Chiller Recommendation please

[Mr.First]

What is considered the Cadillac of chillers. My 70 gallon is running at 80 even with a fan over the sump.
I am looking for the best, quiet, maintainence free and what ever else one looks for in a chiller. Oh yea, it wont' fit in the stand. that is why I want is small and quiet.
Also, I assume there is a built is pump ??
Thanks.

 

[NYreefNoob]

pumps arent built in and you wouldnt want it in the stand anyways. chillers put off alot of heat, you are going to need atleast a 1\5th hp or a 1\4 hp i like my current chiller it control's my heater as well

 

[MikeyNYC]

tempts in the 80's aren't all that bad

If your looking into chillers, the brand tradewinds are highly regarded

 

[Mr.First]

Mike, your saying people are running reefs over 80 ?

 

[bad coffee]

my tank hovers at 81. with my 1/10th Pacific coast imports chiller (pc280?)

In the heat of summer I have to kick on the room AC to have the chiller keep up.

It's on a 58 with a sump.

B

 

[MikeyNYC]

In my opinion and from what I have read before acceptable ranges would be within 78-84. Like most things in this hobby you need to see what works for your tank, if animals are exhibiting signs of stress then cooling things down might be a good idea.

I picked up a chiller this summer because last summer my tank ranged 80-90+ and my animals showed it. I purchased a current chiller on ebay from current's online store. I purchased model 2606 1/3 hp. The chiller sells new for $600, from the online store which is b-stock I paid about $350.

 

[MikeyNYC]

oh yeah one last thing, 1/3hp isn't necessary for your size tank. If you can get one cheap go for, otherwise I believe 1/5hp should do the job. Just an opinion once again, so look around

 

[jackson6745]

You can run your tank in the low 80's just fine. What is your room temp?

 

[Mr.First]

Tank runs at 80, for some reason I have trouble with some favia's. I was thinking I am too hot.

 

[bartur]

Please read this.

http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic85520-11-1.aspx

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

The tradewind chiller is by far a superior chiller compared to the current.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I personally don't like anything over 79.Keep it at 77-78 degrees.

 

[meschaefer]

If your tank is running at 80 degrees I wouldn't sweat it. :splitspin Generally reefs see large temp swings in the wild the temps of 90 degrees not unusual. If I remember correctly average worldwide tropical reef temps are about 84 degrees.

 

[juiceguy]

my tank hovers around 82 degrees and i do have a chiller, i set it to kick on at 83.5 degrees and i have no issues with corals. i use a tradewinds drop-in chiller. they are loud but very efficient.