According to this American Scientist piece by Brian Hayes, there are a wealth of climate models available as public code, with different levels of complexity. Some are designed to be pedagogical, others are professional scale. Compiling one seems like it would be fun and probably cheaper than setting up a new aquarium.
See also http://bit-player.org/extras/climate/
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| The simple simulator above, with greenhouse effect halved. The cold temperatures are due to not just that change but the increased albedo caused by the year round snow cover. |
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