chiller options for a 1200 gallon system

[Reefski's]

can anyone recommend a chiller? my display will be 700 gallons with refusium/sump in garage underneath on RDP. i live where it occasionally gets into the 90's.

what have you used?

Carl

 

[A Reef Scene]

I would say around 1.5 to 2 hp

 

[TIMMYE]

Get a big AC for your house and put a seperate zone for the fish room to drop the temp in that room only.

 

[Reefski's]

i am building the house now. i have a couple of AC people coming out this week.

the Waikiki Aquarium has a 10 hp chiller on their 5500 gallon reef tank which has a skylight over the tank that is bigger than the tank. in Hawaii.

would 1hp be enough?

i can do a ground loop but have not found any info from other who have actually done it for an aquarium. lots of pages about theories and such but no practical, " i did this and it worked for many years kind of thing.

Carl

 

[nyvp]

I live in south florida with huge humidity. I have a 3 side view 560/g (120x36x30 )total volume is 1k/g so far without my cistern attached. atm I have no cabinets so stand is open.my house is at 74 and my tank with no chiller stays at 76 at night and 77.5 during day with 4 -250's on top.