Advice on using a refrigerator to grow in.

I have an old refrigerator that still works. I'm using a MG aerogarden bounty, having water temp problems. So I need a way to control water temp better and thought I would use the refrigerator. But then I'm not sure how well that would work out. But here is my ideal, I want to leave refrigerator in working condition cause in summer time my garage gets hot, I'll have worse temp problems then. But I plan on wiring a house digital thermostat to control the refrigerator temp. Leave air pumps on outside of refrigerator to pull oxygen in. But not sure how to go about the exhaust. I don't want it pulling all the cold air out.

So if anyone has any ideals on best way to make this work. I would like your feed back.

Thanks

ok. this is commonly done . you need a water pump a heater core from a car or a radiator from a car in your case entire fridge . run it all into the fridge poke holes into the side of the fridge . water in and out . fridge will run more then normal because of the water is going to warm the fridge . and you need a thermometer it will turn on and off the water pump to the fridge . look on ebay for about 50 bucks .

bryan oconner said:

ok. this is commonly done . you need a water pump a heater core from a car or a radiator from a car in your case entire fridge . run it all into the fridge poke holes into the side of the fridge . water in and out . fridge will run more then normal because of the water is going to warm the fridge . and you need a thermometer it will turn on and off the water pump to the fridge . look on ebay for about 50 bucks .

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Just wanted to say thanks for your advice. I strip a evaporate coil out of another refrigerator, bought a pump, ran a in and out line. Just put the coil on basement floor temps are staying about 67 degrees. Figure I can use ice packs on coil when I need to drop temps more. Now just got to get my ph bouncing under control.