that is probably going to be the best deal you will come across. Is this for your 60 or larger tank? 1/5 hp would be perfect for your tank and they are over $1000 CAD new.That’s a nice unit but too pricey for me at this time, thank you
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So I don’t know if you’re into any type of DIY but there’s a really easy DIY chiller a guy on YouTube has made. Total cost was around $200. He took a plug-in beverage cooler, drilled entry and exit holes in it for bulkheads, ran a hose from his sump through the bulkheads and coiled it up inside the chiller, then it exited back into his sump. I can’t remember the type of small pump he used to push the water through the hose. I think he uses an Inkbird temperature controller to turn the chiller on and off, and the water in the hose runs continuously. The channel is Calipso’s Reef’s (that’s how he spells it) and the video is called DIY Chiller, should be easy to find. Someday, I’m going to make one, just to have it handy if I need it.
Those do work, but are very limited on tank size and also create a lot of room heat. I had one for my seahorse tank and it barely kept the 60 gallon down a few degrees. Basically if the fridge can be used as a stand, then that is the max tank size.So I don’t know if you’re into any type of DIY but there’s a really easy DIY chiller a guy on YouTube has made. Total cost was around $200. He took a plug-in beverage cooler, drilled entry and exit holes in it for bulkheads, ran a hose from his sump through the bulkheads and coiled it up inside the chiller, then it exited back into his sump. I can’t remember the type of small pump he used to push the water through the hose. I think he uses an Inkbird temperature controller to turn the chiller on and off, and the water in the hose runs continuously. The channel is Calipso’s Reef’s (that’s how he spells it) and the video is called DIY Chiller, should be easy to find. Someday, I’m going to make one, just to have it handy if I need it.
I believe he’s using it on a 40 breeder with sump. It’s not a fridge that he used, it’s a small beverage cooler that’s meant for about six cans. He’s maximized the amount of hose coiled inside the cavity to get the most out of the heat exchange. These do generate some external heat, it’s unavoidable. But it isn’t significant and can be managed. I don’t believe a “real” chiller that small even exists. In our climate chillers are only needed occasionally (provided we have AC and if you have a reef tank, even a same-room AC unit imo is worth the investment) and only need to create a slight drop in temperature, so for intermittent temperature adjustment, that thing works great. We’re not talking taking the tank from 85 down to 78, it’s more like going from 82 to 79 during a heat wave. If we lived in the desert, and/or didn’t have AC no question it wouldn’t be practical. I think it beats spending several hundred dollars on a “real” chiller that you only need once in a while. Those do work, but are very limited on tank size and also create a lot of room heat. I had one for my seahorse tank and it barely kept the 60 gallon down a few degrees. Basically if the fridge can be used as a stand, then that is the max tank size.
Whoa! I meant no offence or criticism. Trust me, I get that our reef tanks need to be supported in any way possible to keep them safe, and in no way am I telling you how to spend your money. From the tone of the posts, I gathered you were not making headway in your attempts to buy the used chiller, so I offered what I thought might be an alternative to get you through until you could sort something out. My bad. Won’t make that mistake again. Jeez.You say it’s not worth it to spend several hundred dollars on a chiller that you only use here and there and I agree, if it were a new chiller and those new are 800 plus. That’s not the case here.
I’m purchasing a used chiller for approx a quarter of the new price, my tank is in my living room and I have a window air conditioner that does cool that room but not enough to cool my tank to my liking, I have it set for 72 and it never shuts off.
My tank means a lot to me, it’s a Reef tank with a lot of money and time not to mention that I’m willing to spend to get it to operate smoothly. I’m looking forward to seeing my temp values at 81 tops not 84 and once I have it then I will keep it. It won’t be for sale when I don’t need it.
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Whoa! I meant no offence or criticism. Trust me, I get that our reef tanks need to be supported in any way possible to keep them safe, and in no way am I telling you how to spend your money. From the tone of the posts, I gathered you were not making headway in your attempts to buy the used chiller, so I offered what I thought might be an alternative to get you through until you could sort something out. My bad. Won’t make that mistake again. Jeez.