incoming air to cause any ill effects. I'm sure you'll understand. To combat this, I'm planning to open a door fully when necessary and cover the opening with wire mesh I've ordered. Thats my plan, to do away with unnatural fans!

The way i am, I'll only mist for drinking a couple of times a day, whereas, i used to be misting, around 5 to 6 times a day. I can't afford to increase extra humidity. Its been sitting at 62% all afternoon, i guess its not too excessive. Any thoughts?

If we are talking about a veiled closer to 40% daytime would be better. Most only mist twice a day, morning and evening, so that should be fine.
You do seem on the opposite side of the spectrum, here in the US it is always too low humidity, you seem opposite.

Your plan seems fine. It is about achieving the right parameters, not how we achieve them.

 

[Mrjamwin]

Where I'm based geographicallly, in Fermanagh N Ireland its a humid setting anyway!

My glass vivarium is 3ft wide x 2ft tall and in fact it will only be used tonight, for the first time!

My main issue is slightly high humidity as in mid afternoon its sits around 60%. It always rises at night to mid 90% which, i believe, is normal.

I had a glass enclosure with a bioactive setup and I used one of these to help with air flow and ventilation. If you're going to have a glass enclosure I would recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/Wathai-Contr...rollable+computer+fans&qid=1597946858&sr=8-10

 

[lthrbecks]

If we are talking about a veiled closer to 40% daytime would be better. Most only mist twice a day, morning and evening, so that should be fine.
You do seem on the opposite side of the spectrum, here in the US it is always too low humidity, you seem opposite.

Your plan seems fine. It is about achieving the right parameters, not how we achieve them.

Yeah, Figaro is indeed a wee 3/4 month old male veiled. Enniskillen is Ireland's only island town. We're surrounded by two huge loughs/lochs perhaps that has a, bearing on conditions? We've had torrential rain and thunder this afternoon. The air is humid anyway!

 

[CasqueAbove]

Yeah, Figaro is indeed a wee 3/4 month old male veiled. Enniskillen is Ireland's only island town. We're surrounded by two huge loughs/lochs perhaps that has a, bearing on conditions? We've had torrential rain and thunder this afternoon. The air is humid anyway!

With the higher humidity like that, a fan sounds more like it may be the way to go.

With High humidity you do not want stale air. With the fan, the humidity may not go down, but the air will be cycling through the environment much better.
For 3 to 4 months, a little higher humidity is probably good. They would be in the warm wet season in the wild at the stage of life and still closer to the ground, thus slightly higher humidity.
As an adult lower would be better for day time @ 40% and 100% at night . If this 40% can't regularly be met I would compensate with air flow.
You can start with a timer at first, but you may want to connect to hydrometer and have it run during the day when humidity is above 50%.

I have not had to balance it from that side, but this is what I would probably do.

 

[lthrbecks]

I'm trying to be extra resilient for my arrival tonight. Sadly i lost Hammy only 2 weeks ago. He took pneumonia unfortunately. It was too late to save him. The vet said that they are very clever hiding their illness until its too late. He ended up in an oxygen tent. Bless him. I only had him for around 4 months. ??