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Alvin Tan Newbie

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hi peeps... i am looking for a chiller for my tank

can anyone tell me what chiller should i buy thats good enough for a 2 feet tank?

thanks~!

cheap and good...silent too....resun CL 280

view my 2ft tank thread update here!!

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399

Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm.

Equipments:

Return Pump : Hailea HX6540

Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph

Skimmer : Weipro 2011

Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits

Chiller : Resun CL280

Auto Water Top Up

Life Stock:

More then 35kg of figi rocks

Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp

Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans,

Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata

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Alvin Tan Newbie

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Resun CL85 is not bad also.... for 2 feet Tank.... :eyebrow:

i tink the chiller is underpowered...

view my 2ft tank thread update here!!

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399

Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm.

Equipments:

Return Pump : Hailea HX6540

Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph

Skimmer : Weipro 2011

Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits

Chiller : Resun CL280

Auto Water Top Up

Life Stock:

More then 35kg of figi rocks

Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp

Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans,

Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata

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Resun CL85 is not bad also.... for 2 feet Tank.... :eyebrow:

not really enough for 2 feet tank for CL85

2x1.5x1.5 tank

Lighting: AI hydra 52HD

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455

Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos

Skimz  ; NP biopellets

Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD

Return pump: Eheim 1262

Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp

 

A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel -- Proverbs 12:10

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How about using the ice probe chiller? Anyone got the experince? Is it more quiet than CL280 then? May i know your 2 ft tank size? My tank is 2x1.5x 1.5.

CL 280 is jus nice for ur tank size....mine is abt the same...except with the sump below...

view my 2ft tank thread update here!!

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399

Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm.

Equipments:

Return Pump : Hailea HX6540

Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph

Skimmer : Weipro 2011

Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits

Chiller : Resun CL280

Auto Water Top Up

Life Stock:

More then 35kg of figi rocks

Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp

Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans,

Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata

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thinking of getting a chiller too... although getting a 2nd hand CL280 is cheap but what is the potential damage I would be expecting on the monthly bill?

What temperature is recommended? 27- 28?

gurus here, may I also ask do I need a chiller if I can maintain my tank temp from a cooling day 27 to a hot day at ard 29?

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

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How about using the ice probe chiller? Anyone got the experince? Is it more quiet than CL280 then? May i know your 2 ft tank size? My tank is 2x1.5x 1.5.

Don't think Iceprobe will do the job in the long run... get a proper chiller... again depending on your budget, bear in mind a CL280 consumes 280W (if they do not under rate in the first place)... the Arctica 1/5Hp I am using right now only consumes 150W!!! The difference can be significant in the long run...

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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thinking of getting a chiller too... although getting a 2nd hand CL280 is cheap but what is the potential damage I would be expecting on the monthly bill?

What temperature is recommended? 27- 28?

gurus here, may I also ask do I need a chiller if I can maintain my tank temp from a cooling day 27 to a hot day at ard 29?

Yes... you should be worry about the monthly utility bill and the maintenance of the 2nd hand CL280.

Best is if you can bring it down to 26ºC. So the chiller will kick in 27ºC-27.5ºC (depending of chiller brand). There are a lot of advantages of chilling your water at 26ºC - 27ºC. Make sure you get a sufficiently-powered chiller... or else... it's gonna be very hard to reach 26ºC.

Not a guru... but how you manage to bring your temperature to 27ºC? Using air conditioning unit? Don't forget that you can't "on" your air-con at the same time everyday... what if you go for holidays? For a reef tank, fluctuation is bad... coz in the ocean... the temperature is pretty much stable and consistent... at least they don't fluctuate much within a day.

So a chiller is almost a must if you want to keep nice, happy and beautifully thriving corals. Just my 2 cents... some may differ.

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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