chiller recomendations?

Eastside S-13s · 04/21/2009, 10:28 AM

With the spring here it is looking like Im not going to have much of a chance of my reef tank surviving the summer with out a chiller (to my wallets dismay).

The least expensive unit rated for my tank (75g w/ 25g sump) is this one I found on ebay.

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Does anybody have an opinion on this unit? Or know of a less $ one?

Thanks in advance

Eastside S-13s · 04/21/2009, 03:06 PM

somebody? anybody? anything?

sohal1025 · 04/21/2009, 03:13 PM

I am not a pro but When I was looking at chillers a while back, I fugure that is a little small. I just might be enough though. Not sure what kind of heating issues you have. Hot lights on there?
How warm does the tank usually get?

imcosmokramer · 04/21/2009, 04:02 PM

Do you have plenty of fans running? My chiller rarely goes on since I've add a fan

SaltyTX · 04/21/2009, 04:46 PM

Wow, ripoff on shipping. I have the same chiller, but have not hooked it up yet to see how useful/not useful it is...

I might just sell it and not use it ever.

Tylt33 · 04/21/2009, 06:26 PM

100g total could probably do a 1/5 hp chiller depending on the ambient room temperature. It's 96 degrees here right now, I have 350 watts worth of pumps in the water, 700 watts of lighting... and my tank is at 79.6 degrees without using the chiller at all.

abulgin · 04/21/2009, 07:47 PM

I live in Baltimore, and it gets HOT and humid in the summer. I run two fans across the top of my tank and one across my sump and my tank never goes above 82. I would not spend $600 on a chiller until I was sure that I couldn't solve the problem with evaporative cooling. Also, I think people get WAY too stressed out about temperatures in the 80s. Think about the average water temps in the tropics where our animals are collected and you'll find that they are mid to upper 80s during summer months.

04/21/2009, 10:28 AM	#1
Eastside S-13s Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: No.Va Posts: 22	chiller recomendations? With the spring here it is looking like Im not going to have much of a chance of my reef tank surviving the summer with out a chiller (to my wallets dismay). The least expensive unit rated for my tank (75g w/ 25g sump) is this one I found on ebay. ebay add Does anybody have an opinion on this unit? Or know of a less $ one? Thanks in advance

04/21/2009, 03:13 PM	#3
sohal1025 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Elyria Ohio Posts: 1,737	I am not a pro but When I was looking at chillers a while back, I fugure that is a little small. I just might be enough though. Not sure what kind of heating issues you have. Hot lights on there? How warm does the tank usually get? __________________ THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank, Reef Radiance led lighting,20gal long sump,SuperReefOctopus,phosban reactor

04/21/2009, 04:02 PM	#4
imcosmokramer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,709	Do you have plenty of fans running? My chiller rarely goes on since I've add a fan __________________ You can agree with me, or you can be wrong. You pick.

04/21/2009, 03:06 PM	#2
Eastside S-13s Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: No.Va Posts: 22	somebody? anybody? anything?

04/21/2009, 04:46 PM	#5
SaltyTX Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SC for now.. Posts: 155	Wow, ripoff on shipping. I have the same chiller, but have not hooked it up yet to see how useful/not useful it is... I might just sell it and not use it ever.

04/21/2009, 06:26 PM	#6
Tylt33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chico, California Posts: 1,755	100g total could probably do a 1/5 hp chiller depending on the ambient room temperature. It's 96 degrees here right now, I have 350 watts worth of pumps in the water, 700 watts of lighting... and my tank is at 79.6 degrees without using the chiller at all.

04/21/2009, 07:47 PM	#7
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	I live in Baltimore, and it gets HOT and humid in the summer. I run two fans across the top of my tank and one across my sump and my tank never goes above 82. I would not spend $600 on a chiller until I was sure that I couldn't solve the problem with evaporative cooling. Also, I think people get WAY too stressed out about temperatures in the 80s. Think about the average water temps in the tropics where our animals are collected and you'll find that they are mid to upper 80s during summer months.