Cherlolo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Hi Guys, New to the hobby, I have a question on chiller, how many HP must the chiller be for 4ft x 2ft x 2.5ftht tank? The brand I'm looking at is Arctica. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member klim Posted July 21, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think must be comparable to TECO 680 blah. Best is 1/2 HP, although 1/4 can but will run longer hours depend on your heat disperse on your water. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tropic Posted July 21, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted July 21, 2012 There is a full in chart at JBJ website to estimate the chiller size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherlolo Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Th I think must be comparable to TECO 680 blah. Best is 1/2 HP, although 1/4 can but will run longer hours depend on your heat disperse on your water. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherlolo Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 There is a full in chart at JBJ website to estimate the chiller size. May I know what JBJ stands for? can PM me the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member JeffL Posted July 30, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted July 30, 2012 Here you go: http://www.jbjchillers.com/ Quote 2 Feet Tank: (Decom Feb 2015)-Lightings : Pharos LED light 90W with wireless controller-Chiller : Arctica 1/10HP with H2Ocean Flow Pump 2000-Wavemaker : Vortech MP10ES -Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC 3.5-Return Pump : Eheim Compact 3000-Reactor – TLF150 (Mod) with NP Biopellet-Reactor – TLF150 with Rowaphos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherlolo Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Looking at the data, for Artica brand, 1/5-1/4 is the recommended size. I have this intention to pump the last stage of water from my sump into the chiller, return to the same section and pump back to the main tank. Will this method be more effective in terms of water chilling faster and of cos saving on electrical bills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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