Hyrdros chiller/heater set up

[stokedmuffin]

hello i am new to the hydros systems i am currently setting up my chiller and heater i wanted to get some input on how i have it set. i am worried the heater and chiller are going to fight each other . Any help would be appreciated.

 

[MarineandReef Jaron]

This looks very similar to my programming. The one thing I have added is the chiller depends on the return pump. If off then off. This way the chiller does not try to chill if there is no flow through it.

 

[stokedmuffin]

sounds like a good idea thank you for the input

 

[n2585722]

I don't have a chiller but do use evaporative cooling fans for cooling instead. Those use a chiller output type. Below is the output settings for my two heaters and my cooling fans. Not sure how you are planning on controlling the chiller but be aware that there is usually a higher current needed when they first power up so make sure the outlet you use can withstand that kind of current.

 

[MarineandReef Jaron]

Just an FYI to whom it may concern. I have a 1HP chiller plugged into an XP8 outlet and it works just fine. It pulls about 700 watts when running.

 

[stokedmuffin]

i wish i could use fans they don't work enough for me . i had no problems with the tank until i put my uv light in . it used to run at 77 consistent no problems. with the uv light on the tank was going up to 81 degrees even if the room temperature was 70 degrees. i had no choice but to install the chiller. i have it plugged into my x8 with no problems at all.

 

[n2585722]

i wish i could use fans they don't work enough for me . i had no problems with the tank until i put my uv light in . it used to run at 77 consistent no problems. with the uv light on the tank was going up to 81 degrees even if the room temperature was 70 degrees. i had no choice but to install the chiller. i have it plugged into my x8 with no problems at all.

I do not normally run a UV light but my fans blow across the bubble trap on my sump and the compartment the sump is in is ventilated using other fans. I did have to change out the fans to Cooler Guys IP67 rated fans. The others I had to pull the blade off and apply silicone to the printed circuit board to get them to last more than a month. The Cooler guys fans with the IP67 rating seem to last the longest. Below are two photos of the sump with the fans in place before placing it in the sump. The last 2 photos are a Cooler Guys fan and two of them mounted in the fan bracket. I slowly removed the media from the corner boxes and remove the boxes after the tank cycled.