Aquarium chiller

[Roxborough Reefer]

Does anyone have an aquarium chiller that they are not using? How is a chiller system plumbed into the aquarium? My skimmer pump and refugium light are generating too much heat. Any other suggestions for a fan unit?

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[scchase]

How hot are you getting? Have you tried a fan, rarely have I seen a fan not be enough in Colorado

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Any fan that can be positioned to blow across the surface of the aquarium can dramatically cool a tank in Colorado. How hot is the tank? Do you have ac? You can simply turn the fan on, use a timer or program your apex to turn the fan on, tell it apex it’s a chiller, at a certain set point and back off. It works just like the heater function.


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[Cherub]

Hey there. Maybe have your fuge light come on at night when your other lights are on to reduce heat? I do this and never have heat issues. How's the new tank?

 

[jda123]

I run 6x Metal Halides over my tank and fan keeps the temperature from moving - this should be easy to solve for you. I talking about a real fan like a Vornado or Honeywell and not some tiny computer fan. Also, turn the fan on before the tank starts to get hot - if you get cute and wait until the tank temperature rises, then you often are too far behind to catch up.

 

[Roxborough Reefer]

The tank got up to 83F last night. My house temperature is 71F using a swamp cooler. I have a ceiling fan near the tank and it is not cooling off the aquarium. I run the refugium light and I turned off the skimmer and it only cooled down to 81F. Thus I posted under a panic.

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[TheRealChrisBrown]

What size is the tank, or total water volume?

 

[SynDen]

Ceiling fan wont be enough to cool down any tank. You need a box or clip fan(s) pointed directly at the water surface. I keep one blowing across the top of my display tank and 2 more fans blowing across the top of my sump.
This increases evap and the increased evaporation will cool the tank significantly. Evap = Cooling

 

[Roxborough Reefer]

I was able to get a portable fan and run it in the stand. The temperature was back to 78F. Thank you for your advice and input. It helped me a lot.

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[SynDen]

Long term, get some decent clip on or mountable fans, and run at least one, year round. I keep 3 on my 75g and 2 of them run year round, the third I turn on in the summer. The added air flow can helps promote better gas exchanges and can help keep your ph up too.

 

[jda123]

It will be easier to cool a tank without the swamp cooler - the dry air here makes evap really easy. We don't run the AC nearly at all and even on the 100 degree days, the Vornado on speed 1 (lowest speed) keeps my tanks cool. Then, the heaters come on a few hours later as the temp drops in the 50s.