Chiller...

im looking for a chiller for my 37g, the place i moved to has horrible A/C and i came home to a 83deg tank today. i have a fan across my sump aswell as across my lighting, i am also open top.


i can spend around 250. i know its not alot but im sure i can find some form of solution for that.



any ideas??

 

craigslist, or reefcentral ( sorry i dont like the place but they have alot of stuff for sale )

 

yea i am keeping my eye on craigslist.. i am gonna have to resort to frozen 2 liters in the meantime.

i have an old minifridge laying around, i could give the diy chiller a shot, but ive heard it doesnt work very well.

 

it burns alot of electricity for very little effect is what i heard but its worth a try

try getting 2 more fans from walmart another one for the sump and another for the top put them very close to the water this brought my tank down 3 degrees

 

I want a chiller too. I don't understand why they cost so much. You can get a small refrigerator or a small freezer for much less and they have the same kind of components in them.

 

I think the Inland Empire on craigslist has quite a few for sale. I know it might be a bit of a drive for you but well worth it. I think I've seen quite a few in your price range.

 

My guess is the titanium they use for the water to run through.. titanium will Not rust. Salt oxidizes steel and even stainless steel.

 

Thanks, yea I'm checking one out in West Covina today. I work in west covina

A guy is selling a 1 year old jbj 1/10 chiller for 275(sure I can talk him down to 200) and another is selling an auqa euro 1/10 for 250 New firm price.

What do you guys thing?

 

the ting is with the smaller chiller they have to work harder and run more often to keep the tank cool which means it will burn more energy. but i think it will do ok on your tank

 

thanks everyone for the help k+


i picked up the JBJ today. it is in excellent condition.

got it up and running, pulled the temp down very efficiently. here is a pic all set up.



i ran it from entrance section of my sump/fuge to return section.