A Chiller : Is bigger the better ?

[vratenza]

a few points....
1) 3 doors may not be feasible for ur length of cabinet....in the end you get very narrow door openings that may prove a challenge to move ur chiller/co2 tank/ext filter cannister....suggest u go for 2 doors...

2) height of 0.7 cm may make it easy for maintenance but may not look nice if u intend to put in in a large area like ur living room......... i suggest u make a cut out of the outline of ur tank and stick it onto the wall where u intend to place the final tank...... move around, sit down, do the usual things u will do in that room and see if u can enjoy your tank..... no point having a tank when u need to bend down to admire it each time.....

3) when measuring space inside ur cabinet for ur equipments, always give allowances..... eg. if u only measure ur external filter height from the specs given, u will realise that when u connect the hoses, these hoses will take up abit more space on top unless u severely kink the hoses.....

4) make sure ur frame can fit in the maximum size of chiller u may potentially use........ that translate to making sure the door way can clear....... removable panels may prove invaluable....

hope this helps!

[salexjared]

Thanks for the recommendation.

Spoke to the guy who is making it and our conclusion is similar to your recommendation.

For the lenght that I am going for, it would be 2 doors.

The clearance space would be increased to 75cm to add some margin to the chiller height and the tubings.

So I have now ordered the cabinet and the chiller (burning a big hole in my pocket).
Now I have to start on the tanks. haha

Will do with what I have now (ie a 2 feet tank) and will add another 1 feet tank (for shrimps) using the CL85 that I now have.

Later I would see if I want to upgrade to a 3-4 feet tank.