I leave mine in a high flow area and it seems to be doing ok. The 1st 1 i had, died within a week when i left it in an area w/o much flow. Hrmz, reminds me of the beautiful baby blue sea fans i saw at Pasir Ris last week, $50/pc....
LoL....i think its a good piece of equipment.....read many good reviews about it in RC. Maybe the 3 of you can get it 1st and whoever doesn't think its up to mark can sell it to me....
I left my chiller out of the cabinet....but if you really must put in inside, make sure there is enough ventilation in the compartment where you are going to place your chiller. Some reefers install CPU fans in their cabinets to keep it cooler.
Hrmz, the tomini doesn't really steal food from my LPS but even if it did, i guess its just normal. All fishes will go after the food when they see it, so i'l normally make sure my fishes are full before feeding my LPS.
Hrmz, i do not know how to troubleshoot a spoilt chiller but hwo long have you been using your chiller? Maybe you can try getting a quote and if its too expensive, get a replacement.