chiller

[Kigs!]

I have a feeling that this summer's going to be a hot one in NY... so now I'm on the market for a chiller. Please suggest a good brand, and a recommended hp for a 24g.

edit; wrong forum. mods, please move it to the hardware discussion please.

 

[Kigs!]

thanks al, (assuming it was you)

 

[Acro76 Verified Sponsor]

Kigs yer a night owl just like me?

For a 24G, almost any chiller would be overkill. Get a room air conditioner or run central air to keep yourself and the tank cool! Fans are your next best bet. Or run your lights more towards evening time, when temps are cooler anyways.

I remember JBJ or some company had a small heat sink attached to a bulkhead fitting for inexpensive cooling on a small tank. Drawback was having to drill the tank for the device...

 

[Kigs!]

Hehe ever since school ended...I've been an insomniac... arch. program really messed up my sleeping patterns.

I remember seeing a few people run chillers on their aquapod (I think it was ezcompany over @ NR w/ his 250w). My house does have central air conditioning but we rarely turn it on. Maybe I could look into installing one just for my room.

 

[Kigs!]

I found few interesting items over on nanotuners.com

this was cheap and looked interesting...but no idea how it works.
http://www.nanotuners.com/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=290

I'm really digging the design on the JBJ nano chillers, anyone have any feedback on this item? it's only 1/15 hp and handles upto 25g.
http://www.nanotuners.com/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=293

 

[JGoslee]

Those are cool little chillers.

 

[Randy]

kigs I have been selling chillers for years now and the JBJ's are the biggest sellers out of all the brands we carry.I have had nothing but good feedback from everyone that has bought one.

 

[Kigs!]

Randy, are you doing free shipping on the nano-articas as well? i didn't see it labeled.

 

[Randy]

yes all JBJ up to the 1/2 hp is free shipping.

 

[Acro76 Verified Sponsor]

Wow I didn't know they made chillers that tiny! I stand corrected that any chiller for a tank that small would be overkill!

 

[Kigs!]

Randy, PM sent. Do you think it would be ok to hook up the 1/10hp mini artica, instead of the 1/15hp nano artica for any future upgrades?

 

[surfn]

Randy, PM sent. Do you think it would be ok to hook up the 1/10hp mini artica, instead of the 1/15hp nano artica for any future upgrades?

kigs, do you plan to run it on a controller? like an neptune aquacontroller?

my understanding of chillers is the bigger the chiller, the least amount of time it actually runs.....the better (to a reasonable extent of course).

i was thinking about getting one from randy also since he was offering free shipping...

 

[Kigs!]

surfn, I wasn't planning on using a controller. Should I be?

I was just contemplating since the mini artica supports upto 40g...trying to think ahead but at the same time wondering if it will overchill the tank even after setting it at a certain temp.

 

[surfn]

surfn, I wasn't planning on using a controller. Should I be?

I was just contemplating since the mini artica supports upto 40g...trying to think ahead but at the same time wondering if it will overchill the tank even after setting it at a certain temp.

so you plan on running it 24/7? can the chiller monitor the temp of the tank itself and turn on/off accordingly? (sorry, didnt look at the specifics of the chiller you mentioned)

 

[surfn]

btw......i will never run another tank EVER without an aquacontroller, they are expensive..but man, i dont know how i managed not to have anything bad happen without one. they are AWESOME! you can rig them up to do virtually anything!

and once you have one, you can use it on any sized tank for many many years.

 

[Kigs!]

It says in the description that the JBJ comes with a probe and an "integrated temp. controller" so I'm assuming it will only kick in when it goes above desired temperature. I'm not sure what other accessories are necessary to hook it up properly though.

One thing at a time ...hehe This month, chiller. Next month, aquacontroller jr. maybe.

 

[surfn]

It says in the description that the JBJ comes with a probe and an "integrated temp. controller" so I'm assuming it will only kick in when it goes above desired temperature. I'm not sure what other accessories are necessary to hook it up properly though.

One thing at a time ...hehe This month, chiller. Next month, aquacontroller jr. maybe.

good point. but you never know about those integrated temp controllers......just look at all the problems with heaters failing and frying tanks...lol

an aquacontroller could control a heater, chiller, fans, and lights...all based on its temperature probe

 

[Kigs!]

how am i going to be able to afford an aquacontroller when you put up sweet frag packs like that.... gawd surfn..thanks alot

does JBJ have a reputation for failing? that's why I was wondering if anyone had one to share some experience with the product. I guess it's just one of those things that I'm going to take my chances with untill I can buy a used ACjr.

 

[surfn]

no clue on the reputation of the JBJ chillers, but i think they are a good starting point at least to finding a good chiller based on how many are sold and used.

lol

if you had frags like that they would eventually pay for chillers and aquacontrollers.