How long should a chiller kick in?

[lcf425]

i have a 3.5 by 2.5 by 2.5ft tank with 8tube T5 and i using a haliea 500a chiller however i notice their kick in time is 3 to 4hr and then stop for 2hrs then kick in again is this normal? thanks for any advise^^

[desideria]

i have no idea the horsepower of a haliea and what's the temp range but for an Arctica 1/4 HP and even with LED lighting, for an almost 700L system, it took 45 mins to an hour to cool down 0.6 degrees. VERY hot weather will be about 1 hour 10 mins. Then stop for about 45mins then it will kick in again.

after I change to a 1HP Condenser takes 25-30 mins to chill down 1.2 degrees and it stays cool for about 1.5-2 hours depending on ambient temp before kicking in again.

[Tian85]

if chill for 1 deg and takes more then 1.5hrs is a bit too much. i using 1/6 hailea for 3ft and it takes about 45 to 50 mins to chill it down 1 deg.

[lcf425]

thanks for the replys will send for repair then =(

[tropic]

Lc425 , are you using an external controller? Mine is almost the same as yours . 5x2.5x2.5. Using 500a. I think it may depend on your flowrate or also of any additional pump running inside the tank .

[lcf425]

Only got 1 pump which is 1264 ehiem goes to chiller and back to main tank . And yes I am using an external temo

[dnsfpl]

you need a more powerful chiller if your kick in time is more than your resting time

[lcf425]

mine is suspose to be overkill liao =.= 1/2hp for a 3.5ft tank only wor

[dnsfpl]

CL-650 vs HC-300A vs DBE-200, all 1/4

based on my personal experience(without any mod)

DBE-200 performs 2-3 times better than CL-650

HC-300A based on my friend, is pretty good too

[Underwater]

Mine is 4 2 2. Also using hailea 500. Takes about 2 hrs to cool down 1.5 degrees (which i thought is a bit too long) and rest for 4-5 hours before kicking in again. I'm using an external temp controller so temp measure in the main tank shd be quite accurate. Using a dedicated 3000 litre/hr pump.

[tropic]

Bro, I think you switch your pump and make it dedicated max flowrate 3000l/h for the chiller only. Eheim 1264 may be too fast for the chiller. The max for our chiller is 1000-3000l/h

[lcf425]

noted... btw underwater may i know what pump brand are you using?

[tropic]

any update to this?improvement?

[lcf425]

changed resun 1hp haha

[Jameshong]

I'm using Arctica 1/5hp run by 3000l/h pump for my 3x2x2ft tank. The kick in-out is 60~80mins (chill down), out-in time is, 70~100 mins on day time but nite time will be 60~80mins for Kick in-out but kick out-in time is 90~120mins.

Am I chiller performance efficiency ?

[finind]

nano tank with 50+ litre should use which chiller?

the sump area where the reurn pump is only holds about 5-10 litre of water

[tropic]

nano tank with 50+ litre should use which chiller?

the sump area where the reurn pump is only holds about 5-10 litre of water

use a canister to run through the chiller/?