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I have been considering building my own chiller, but as it doesn't seem feasible, I guess I'm going to buy one. My tank is simply too warm. However, I can't seem to find any good information on which chillers are superior to others. I have looked for reviews and such, but have found none. These are the chillers that I'm considering for my 92-gallon tank:
Aqua Medic Titan Chiller 1/6hp
Arctica Titanium Chiller DBA-150 1/5hp
Current USA Prime Aquarium Chillers - 1/4hp
CH-PC-PL-450 Pacific Coast 1/6 HP inline chiller (click on the "See Details" for the Pacific Coast 1/6 HP chiller)
I figure my system (92-gallon tank and 15-gallon refugium) run on about 80-85 gallons of actual water. I need a chiller that can take the tank reliably down from 82 degrees to about 76 degrees, preferrably without running all day long. I have the following questions for anyone who can answer them:
1) Are chillers like UV sterilizers in that they claim to be powerful enough for much larger tanks than they can actually handle?
2) Is there a good place to find (non-customer) reviews of these products?
3) Can anyone comment on any of these chillers in terms of power usage, thermostat accuracy, chilling effectiveness, or noise level?
4) Does anyone recommend a different chiller than I have listed above?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Aqua Medic Titan Chiller 1/6hp
Arctica Titanium Chiller DBA-150 1/5hp
Current USA Prime Aquarium Chillers - 1/4hp
CH-PC-PL-450 Pacific Coast 1/6 HP inline chiller (click on the "See Details" for the Pacific Coast 1/6 HP chiller)
I figure my system (92-gallon tank and 15-gallon refugium) run on about 80-85 gallons of actual water. I need a chiller that can take the tank reliably down from 82 degrees to about 76 degrees, preferrably without running all day long. I have the following questions for anyone who can answer them:
1) Are chillers like UV sterilizers in that they claim to be powerful enough for much larger tanks than they can actually handle?
2) Is there a good place to find (non-customer) reviews of these products?
3) Can anyone comment on any of these chillers in terms of power usage, thermostat accuracy, chilling effectiveness, or noise level?
4) Does anyone recommend a different chiller than I have listed above?
Thanks in advance for any help.