Do I need a chiller?

[tomreefer]

Ok My tank was 89 degrees today when I got home and my room was on fire. My wife sometimes forgets to put ac on upstairs. I am thinking of getting a chiller for my 75 gallon.

What size and do I need one?

 

[Pufferfish3]

Yes you will need a chiller. You will want one with a control to make sure it doesn't freeze your fish. I am not sure about the size.

 

[tomreefer]

1/4 hp? 1/10 hp.. I am confused on what size.

 

[Pufferfish3]

I am still kinda new to the hobby and I do know the basics but I don't know a lot about chillers because our house is normally cold so I don't know the size )-:

 

[Pufferfish3]

I know you will need a chiller because I have researched the basic need of many fish and your tank gets way to hot for many saltwater fish sorry I couldn't help more )-:

 

[Tautoga]

Yes you need a chiller. I think mine is a 1/10 HP and its struggling to keep my 75 gallon tank below 80 degrees right now so I would go bigger. How big do you need? I dont know. It depends alot on the temperature of the room and what temperature you want the tank to be.

 

[Mark9]

http://chiller.jbjlighting.com/prod_chiller_size.asp

 

[Ron Reefman]

A 1/10th HP chiller should be able to keep your tank at 80F or lower. Even if your wife makes that mistake once every 3 months, it puts everything in the tank at serious risk.

 

[rt67ghy]

1/10 HP may be ok but 1/6 HP will cost only a little more so I would get that to be on the safe side.

 

[WaReefer458]

I ran a 1/4 on my 75 for years with 4 t5's and 2 250 halides in an enclosed canopy. It's not optimal for efficiency but it'll work. Mine kept my tank at 79deg all day long in the hot months but it was running almost all day

 

[Reef Frog]

It sounds like you need a 10F temperature drop. A 1/10th HP unit could easily handle a 5-6F drop with your water volume and maybe more, especially if you use a fan blowing over the water in addition to an undersized chiller. But it will probably run continually and you may never reach 79F. A 1/4 hp unit would be best. I'd read all the pdf instruction manuals and tech data available on the major sales sites. They cover the various capabilities in detail.

 

[oldpaddy]

Can you try leaving the AC on? Those chillers put off a lot of heat and are expensive to run.

 

[Tspors58]

Curious question Tomreefer?
How did your livestock do at that temp? Reason is my 150g swung from 75 in the winter to 88 in the summer. Now these were slow swings the livestock adapted and all was well with no chiller. They do put off there own heat. Where would you put it? Under the tank? Heat...
Is 89 about the hottest it may get at its worst? You may need to avoid the costs. However that being said...

 

[tomreefer]

Livestock seem actually fine. I think 89 is the hottest. Maybe I can put my ac on my APEX control so if the tank gets like 83 put ac on, haha think that would be a better option?

 

[tomreefer]

I was about to order a 1/4 Active Aqua Chiller from Amazon.

 

[Tspors58]

Fans in the sump.. Not a chiller fan here. They are warm and make your electric meter spin.

 

[oldpaddy]

I was about to order a 1/4 Active Aqua Chiller from Amazon.

Don't be surprised if you have to run your ac to cool down your room. They really put off a lot of heat.

Do you have a cover on the tank? Try taking it off if you do.

 

[tomreefer]

No cover. Fans in the sump I never thought of that. Where you get those?

 

[tomreefer]

I seen this:

http://melevsreef.com/catalog/fan-tray-bracket

 

[Tspors58]

I bought a clip on fan from walgreens