petemichelle
Well-Known Member
I have 150 GAL display tank and 40 gal sump. My question is about the settings for the heater, and chiller, and controller.
the heater is a 300 watt Eheim heater with a 1 degree cut in, and 1 degree cut out of the target. ie if target is set to 79f then the heater cuts on at 78, and cuts out at 80f.
I have a 1/4 hp JBJ Artica chiller that also has a 1 degree cut in, and 1 degree cut out of the target.
I also have a Reefkeeper elite controller that I can set the temperature and the hysteresis, which is the cut in and cut out range.
I am sure this is pretty typical to have the 3 pieces of equipment. I do want to try and set them up so that if I loose the controller for whatever reason or if it fails, then the internal triggers on each component will come into play and avoid a crash of the whole system.
also I want to have these settings so that if the controller again crashes of fails, when the internal triggers come into play that they don't fight each other by both being on at the same time.
what is everybody else doing?
the heater is a 300 watt Eheim heater with a 1 degree cut in, and 1 degree cut out of the target. ie if target is set to 79f then the heater cuts on at 78, and cuts out at 80f.
I have a 1/4 hp JBJ Artica chiller that also has a 1 degree cut in, and 1 degree cut out of the target.
I also have a Reefkeeper elite controller that I can set the temperature and the hysteresis, which is the cut in and cut out range.
I am sure this is pretty typical to have the 3 pieces of equipment. I do want to try and set them up so that if I loose the controller for whatever reason or if it fails, then the internal triggers on each component will come into play and avoid a crash of the whole system.
also I want to have these settings so that if the controller again crashes of fails, when the internal triggers come into play that they don't fight each other by both being on at the same time.
what is everybody else doing?
