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HAVE YOU TRIED THIS CHILLER? ANY GOOD?
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BRB
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yea i felt the same, thats why i posted to ask if anyone has ever tried it
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BRB
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either of you or anyone else know of any chillers on the less expensive side good for up to 40 gallons?
NeptuneGarden
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Yep, it's called a "fan". You'd be surprised how much a small fan blowing across the water can control temps. Hook it up to a temp controller and it will turn on and off as needed.
Beyond that you're dropping $400-500 on a JBJ mini-chiller. Good or cheap, pick one.
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BRB
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no, i get it i just did not want to spend $400 as in my area in California it typically stays fairly cool with canyon breezes, and i didnt think a fan could actually help cool a tank thinking it would just push warm air into the tank? how well do fans control the temperatures?
NeptuneGarden
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Blowing air across the water greatly increases evaporation, which will suck a LOT of heat out of the tank.
It also greatly increases the amount of top-off water required and the amount of water going into the air in your house.
experiment with a small 6-8" desktop fan. You'll be surprised how much heat it can draw out, and how quickly too. A fan set-up on a temp controller to turn on and off at the right temps can work very well, but with downsides of increased top-off requirements and humidity being pumped into your house (which may not be as big a deal in Calif. as it is in say Florida)
It also greatly increases the amount of top-off water required and the amount of water going into the air in your house.
experiment with a small 6-8" desktop fan. You'll be surprised how much heat it can draw out, and how quickly too. A fan set-up on a temp controller to turn on and off at the right temps can work very well, but with downsides of increased top-off requirements and humidity being pumped into your house (which may not be as big a deal in Calif. as it is in say Florida)
Steve Tobias
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I brought this up in another thread. I looked at a chiller for my 75usg and the pricing is scary. I also read that chillers are not designed to turn on and off all the time, it shortens their life. I thought my alternative worked great! I went with a fan and double bagged ice cubes in some good zip lock baggies; dropped it into the return pump compartment of my sump and it brings the water temp down great.
