chillers who needs them

sick1166 · 11/05/2007, 08:45 PM

in south fla run 81 degrees all day 77 78 at night is that ok or should i be more stable fish and corals doing great. do alot of you guys run them thanks for your input

miguel242 · 11/05/2007, 09:08 PM

I encountered a problem upon moving to my new apartment this last summer. I had to set up my tank not too far from my washer and dryer and the dryer heats things up a bit and the temperature would quickly rise. I needed to stabilize the temperature so I looked into several chillers, most of which were/are very expensive. One day I was at walmart and found a Stanley blower deal, it's like a fan for like a garage it puts out quite a bit of air... Any who this was enough to keep the temp at 77-80 when the halides are on or even when the dryer is also on. I saved myself quite a bit of money. I was surprised how fast it dropped the temp too...

sick1166 · 11/06/2007, 07:07 AM

thanks ill give it a try

naldopr · 11/25/2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally posted by miguel242
I encountered a problem upon moving to my new apartment this last summer. I had to set up my tank not too far from my washer and dryer and the dryer heats things up a bit and the temperature would quickly rise. I needed to stabilize the temperature so I looked into several chillers, most of which were/are very expensive. One day I was at walmart and found a Stanley blower deal, it's like a fan for like a garage it puts out quite a bit of air... Any who this was enough to keep the temp at 77-80 when the halides are on or even when the dryer is also on. I saved myself quite a bit of money. I was surprised how fast it dropped the temp too...

are they noisy?
thanks

RONCGIZMO · 11/25/2007, 02:22 AM

I'm still trying to figure out who needs a heater....

in over 7 years I have not used one, I have one. it's brand new 3 years old...I keep it so no one can say I told you so...

11/05/2007, 08:45 PM	#1
sick1166 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: s florida Posts: 160	chillers who needs them in south fla run 81 degrees all day 77 78 at night is that ok or should i be more stable fish and corals doing great. do alot of you guys run them thanks for your input

11/05/2007, 09:08 PM	#2
miguel242 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cicero Posts: 145	I encountered a problem upon moving to my new apartment this last summer. I had to set up my tank not too far from my washer and dryer and the dryer heats things up a bit and the temperature would quickly rise. I needed to stabilize the temperature so I looked into several chillers, most of which were/are very expensive. One day I was at walmart and found a Stanley blower deal, it's like a fan for like a garage it puts out quite a bit of air... Any who this was enough to keep the temp at 77-80 when the halides are on or even when the dryer is also on. I saved myself quite a bit of money. I was surprised how fast it dropped the temp too...

11/06/2007, 07:07 AM	#3
sick1166 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: s florida Posts: 160	thanks ill give it a try

11/25/2007, 02:22 AM	#5
RONCGIZMO Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 371	I'm still trying to figure out who needs a heater.... in over 7 years I have not used one, I have one. it's brand new 3 years old...I keep it so no one can say I told you so...