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02-25-2006, 05:51 PM
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a temp controler is a good idea but they are useless unless you have a chiller also. also event a ronco has a dead band so you will still get a 1 or 2 degree swing. a couple degrees is fine, mine at onepoint used to swing about 6 degrees and I never had an issue.. now with a chiller and a heater I only get about a 1 degree swing.
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02-26-2006, 03:37 AM
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Why is it useless without a chiller?
Say I have 4 heaters and hook them up to a controller, would that not help keep the temperature more constant even without a chiller?
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02-26-2006, 04:25 AM
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Most controllers have a percentile range of accuracy. Say +/- 1%. Unless you are willing to pay megabucks for a laboratory grade controller or thermometer then allowing a 1 - 3 degree difference should be acceptable. If you are using a digital thermometer then make sure its a good one and have it calibrated or test it against a calibrated reference.
Doug Last edited by seashells; 02-26-2006 at 04:27 AM.
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02-26-2006, 04:50 AM
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for what it is worth I have never heard of anyone not being able to keep there tank warm, but rather not being able to keep it cold.. to do this you need fans (for small temp rises) or a chiller to do a real good job. befor I had my chiller the tank in the winter would move 2 or 3 degrees, in the summer about 5 or 6, and during the heat waves it would go up by about 12 or 13 degrees, with the chiller set at 79.0 and the heaters set at 78 I range between 79 and 81. Steve
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02-26-2006, 06:13 AM
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Any way to activate fans with a controller based on temperature?
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02-26-2006, 02:03 PM
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02-26-2006, 04:41 PM
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I have an ebo 250 and my temp changes 1-2 deg max, but one question where are you taking your temp in the tank you should be taking it from the other side of where your heater is, and closer to the bottom this should give more of an average temp.
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02-26-2006, 05:39 PM
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I have 2 Ebo 250's, a coralife thermometer, 2 250w MH's during the day, Quietone 4000, and a ASM G3 Skimmer pump. At night My temp is at 79.8degrees during the day it is at 80.2 to 80.4 degrees. Nothing fancy here folks. Doesn't matter what time of year it is either. (No house AC either just incase there was to be a naysayer on that fact
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