I was right, YOU mis-read. My 2nd post in this thread already agree.
There was no need for us to banter back and forth if the professional engineer had read properly. If YOU had checked earlier as I had advised on my 3rd post in this thread, you might have found out.
Your reply far later in this thread.
However, this is not preferable.
Here in this forum, we actively recommend would be chiller owner to buy a step up model than the one that is rated for their tank size. The reason being during the hot weather period, which regularly occur in our island, the model rated for their tank might not be capable to keep up with the extra heat load that the hot period freely provide. If they were going to get a 1/10hp tank for their 3ft tank, it is recommended to get the 1/5hp instead, a model higher. No aquarist would want to be caught with their pants down when they realize their properly rated chiller couldn't keep up during the hot period. And sometimes, the rating provided online might not be correct so we err on the safe side. Buying a higher model cost more in the beginning but it beats having to buy a proper sized chiller and having the chiller constantly working and touch wood, it broke down and you have to go out and spend another large sum of money to buy another higher rated chiller, be it branded or made in china, their quality are constantly improving.
Hold on, I am not finished yet.
Also with purchasing a chiller model higher than what your tank size is rated at, it is also essential to have your chiller modified to include an external temperature sensor too. The main reason being, with the stock internal temperature sensor, the chiller achilles heel would fall on the pump or canister filter. If the canister filter flow rate is too fast or slow, the chiller would have a false reading of the temperature and might stop chilling prematurely. The dreaded stop start problem. With the external temperature sensor modification, the chiller is reading the actual water temperature in the tank instead of the water in the chiller water compartment. This will eliminate the stop start problem a stock chiller usually experience. You can have a low flow ( nothing below 500lt/hr for a 2ftx2ftx1.5ft tank ) and still the chiller will perform as normal.
So, where do peltier chiller fit into this scenario? No where, I'm afraid. Here in lies the endth of the lesson. Thanks for reading.
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