What chiller to get.

[Mooney0086]

Anyone know a decent well priced chiller I can buy??
Thanks

 

[carey]

Welcome to the forums!

I guess a good question would be what size tank are you chilling and whats the light setup over it?

 

[Mooney0086]

100g,
4x t5's

 

[carey]

Thats odd, how high are you running....T5's are awesome at no heat generation.....

 

[Mooney0086]

I struggle to keep it below 29.

 

[carey]

grrr i dont do do celsius LOL. Have you checked your heater?

 

[carey]

Are you overseas as far as location btw?

 

[Mooney0086]

Yeah I'm in Manchester England.
29 is around 84

 

[carey]

eeek that is high. Do you even run a heater in your tank?

 

[Mooney0086]

No I turned it off just to make sure it wasn't that over heating.

 

[carey]

I have the same issue with my 29g bio cube. Always at 82 in there and I removed the heater completely.

lemme look and see if any of my sites has international shipping and/or a good link for you.

 

[carey]

heres a link for a chiller. The neat thing is it explains alot of how it works and whats involved.

Aquarium Water Quality & Temperature Control: Arctica Titanium Chillers

Hope this helps a bit.

 

[Mooney0086]

Thanks for that.

 

[Sarcothelia]

84 in Manchester? Ah well, I wouldn't have thought it got that hot. How close are your t5's to the water? If it's like 1cm or so I'd raise it up several centimeters. Also, is it a closed canopy? Run a fan across the water or open up the lid before trying a chiller.

If you must, JBJ Arctica chillers seem to be good quality/value.

In summer I honestly just blast a few fans at the side and keep the lid popped, lol.

 

[Mooney0086]

Exactly why it's baffling me so much.
It's not even been hot here.
It's a closed canopy but I've taken three of the lids off.
The lights are around 6cm off the water.
What's the maximum amount of time I should have the lights on?
Maybe reducing the time
Will cool it abit,