Chiller in room with no window

[maroun.c]

Hi
I'm planning my tnak in a room where there is no open window and as it gets really hot here in summer i think i will need a skimmer for the tank. i was told it'll releasesome heat in the room so without having anyfan taking the heat out of hte room the heat will get out of the stand (it'll be an instand chiller) to the room. do ou think it'll cause considerable heat issue in the room?

 

[VDHD1]

The room will get very hot if it's already hot. Air conditioning might be unavoidable.

 

[maroun.c]

the lfs guy told me that one person here made a DIY chiller out of a minifridge, i did not see it but he told me that he punctured it and ran a couple of tubes in and out of it and sealed the holes on the tubes. he said he was having good results with it. it seems too ridiculous for me but did anyone hear about this or see it? should i even consider it? temperature here goes up to 115 degrees in the summer the Ac would run all day long of course but i'm wondering if the AC alone would be enough when the halides go on. one other option would be to have a small portable AC in the closet. one other option that i think would be the best bet is the chiller and a small AC next to it.
one other solution is to have some tubing take the water to the next room where i have a balcony and put the chiller there but then again would it work efficiently if the temperature around it? could it get damaged due to the temperature?

 

[idua]

Chiller from a fidge is probably THE most inefficient way of cooling your tank. I would not waste any time or money on such a project. As VDHD1 already said, I think that a chiller and AC may be unavoidable in your case.

 

[imbuggin]

in stand

in stand

in stand chiller? unless you vent that stand VERY well, your chiller will not last long.

 

[Sloth]

Before you get a chiller, put a fan right at the water surface so it blows down on the water. Crank it up to high. Put another fan in the doorway of the room so air moves in and out.

I did that and it brought my tank down from the mid 80s to the mid 70s within minutes. And my heater couldn't even keep up.

Of course an automatic topoff will be a necessity.

 

[maroun.c]

I guess know that Ac and chiller is logically the best solution. My only problem is that i travel very frequently and would have loved to minimize electrical equipment running 24 hours a day when i'm away. one last solution would be to have a chiller with a portable AC under the tank but I really don't know if those work 24 hours a day or if you can connect it to a timer to have it rest for a few hours at night time. i think if the timer cuts the power then reconnects it the portable AC has to be activated by pressing it's power button again.
also it's not so hot season now (the equivalent of winter in Dubai) so for the coming few months heat will be no problem. i guess i'll work on starting up the tank and having it cycle and have a few fish in it then i'll see what happens starting Jun Jul if Ac running 24hours a day with fans solves it for me without the need of a Chiller then Ok If not i will get the chiller and maybe around Oct would be the time to move my corals from Lebanon to Dubai and fill up the tank and then really worry about temperature. Thanks for all the replies.

 

[imbuggin]

you are going about this all wrong

you are going about this all wrong

a chiller and a A/C under the cabinet?? or in this small hot room. Either way this is a terrible idea. Put the chiller in the hot room and get a larg vent blowing air out of the room at ceiling height. Also add fans to blow on the water with the chiller and it will not have to work is hard or long. I have a fan than comes one .4 degrees before the chiller. Sometimes the chiller doesn't even have to go on.

 

[maroun.c]

Just had a new idea instead of making a closed stand below and above the tank i will have the tank on an open stand and have only a piece of wood that's the same colour of the wall cover the stand from the front and the right side which will be viewed. and same from above the tank so it'll be open from behind and the ligths will not be in a canopy they will be hanging from up which means a bigger area to minimize rapid temperature fluctuation. also it would look like if the tank is built in the wall and also i will have more space for tank equipment....
add to all this Ac running non stop and only one 150W Mh running only 4-5 hours a day, I think it should work out.
Thanks again for your input.