Choosing Chiller?

[infinityex]

Hihi can I just ask the more experienced reefers around here, what sizes of chillers would be recommended for a 2-3feet tank, and also what should I look out for when buying a secondhand chiller? Do I have to specially check for leaks in certain areas or calcium deposits somewhere and so on? How do I pair a pump with a chiller?

Thanks!

[Solo77]

For 2 to 3ft, 1/5 to 1/4 will be good. Though some will use 1/10 for 2ft. Risk is always there for second hand. Check the owner, lol, condition such as the fins, rust, run it to see got noise and leak, etc. Buy from reputable reefers. For such chiller, there is one water inlet and outlet. Place yr pump in the sump(maybe skimmer compartment) and connect the pump to the inlet. Then use a hose to let the water flow out of the outlet to the return compartment of yr sum. For 1/5 to 1/4, pump use can be 2000 l to maybe 3000 but due cater headloss from joint, etc. Hope this help.

[infinityex]

thanks, I have seen the term drop-in coil around, what does that mean?

[stevenkoh08]

it just like ur aircon unit just that it not to the unit it go to a coil and the coil is in ur sump tank

[infinityex]

I have seen people in the forums here using chillers on small tanks without sumps such as the JBJ nanocube. Would someone tell me how they connect it with the tank as there is hardly any sump space to put in a pump? Am a bit unsure of the setup. Thanks

[jackywongto]

I have seen people in the forums here using chillers on small tanks without sumps such as the JBJ nanocube. Would someone tell me how they connect it with the tank as there is hardly any sump space to put in a pump? Am a bit unsure of the setup. Thanks

you can drop Raydiative/ Binosage a PM.

they can help you.

rgds

JAcky

[raynicteo]

you can drop Raydiative/ Binosage a PM.

they can help you.

rgds

JAcky

second hand most important is can chill the water.you must check the fan is working and can feel the hot air come out from the chiller.

[iskay]

you can drop Raydiative/ Binosage a PM.

they can help you.

rgds

JAcky

1) Out-of-tank pumps.

2) Hook one of the existing pumps to the chiller before routing it back to the tank.

[BFG]

Get 1 model up instead of the one you need. Reason being there are months where hot weather is the norm and when that happen, you do not want your chiller to be over-worked because it is under powered in the 1st place. And get 1 with an external temperature probe for a more accurate temperature reading. Chiller with internal temperature probe only cool the water in the chiller compartment so if the water in that compartment is cooler than the water in your tank, it will switch off earlier and then switch on back again after a few minute.

Hope this helps!

[RockyBoy]

Hihi can I just ask the more experienced reefers around here, what sizes of chillers would be recommended for a 2-3feet tank, and also what should I look out for when buying a secondhand chiller? Do I have to specially check for leaks in certain areas or calcium deposits somewhere and so on? How do I pair a pump with a chiller?

Thanks!

Also depends on your tank heat load.

You may have MH lights, less efficiency pumps in the water or out of water, wavemaker, skimmers etc that will bring up heat and require higher chiller capacity.

[navyseal09]

hi guys,

i have a 4x2x2 with 2 ft sump running on a teco tw6 chiller.. any idea hw long it takes to bring down 1 deg??

[stevenkoh08]

take the hailea hc-500 it and 1/2hp and only took 20-35min to cool down 1deg

recently there's one reefer selling at only 350 good grab for it for only bout 6mth old

[Hobbyist]

Get 1 model up instead of the one you need. Reason being there are months where hot weather is the norm and when that happen, you do not want your chiller to be over-worked because it is under powered in the 1st place. And get 1 with an external temperature probe for a more accurate temperature reading. Chiller with internal temperature probe only cool the water in the chiller compartment so if the water in that compartment is cooler than the water in your tank, it will switch off earlier and then switch on back again after a few minute.

Hope this helps!

Thinking of buying a chiller for my 4x2x2.5ft tank to start keeping coral soon but not sure which brand of chiller to choose from? Which model that come with an external temperature probe for a more accurate temperature reading also what is the size/hp to choose from? Any recommendation. Many thanks

[CFOh]

Thinking of buying a chiller for my 4x2x2.5ft tank to start keeping coral soon but not sure which brand of chiller to choose from? Which model that come with an external temperature probe for a more accurate temperature reading also what is the size/hp to choose from? Any recommendation. Many thanks

Hi, you can find the chiller calculator supply by JBJ at below link... Add more buffer to your input so that not under estimate the chiller output.

Chiller calculator

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

[dreamlover]

Hi, you can find the chiller calculator supply by JBJ at below link... Add more buffer to your input so that not under estimate the chiller output.

Chiller calculator

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

Wow this link is gd, especially for newbies. Maybe this link can be pinned?

[Hobbyist]

Hi, you can find the chiller calculator supply by JBJ at below link... Add more buffer to your input so that not under estimate the chiller output.

Chiller calculator

Cheers and Happy Reefing....

Thks Bro CFOh, This link is helpful