Check out this link for a review on the iceprobe ...http://www.reefcentral.com/library/r.../IceProbe/?M=A
can bring temp down but don't look very promising if you are looking for chilling effect. especially when we stay in such HOT weather.
Check out this link for a review on the iceprobe ...http://www.reefcentral.com/library/r.../IceProbe/?M=A
can bring temp down but don't look very promising if you are looking for chilling effect. especially when we stay in such HOT weather.
Doesn't sound very promising for my 2Ft tank. It is a 20G tank and meanwhile using 3 PC fans to cool it. Also manage to get around 28C on recent hot days and between 26-27 on cooler months.Originally Posted by carlfsk
But may be useful for my nano 13L shrimp tank which I am cooling it by turning on the room aircon at night to pull down the temp to around 24-25C and it will heat up through the dayto about 28C with a PC fan too. The temp difference is quite great for a day but the shrimps and mosses seems to be doing well so far.
But evaporation for both tanks are quite a lot.
Originally Posted by cairocks
Yup, when comparing the efficiency and worth, consider the set backs of using fan as well.
I witness an incident when someone we knew here was trying to maintain his tank and accidentally knocking the fan into the tank... he was shouting to me... "ouch, i kena short liao, ouch, kena short liao...." luckily I was there to remove the plug while he was still stupidly holding the fan in the water.
Another issue would be the evapouration rate. I am running 2x DC fan (the one NA selling) 24/7 on my 5G tank recently due to the sudden surge of temperature and I have to top up about 2 tow hway tubs of water every day .
I must admit that this gadget would be extremely useful for nano tanks though. but paying that price for a nano tank?
Frankly, it is great for 1ft cube tank or similar capacity. Later used 1 for my 2by1by1. Then started another small tank in the room, that is 3ft by 9inch by 1ft...that's y slowly more and more...now I got don't know how many tank in the house, my father tell my neighbours it's an aquarium, come visit...
So now considering what to do..but can't bear to let any tank go cos I know it will someday, somehow come back again...sigh...
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Well, I'm now in the similar phase like you did. Actually, I only started this planted tank interest just after this CNY and now already has 3 tanks...Originally Posted by carlfsk
It would nice to customise 1ft tankfor the IceProbe (meaning drill a hole in the tank).
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Is drilling a hole in the tank a good option? That means if the unit need repair, you can't use the tank. Even if you decided to replace the unit, you need to empty the tank or at least get the water level below the hole level.Originally Posted by Star-flog
Anyways, if anyone here can help? Can't seems to find the shop call reefdepot in the yellow pages. Did they close shop?
Yep, when the hole is drilled on the tank glass, it's going to use permamently with this IceProbe, no other way!Originally Posted by cairocks
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You can mount the ice probe with a brace over the top of the tank... no need to drill the tank. Alternatively, mount it in a sump. Or look at my earlier post in this thread... where they mount it on a HOB filter.
There are other ways... just use your imagination.
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I said "local online shop" ReefDepot... so, try http://www.reefdepot.com.sgOriginally Posted by cairocks
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Ok thanks for the new link, I was using the provided link above.Originally Posted by vinz
Opps... My bad... I was the one who directed you guys to yellowpages for ReefDepot details.
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Hi bros
I email then regarding the price and shipping. The price for
IPAC-50W-240V sells for US $138.00, about S$226. They do ship to Singapore.
Does that price include the thermal control unit too? Or it is just the cooling unit itself only.Originally Posted by H2SO4
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the whole set including the themostat.
Wow, this seems to be a good buy if full package + shipping for S$226. what is their website?Originally Posted by H2SO4
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hope you guys knows how these things work. the probe tip is the cold side and there is another hot side. this hot side is the heatsink on top of the device and is used to dissipate the heat 'taken' from the water. there is a temperature differential of about 60 deg c, iirc. that means if the cold probe tip is at 20 deg c, the heat sink side will be at 80 deg c.
so to use this device properly, you'll have to think how to remove the heat away the heat sink properly.
thomas liew
It comes with a PC cooling fan to cool the heat sink. Is that enough?
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the pc fan removes heat from the heat sink.
but warm air is being 'dumped' to the surrounding and tank will 'soak' the heat in again. given the low cooling capacity, you'll need to think about making a 'channel' to direct the warm air away from the tank.
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hi Bro,
can consider the Resun CL-85 as an alternative, it is works using TEC as well, looks compact and cool upto 60l, the CL-150 can cool up to 100l. price for the CL-85 is $218 from AquaMarin (Jln Kayu).
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