Have you heard of DIY chiller

[Mr CRABS]

Hi,just sharin some ideas......

a DIY chiller......with positive results

the fridge no need to buy new one...go to second hand stores and they sell

you the small type for just 20-30 dollars......Ofcourse dun go to famous 2nd hand shop....

I idea is not mine....it's from a internet source....enjoy!

[somebody]

have you done it bro? if you have, show your diy lehz. =)

[Maxstar81]

Seen it b4 when i wanted to have a planted freshwater setup.

Seems troublesome. U have to drill holes yourself. Not to mention

a mini fridge is still bigger than a chiller....

Nice piece of DIY if U want a mini fridge beside your tank.

[miketeo3]

Yap! ! ! done it.

IMHO,

Performance meet my requirement with 1 main tank 2X1.5x2 ft and

a sump tank at 2 ft. So far at April ~ Jun, it can lower the tank temperature

to about 28~29 Deg when room temp. is at 31~32 Deg.

Well depend on how many motor/pump is running and don't expect to have

good result.

I have a tank that in 3 ftx1.5x2 but it can only drive down to about 1 deg from

ambient temperature.

Dorm fridge disadvantages:

1) You can't control the temperature. it is fluctuate coz no feedback system.

2) The termostate is always turn on due to desire temperature is not achieved. So

the fridge is very hot always. It is at its highest drive mode.

Here is the link and i do exactly the same (fridge as well) that they are doing.

http://www.killies.com/forum/viewtopic.php...cf2c467cea91983

[Mr CRABS]

Heat is always the matter when it come to chillers..thats why i used ceramic tiles to cover my friends chiller(something like a box)

His room temperature was 32-33 degrees as it is also small..after the tiles being used..the temperature came down to 28-30

[LoReNsIa]

isnt the idea from RC?

[Mr CRABS]

Which idea you talking about??..the ceramic idea was done even before i came to SRC

[Resun]

DIY chiller cost so high and so big

buy 1 of the shop is better

[Kotobuki]

Aiyo.... its been done long time ago liao.

Was running on something similar on my 1ft nano b4 my 4 footer came.

I was using a 400l pump and can maintain in thew 25degree range.

But really have to agree there is no themalstat... sometimes the temp KEE SIAO during raininy days.

[Kotobuki]

If your tank is small (eg 1 ft) den maybe able to get a good temp.

Other den that still better off to get the "Real Thing"

Hahaha now my mini fridge is housing 6 cans of coke

[Mr CRABS]

Did you win the fridge in somekind of contest that starhub hosts?

[miketeo3]

I measured my dorm fridge with watt meter. The fridge label is at max 75 Watt.

i guess with original condition (wif thermostat), it will averagely consume 75 watt.

Well, after modification, i guess the coil on 90% and my power wattage measurement shows that it is at 150 Watt. Still manageable range, happy with it.

It is cool day now and i switch over to cooling fan, guess what, it is only consume 5W.

Damp....

[PerculaClownfish]

hmm think that chiller would be better as can ajust the temp..