Advise needed for chiller

[klyve]

Whats the diff between 1HP commercial chiller and arctica 1/3 HP.Which type better?

[teebs]

Whats the diff between 1HP commercial chiller and arctica 1/3 HP.Which type better?

The cooling capacity of the two chillers is totally different. Flow rate requirements for the two chillers are also different. Depending on your tank size, you may require either the 1HP chiller or the 1/3HP chiller.

[klyve]

The cooling capacity of the two chillers is totally different. Flow rate requirements for the two chillers are also different. Depending on your tank size, you may require either the 1HP chiller or the 1/3HP chiller.

my tank size is 5x2x2.5 and sump is 3.5x1.5x1.5 so which type would cool down more effective?

[teebs]

my tank size is 5x2x2.5 and sump is 3.5x1.5x1.5 so which type would cool down more effective?

The total water volume in your tank & sump will be around 800-900L so the 1/3HP Artica chiller will be sufficient for your use.

[klyve]

The total water volume in your tank & sump will be around 800-900L so the 1/3HP Artica chiller will be sufficient for your use.

ok but will the chillier kick in often cause using 2x250w MH and 4 tubes of 80w each of T5 and the temp i set at 25degree ?thanks

[teebs]

ok but will the chillier kick in often cause using 2x250w MH and 4 tubes of 80w each of T5 and the temp i set at 25degree ?thanks

How often the chiller kicks in depends on how fast the water in your aquarium heats up. Other than your MH and T5 lights, additional sources of heat will come from the environment as well as any submissible pumps or powerheads that you use.

[yongshun]

How often the chiller kicks in depends on how fast the water in your aquarium heats up. Other than your MH and T5 lights, additional sources of heat will come from the environment as well as any submissible pumps or powerheads that you use.

juz to add, it oso depends a lot on the flow rate of ur chiller return pump..my 2 cents

[orsony]

ok but will the chillier kick in often cause using 2x250w MH and 4 tubes of 80w each of T5 and the temp i set at 25degree ?thanks

You might want to consider to switch to LED lighting to reduce the kick in time. I am using a 1/3 for my 5 x 2 x 2.5 with 3 1/2 ft sump. Set at 26.8. It will keep in for 45min and last 2 hour before next kick in. I am using a 52Watt LED light too and on for 8-9 hours.

I understand commercial unit needs to run the piping + coil + external temp controller and you need to have a place for the huge compressor.