I recently Put up 2X250 MH Sunpod on my tank. My temp has gone as high as 82% Usually during the last hour of my lights being on. When the lights are off my tank usually runs 78 and i have a heater in my sump anyway. I am not sure if i should put on a few computer fans on the top of my tank blowing directly on the water, fans blowing on the sump, or get a chiller. I really dont have any more room under my tank to store a chiller but i was thinking of a quiet unit just beside the tank? I hear chillers can be very noisy as well. Can anyone recommend one that would be indoors and strong enough but yet not overpowering for a 90G tank? I am worried that when my heat is on in the during the winter the temperature will be much higher sas apposed to having the AC pumping at 72degrees all day and still reaching an 82 degree water temp. Please advise.
Chiller Question
- Thread starter jayblock
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pecan2phat
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Since you keep your room AC'd @ 72 degrees, go with the fans first otherwise I would have said MH=chiller.
If you have an enclosed canopy, put some 4" fans on either ends of the canopy and for the sump, use a 7" clip on fan from Walmart blowing directly onto the water surface of the sump. Your evaporation will increase greatly but this is what you want (evaporative cooling).
If you have an enclosed canopy, put some 4" fans on either ends of the canopy and for the sump, use a 7" clip on fan from Walmart blowing directly onto the water surface of the sump. Your evaporation will increase greatly but this is what you want (evaporative cooling).
