wat is a chiller?

[Dreamwalkz]

erm which is better a chiller or fan?without fan my tank is 30c
with fan its 27 at night and 28 at day so if i use a chiller will the
temp be stable at lets say 25c and not change at day or night?
and lastly how much odes a chiller coz ar?

hahaz thanks for all replies!!

[BFG]

If you set a chiller temp to 25 degrees, it won't stay at 25 degrees forever. The chiller will let the temp rise by about 2 degrees and when it reach 2 degrees higher than the programme temp, the chiller will start it's operation to cool the water to 25 degrees. Once it reaches back to 25 degrees, the chiller will automatically switch off.

A chiller might cost anywhere from a few hundred bucks to a few thousand dollars. The cheapest that I am aware of is by the brand Resun, made in China.

Also, when buying a chiller, you need an additional pump to drive the water into the chiller unit. You can use a canister filter as a water pump to pump water into the chiller.

What is the size of your tank Dreamwalkz?

[Dreamwalkz]

i am having a 2 ft tank.wa so expensive ar the chiller and second hand cheap cheap ciller for sale?
thanx for ur reply BFG!!

[Cacatuoides]

2 ft tank? jus use fan can le.....just need to top up water every 2 days ba.....chiller is ex, elec bills also ex,....mine is ard 27 degrees

[ahkarboy]

i also wanted to get a chiller for my 5 ft tank but no place to put. not cheap too. the fan could bring down my temp to 28 in the day

[Dreamwalkz]

haha i so far manage to bring down my temp to 27 at day and 15-16 at night by putting ice in the day ard 9am and at night at 8pm hahaz hope the chlorine lvl is nt too high hee

[barmby]

IMO,

Tank size up to 2.5 ft use fan
Tank size from 3.5 ft use chiller

Temperature can be important. Plants do better in cooler temp water esp. moss!

[ehlim]

In my plan to set up a 4' tank, I plan to spend $$ on better lights and presurrised CO2 system. As such, do not have the budget for a quality chiller. If the day temp is 28-30 deg, what will be the common plants I should avoid? Tks