aquarium chiller question

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  1. caliwavsurfer

    caliwavsurfer Astrea Snail

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    I need to purchase a chiller asap for my 125 gallon aquarium.Would it be ok to use a 1/4hp chiller made for hydroponics?
     
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    caliwavsurfer Astrea Snail

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  3. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    If you're "re-purposing" a chiller, you need to be sure that the heat exchanger coils and all the fittings that will come into contact with SW are inert/non-reactive. For instance, the cooling coils should be titanium.
     
    Greg@LionfishLair, Sep 13, 2012
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