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Old 06-15-2007, 10:54 PM   #1
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I need to purchase a chiller


So right now the tempature in my nano cube is not constant, its changing about 3-4 degrees throughout the day. Today I came home and found it was at 85 degrees. I know this should be the next purchase i make so that all my livestock lives happily, and i know pushing it past 83 is really rough on fish from my local fish store. I want to start saving my money so i can purchase one. any recomendations that wont break the bank, and are reliable? i want to use it for my 24 gallon, and eventually be able to use it for my 60 gallon without strainging the Chiller.
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Old 06-17-2007, 08:07 PM   #2
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i dont know anything about chillers either but i definitly would like to hear from someone that does. i'm not trying to take away from dancing4raiin's question but if someone could maybe answer both of ours.

does anybody know the best way to keep water temp constant? the water in my 10gal tank heats up to 86 degrees when the pc is on and drops to 81
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Old 06-18-2007, 08:49 AM   #3
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5 Degree temp swing is too much for reef tank.

Since tank is only 10 Gal try a fan to cooltank when PC lights are on if possible.

A 1/10 HP chiller would be best option but they are expensive.

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Old 06-19-2007, 02:42 AM   #4
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I was on another thread about a chiller, what brand do people recommend around here? everywhere i go i see the jbj artica's, but on the other thread the people were recommending the Pacific Coast Imports
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Old 06-19-2007, 02:45 AM   #5
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PCI makes a nano chiller that is for small takes here is the link.....
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...e=pacificcoast
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but if you want to get a bigger chiller if you plan to upgrade later then get the Pacific Coast 1/10 chiller it is AWESOME i run it on my 72 gallon w/29 sump i know people that run it on a 150 w/40 sump here is the link for that

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Old 06-19-2007, 07:04 AM   #7
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Old 06-19-2007, 05:07 PM   #8
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would you suggest them over the Artica's? and how reliable are they?(the Pacific Coast) i dont want something that will break on me.
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would you suggest them over the Artica's? and how reliable are they?(the Pacific Coast) i dont want something that will break on me.
This Pacific Coast chiller is a reliable chiller trust me!! Casey, VWD, Motorslave, Skeety, Reefermike1, Btang, and i am sorry if i didnt mention your name in the list here and you have a PCI chiller and i know you i have a short term memory But this chiller is awesome!! Most of these people run these chillers on 150 gallons or bigger Like i posted on premiumaquatics site when i had no AC in the house this chiller had no problem keeping my tank at 79 and the house was at 90+ with high high humidity! in the middle of summer here in Fla


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Old 06-20-2007, 05:35 PM   #10
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Ok, im looking at the 1/10, its really affordable for about 350, im sure theres somewhere that will over free shipping. if anyone knows please inform me. How much power do they suck up? My birthday is comming up soon and i was going to get an outline to a tattoo from my brother in law, but i might just ask my brother in law to get me the chiller
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Old 06-21-2007, 08:56 PM   #11
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Also, i was reading about some guys power going out in his home, and his chiller went down to the lowest temp, does this chiller have a memory, or would there be a way of setting it, so if it does go out?
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Old 06-23-2007, 01:05 PM   #12
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Yes the chillers have a memory in them for when you unplug them for cleaning or when the power surgers or you lose power for weeks at a time from the lovely hurricanes that we have in Fla "speaking of that it is hurricane season"

http://www.timsreeftank.com/tank.xls Download that and fill in 280 watts for the power usage on the Pacific Coast 1/10 HP chiller and est about 12 hours a day it runs. Then look at your power bill and see how much you pay for power per kwatt and fill that in and you can get a est on how much a month it will cost to run the chiller. Some people the chiller might run more per day some it might run less so just play around with that. There are two pre filled in values of "33" 434" erase those they were in there and forgot to take them out when i posted it on my site.

As for free shipping on the chillers i believe premium aquatics has free shipping on their chiller Pacific Coast 1/10 HP chiller.
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