Reef Safe Metals?

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  1. veedubshafer

    veedubshafer Banned

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    One gallon of evaporation is normal. I get that with my 46.
     
    veedubshafer, Mar 27, 2010
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  2. horkn

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    Yes, watch the grade of SS. 316 is a nice food safe and non rusting SS. Cheaper grades will have iron in it, and they will rust.

    Take a magnet to any SS you find, ad if it sticks to it, then it is not the best grade of SS.
     
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  3. Dr. Bergeron

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    From a chemistry standpoint, If you go with anything above 20 karat gold, you should be good.
     
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  4. GuitarMan89

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    What I was thinking. Gold, Platinum, titanium, anything that's not reactive.
     
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  5. reefmonkey

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    LOL I've seen that DIY plan. If you google diy chillers you'll find it on ask.com It brought that guys nano down a degree or two plus gave him a place for his six pack.
     
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  6. Broaner

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    After a few months I can easily see this costing more than a real chiller with the inefficiencies of the heat transfer in a cobbled situation. Plus you can't really control you're tank temperature in an open loop fashion like with a real chiller.
     
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  7. greysoul

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    Keep an eye on Craigslist, I just got a 1/5th HP JBJ Arctica for $300 brand new (but sitting in a garage for a year or so)... they're out there and if you can get one for half off, that's the way to go.

    -Doug
     
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  8. sae647

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    titanium is what most people end up using. ive got a 1/4HP aqua logic for sale but its probably out of your price range if youre thinking DIY..
     
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  9. bama

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    Magnesium, Iron, Strontium, Molybdenum are a few I can think of off the top of my head that would be generally considered "reef safe"... ;)
     
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  10. ZachB

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    Everyone always thinks they can make the better DIY mini-fridge chiller. If it could be done efficiently and effectively so many more people would be doing it. Save yourself some trouble, save yourself some money, and just buy a chiller. You can pick them up for cheap used. Even if you get the mini-fridge working (not impossible) you need a way of controlling it. On top of that, the electricity waste alone is ridiculous. Buy a chiller, or even use some fans to help cool your tank.
     
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