I'm not against chillers never used one, my thinking is if I'm going to pay to cool the tank I'd rather cool the whole room!
look at the comparison on amperage
DS-5 1/2 6000 115 9.5
DS-6 1/2 6000 230 4.8
Hope this helps
That sucks - what will you be doing in the mean time?
I ordered the Tradewind Compact 1/2 hp. It arrived on Thursday but it had suffered shipping damage. They are sending me another one, but it will take another week and a half before it gets to me.
Ummm Can you say this is probably a sign to use a fan or 2 under a custom made hood....lol
I'm looking into the Vornado orsome other brand someone recommended on the Vornado thread... Just because they are smaller and I can fit 2 that will work 2x as much as my 1 box fan...
If I had to go with a chiller I would want to go with something that can do double my water volume much like my calcium reactor or sump or skimmer...
That lay out has been working for me for years...
Don't sell yourself short...
Hope all works out for you..
Matt, I typed a long reply to your post few days ago, I guess it did not post .
Try to put the chiller outside of the room if all possible. Venting is not as efficient, I tried that with my cube tank. As for getting a chiller sized for twice of the load needed, that is a stupid thing to do and is about as un-educated recommendation as using a 220V chiller because it uses less AMPs :lol2:.