Reef w/o Chiller

[MrArrogant08]

Has anyone successfully kept a reef tank w/o chiller?

What’s the temp of your water?

 

 

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[Keepfishes]

I have a tank at around 29-30deg based on alcohol thermometer with mushrooms and anemone and they're all healthy and growing so far... No fan no chiller just in a cooler part of the house.

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[soggycookies]

I keep my tank outdoors in my garage with stuff like zoas, Yuma and gsp. All doing fine without chiller and temperatures ranging between 27 and 30 degrees


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[Daniel111]

temperatures at my place can go above 30 degrees. lost some corals and am now running a chiller to keep the temps below 28.

[Keepfishes]

temperatures at my place can go above 30 degrees. lost some corals and am now running a chiller to keep the temps below 28.

I guess it really depends on what you keep

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[JTC]

I have tried keep corals without chiller. Lost some soft corals and they never look happy. After adding a chiller, colours look much better and algae problem somehow solved as well. Do it once, do it right. Else you will end up sick of this hobby imo. 

[Avlol35]

Add more air bubbles to let the water temperature go down

[soggycookies]

Add more air bubbles to let the water temperature go down

Better to use a Wavemaker or powerhead and direct it slightly towards the surface to create more water agitation. Air bubbles are fine for saltwater but the rapid salt spray from a bubbler will eventually corrode everything around your tank


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[Avlol35]

I think you can use the bubble skimmer so the water bubbles will not spray everywhere

[Hua hua]

If ur ambient temperature is cool, it is possible. Otherwise I have used iced bottles in the ios during my beginning years. Of course the temperature won't be consistent. So not ideal. Just remember that marine keeping is not difficult. It is only about keeping as many parameters as consistent as possible. 

[justareefer]

I use air-con.. 8hrs a day during daytime.

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[Junyan]

Is that even possible in SG climate? In the afternoon the temp can easily go up to 32 degrees from what I can observe.

 

[R0B]

Is it possible? Yes. Have people produced great tanks without it? Possibly. Does NOT having a chiller make reefing easier? Nope, not at all!

Not sure if you have noticed but this amazing country can get a little warm, and as such it is important to protect our corals and livestock against the heat and the changes in heat throughout the day. Whilst you can select warm water varieties if you want to get into reefing without making concessions as to your livestock then get a chiller. There are some great deals for chillers on this forum so whilst I am far from the 'chiller police' I would highly recommend them.

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[samuel88]

Possible if you have a fan, as Long as temperature below 28 should be fine. 

[Keepfishes]

I set my chiller to kick in at 30deg, and cool down to 28.5deg for my 4ft tank.

For the past few months it didn't even turn on, because the weather was relatively cool. Only few days ago when the weather started getting hotter then my chiller turns on once per day for 1.5 hours. Rest of the time it remains off.

All my corals are growing, no deaths.

So if you're concerned about electrical bills, this would be a much more economical solution.


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