Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > Buy/Sell/Trade > Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-24-2012, 05:15 AM
Ginu Ginu is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: North Vancouver
Posts: 369
Ginu is on a distinguished road
Default

Ya I hear ya... I think all in one cubes running lights which produce a bit of heat will run into heat issues. I found out that there is a huge diff if you remove the heat from in between water and splash guard. I run a chiller and still get about 1 to 1.5g of water evaporating on a 34g AIO cube running 14k mhi, so i always have that clean ro/di water in the stand. Next purchase for me is a ato unit.

It's either go led, run a chiller or tons of fans which will get ya evaporation, however I think every tank should have a auto top off system.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-26-2012, 01:18 AM
ruslicus's Avatar
ruslicus ruslicus is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 125
ruslicus is on a distinguished road
Default

bump
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-28-2012, 03:33 PM
ruslicus's Avatar
ruslicus ruslicus is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 125
ruslicus is on a distinguished road
Default

bump. still need the chiller. Thx.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-28-2012, 09:01 PM
gobytron gobytron is offline
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Coquitlam, BC
Posts: 1,424
gobytron is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

I have an aquachill mini that I'd ship...
used it on my 50 gallon and then 12 gallon.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-28-2012, 09:03 PM
ruslicus's Avatar
ruslicus ruslicus is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 125
ruslicus is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by gobytron View Post
I have an aquachill mini that I'd ship...
used it on my 50 gallon and then 12 gallon.
pm'd
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-30-2012, 09:18 PM
ruslicus's Avatar
ruslicus ruslicus is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 125
ruslicus is on a distinguished road
Default

bump
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-30-2012, 10:03 PM
Snaz's Avatar
Snaz Snaz is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Surrey, BC
Posts: 1,034
Snaz is on a distinguished road
Default LED ftw

I will probably get flamed but HQI while if done correctly it will grow nice coral it is terribly inefficient. The wattage needed to light those things and then the wattage needed to chill the water you just heated up is not very good for the environment and your wallet.

Best to buy or build an ATO and then use a fan blowing across the surface to keep things cool until you can buy or build an LED system. My opinion.
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:40 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.