chillar for 20g Nano

[fas917]

Hi everyone,

I will be leaving for a month in May and would like to have a chillar for my 20g Nano.

Any recommendations?? Thanks.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Take a look at this:

http://www.championlighting.com/product.php?productid=17392&cat=354&page=1

I plan on getting one when I get my 12Gal nano. Anyone here have a CoolWorks IceProbe chiller? For $108.90 it's a very reasonable price...

-Alfred

 

[inkblue]

i juSt wiSh theR was an HOB chiLLer instead of having to driLL hoLes int0 youR taNk :scratchch :dead1:

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

On the CoolWorks website they offer suggestions besides drilling the tank.

-Alfred

 

[FRY]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4902&N=2004+113768

$79.00

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

WOW, great price. I should pick one up in a week or so, even if I dont have my nano yet.

-Alfred

 

[jenniebutterfly]

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_chillers_coolworks_microchiller.asp?ast=&key=

 

[Reefer420]

thats what i did for my ice probe - just drilled a hole in the top of my aqua clear HOB filter. Works great!

 

[inkblue]

:approve: aHHhhhh so deska !

 

[joe]

ask coralcrazy,
i think he has an iceprobe for sale

 

[fas917]

kool thank you guys.

 

[fishywoo]

I have one brand new you can have it for 60 if you like.

 

[fas917]

I have one brand new you can have it for 60 if you like.

PM sent

 

[bad coffee]

you'll also need a controller of some kind

B

 

[Reefer420]

For a 20 g you probably don't need one (with an ice probe anyway)- I don't have one for my 16. 20g is pushing it for the ice probe to do more than slowly keep the temp 1-3 degrees cooler. It will probably take a full day for it to have a noticable effect.

I just have my heater set at 76- if the tank drops it comes on and more than compensates for the ice probe. Probably uses more electricity though...

 

[inkblue]

:scratch: iCe proBe and heaTr at the same time... aM confuS'd :happysad:

 

[Reefer420]

well the heater kicks on if the tank temp ever goes below 76...even w/ the ice probe the heater has no problem bringing the temp up again- the ice probe really isn't all that strong of a chiller and won't bring down the temp more than a few degrees in anything larger than 15g...nothing a heater couldn't keep in check- and in the summer it rarely gets down to 76 in my tank anyway, with the chiller on. So the tank temp stays stable

due to the fact that the ice probe really takes hours and hours to make a noticable differance in a larger tank, a controller turning it on and off won't allow to it actually do its job as well ans it can without one imho...