+Mlaw Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I recently added a chiller to my largest tank. Dropped the average temp from 90+ down to a comfortable 80. Side benefit is that I'm adding water to my reservoir less. I was running through roughly 2 gallons a day. Now I'm down to roughly a gallon a day. Pretty sharp drop. While I'm sure the cost savings (I don't have an RO/DI unit of my own so I buy from RCA) won't equal the cost of running the chiller, the pain in the butt savings of not having to add water constantly is worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I went from about 10 gallons a week to about 3 when I went to a chiller. I was able to keep my temp in the right area but am extremely glad I snagged one since I've lost my AC 2 times this year already. My pico hit mid 90's for a few days in a row. With all the SPS in my main tank, I think there would have been some major losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 peace of mind is totalllllly worth it, especially as the value of your livestock inevitably adds up over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Agreed. Its even better when u get a commercial grade 1.5hp chiller and it only runs half the time of a small chiller. I got tired of my 1/2hp chiller running all the time. And now if i wanna go bigger ( take wise) i have the chiller for it. Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Another benifit is the added filtration when it is set up in the sump to pull from return side and return to drain side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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