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View Poll Results: Do you use a chiller? | |
Yes.
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No.
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07-09-2006, 04:23 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,339
     |  Do you use a chiller?
Anybody here own a chiller? If so, which one and what do you think of it?
I own the Coolworks chiller with controller. When my tank hits 83 it will bring it down to 79 or so after a bit. It's ok for my 20 but I wouldn't go bigger with it.
I need to make a new mount for it - this is the hard thing with it as it is ackward to mount unless you drill a hole in the glass. | 
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07-09-2006, 06:56 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,406
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At the moment i do not, but thats ok. No metal halides for me....my uncle really should...his tank gets hot with the 150w mh pendant over his 35gal hex....in NJ summer thats hot! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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07-09-2006, 08:42 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the valley, CA Age: 23
Posts: 125
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i use fans to cool my tank but may need to upgrade if i go to halides. maybe i will just go T5 to have less risk. i dont know. i have heard that chillers are not worth the price. most people i know use fans.
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50 gallon reef tank. coralife 36 in 96w 10,000 k/96w actinic/ lunar lights, 40lr, 4inches ls, RemoraAquaC skimmer, closed loop flow, refugium, oscellaris clown, bluegreen reef chromis, green mandarin,turbo snails/reef crabs, sand sifting stars, corals: blue striped mushrooms, toadstool mushroom,yellowgreen cup, purple gorgonian, greenblue pipe organ, favites brain, torch, frogspawn, sebae anemone.
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07-09-2006, 10:09 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 81
Karma: 13
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Well I use a fan my self. With my AC at 79 my tank runs anout 78. Before my fan comes on at 9 am with my PC lights tank is abotu 80 , with out fan about 82-83 | |
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07-09-2006, 11:45 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
Posts: 698
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I guess I'm lucky, because I am not having a problem with heat under my MHs. And believe me I have gotten my hand close to them, not close enough to touch of course (I'd be dead without a hand), but they are HOT! I'm in a ground level apartment though, with central A/C keeping the place at about 74. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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07-10-2006, 12:03 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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I want one, an aqualogic... grrr. Too expensive though! I would have to say (right now)... no.  But I will plan for one in the future.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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07-10-2006, 06:18 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Age: 32
Posts: 334
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I have a 1/4 HP JBJ on my 125 and a 1HP for my 500gal that's in the works _________ Your #1 Source for Fauna Marin, GHL/Profilux, ZEOvit & Hagen Products!
Specializing in Rare & Exotic Animals "Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." -Leon J. Suenes | |
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07-11-2006, 10:07 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Posts: 48
Karma: 17
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I have a Pacific Coast CL-650. I love it! A nice steady 80 degrees | |
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07-11-2006, 04:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
Posts: 3,905
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I have 250 watt and 400 watt HQI metal halide pendants on my tank. With the room fan blowing over the top of my tank-the temp stays right at 80 degrees. Evaporational cooling is awesome-just have to replace the freshwater that has evaporated.(make sure if you use this technique, taht you top off with FRESHWATER _only_. If you top off with new saltwater your salinity will go through the roof as only the water evaporates-not the salt in the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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07-11-2006, 05:20 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20
Posts: 100
Karma: 35
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I had to remove the glass hood when I noticed my temp creeping up to 82. I lose a lot to evporation, but I'm holding steady at 81.5. With my nice, cool T5 lighting, I feel like I shouldn't need one. _________ Prevent dihydrogen monoxide contamination in your aquarium: www.dhmo.org | |
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