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07-30-2009, 01:50 AM
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Before you fork out the money for a chiller, have you looked at other options? Chillers may cool the tank, but they heat the room they are in A LOT. For me, a chiller would be a major last resort. How about turning your central air conditioning (if you have it) down a couple degrees? Buy a portable air conditioning unit (same price as a chiller) to cool the room down, plus you get to enjoy the cool. Fans on the tank and sump waters' surfaces (make sure the fans make ripples) blowing the hot air from the lights away?
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07-30-2009, 07:15 AM
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If I'm not mistaken a little window AC unit wil also de-humidify for you as well. I know all the units condense so water's coming from somewhere...
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07-30-2009, 10:24 AM
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+1 on the portable air conditioner... paired with a fan blowing across the tank or sump, and both you and the tank should be comfortable. They are expensive but awesome.
Or, consider turning your heaters up so the night time temperature drop isn't so major... if the tank wants to be consistently 83F, let it but don't let it drop at night. Coral reefs are commonly 85F around the tropics, it won't hurt the corals or fish (increases metabolism though, which means more bioload) but a fluctuating temperature will.
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef...
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07-30-2009, 01:04 PM
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