chiller ?

[jadakiss]

so far my tank my fish and everything else in my tank has survived with me not having a chiller and a ac . the highest ive seen my tank was 94. i was like holy crap. what i usually do is keep the lights off all day until i come home from work and then put the lights on . it only stays on for about 3 or 4 hrs. well any way my question is im going to want to buy a chiller for my tank with my income tax money this year in jan and i want to know what is the best chiller out there and is it easy to install . my filtration system is a fulval fx5 canister so im wondering how the hell do i hook that up to a canister. plz help . oh sorry i would also like to say i want my tank to be 75 to 80 with the chiller.

 

[herman]

Ill leave the chiller recommendations to other people. But for now what you can do is take a couple of 2 liter plastic soda bottles. Fill them with water and you can float those in your sump util desired temp is reached. Dont overchill tho

I personally like these chillers:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_chillers_aqua_logic_trimline_delta-star_cyclone_drop-in_inline.asp?CartId=

 

[jadakiss]

i dont have a sump

 

[jadakiss]

my tank is a 55 gallon

 

[reefman]

wow 94? i was worry when my temp hit 82.lol

 

[212jay]

My tank hit 86 today and I was shi!@#. My AC is not working due to brown outs so I have been floating frozen 2 liter bottles, It helps alot.

 

[PalmTree]

I like JBJ chillers. They are very quite and reliable. You can hook it up in line with your canister filter.

 

[meschaefer]

I am able to maintain my temp below 83 using a fan and turning off my lights and the pump to my skimmer. I have it all hooked up to an AC Jr., which automates the whole process and makes it easier, but there is no reason the same thing could not be done manually.

 

[gettanked]

Why buy a chiller, all they are is a glorified expensive air conditioner.
If you have your tank in a room with at least one window and one door, buy a room air conditioner, that way you and the tank can keep cool.
Are you sure you tank reached 94 degrees?
Water that reaches that temp, corals usually bleach out.

 

[loismustdie]

Trade Wind drop in chillers. Easy to install, reliable and in the rare case that something does go wrong, you can bring it to any appliance repair shop and get it fixed on the spot rather than wait to ship it out and return.
94 does sound way too high to have no negative results. What did you use to measure temps?
If the room is a good candidate for A/C, you can do what gettanked said above that way you get the benefit of a cooler room as well. I always suggest a chiller though.