6x2.5x2.5 Reef Tank Plans/Progress

[AlfaRomeo]

The chiller saga is still going on. Present chiller comes on once the MH starts and will run non-stop till the MH goes off. damn the weather..

Working with Dr Chill on relocating the chiller to a more ventilated area to see if that helps. If it does, great. if it doesnt improve the situation, then will be changing chillers to better accomodate my tank water capacity.

[AlfaRomeo]

Have decided to get a new chiller to replace the older one. Will be using the Arctica 1/2hp chiller which can be mounted outdoors or placed remotely to a more ventilated area.

Hope it will solve the cooling issues once and for all.

[riot]

Gee dude been following your thread with great interest. Strange that the your titanium cant cool your tank and yet AT's appear fine, and his is mondo giga hot. How did Dr Chill explain that?

[AlfaRomeo]

His explanation is that firstly , the location of my chiller is not ideal as AT's chiller is right next to a window. hmmm,thats about it.

Also , he mentioned that i might have a misbehaving chiller and has offered to replace it but I have decided to go for the Arctica instead. My plan is to mount the chiller next to my balcony above the tank and thus more ventilation instead of putting it in the living room. This will also prevent hot air from circulation in my living room which gets hot after some time.

[riot]

would have been interesting to see a second titanium in action.

but the artica does sound nice. hope that solves all your heat issues, bro.

[AlfaRomeo]

I desperately hope so too bro. Hon has success with it cooling his larger tank so i dunt see why it wont work in my setup.

*fingers crossed*

[terryansimon]

how are you going to route the hoses from wherever the compressor is to your tank?

or is the distance an arms reach away?

[AlfaRomeo]

Distance from my tank to the proposed location for the compressor is very close. about 1 meter horizontally and 1 meter higher than the tank.. will attached some pictures after the bracket and chiller has been installed to give you a clearer picture.

Tonite, I will be placing the new chiller in the same cupboard to see if can higher more efficiently than the older chiller keeping the rest of the variables consistent.

I guess that will be a good experiment in terms of comparing the 2 chillers in terms of efficiency.

[terryansimon]

ah okay. let us see some pictures when you are done. (=

I'm thinking of raising my Teco on some sort of bracket as well. hehz.

[Hon]

Actually sitting the chiller on a bracket will be louder as compared to hard flooring hor ... as bracket tend to vibrate and sending more humming sound into the air.

[CalciumReef]

That is easily resolved with a rubber padding below

[terryansimon]

nothing that sponge/rubber cannot solve. (=

[hsloo]

Hi,

How much is the price different for Arctica 1/2hp and 1.25HP Titanium?

Still cannot understand how the 1/2hp can perform better than the 1.25hp?

[Cedric]

Hi,

How much is the price different for Arctica 1/2hp and 1.25HP Titanium?

Still cannot understand how the 1/2hp can perform better than the 1.25hp? 

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the TR 1.25HP is not true 1.25HP. At around 800 watts for a 1.25HP TR(if I recall correctly), perhaps its only running a 0.5HP compressor?

[roidan]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think the TR 1.25HP is not true 1.25HP. At around 800 watts for a 1.25HP TR(if I recall correctly), perhaps its only running a 0.5HP compressor?

getting interesting

[AlfaRomeo]

Hi Guys, finished installing the chiller in the same cupboard that housed the older 1.25hp. Started off with water temp of about 28.5 and now the temp is about 26.8. ( both measured by IKS temp probe). Drop of 1.3 degree in 2 hours which is very respectable in light of the heat load from 750W of MH 6 inches from the water level and also about 100W of Fl light at the same ht.

[alanseah]

the new chiller is Arctica..??

[AlfaRomeo]

Yup, Arctica 1/2Hp. Btw, temp has dropped to 26.7.

Set temp is at 26.5

[alanseah]

what about the noise level compare to the 1.25 TR..?

[terryansimon]

one word.

PICTURE!

[Hon]

Ya manz...PIC PIC PIC...

Just got my ultility bill, got a shock, I use 1500kw+ last month

[mv3i]

Ya manz...PIC PIC PIC...

Just got my ultility bill, got a shock, I use 1500kw+ last month

why shock !!! u should have expected that !!!

[AlfaRomeo]

The noise level is higher than the TR 1.25Hp chiller but must bear in mind that this is a commercial chiller. Should try your best to mount the chiller remotely and not under the tank or in the living room.

Im very happy with the chiller and its performance so far. no prob pulling down the temp quick.

[AlfaRomeo]

Wow, must really give this chiller a thumbs-up. at last my chiller is running only 1/2 of the time and at a lower wattage compared to the older chiller too! In fact, 2 thumbs up!!

Only downside i notice is the comparatively louder noise compared to the older chiller... but this is the commercila version after-all..

[weileong]

got my electrical bill.... $220, up again from $180. Wife is screaming again.

Glad to know this chiller runs only 1/2 the time compared to your new chiller.

I will up my tank temp to 26.5degs from 25.0 degs + the new chiller shorter running time should be able to cut the electrical bills by a bit. Let's see how it goes.