Chiller and canister filter for 3 ft tank

[kelvinlim11]

Hi guys,

I have a 90cm by 45 cm by 45 cm tank.

I planning to buy a chiller and canister filter.

Any advice if artica 1/10hp with eheim 2228 is sufficient? Will the chiller end up starting up always?

Thanks in advance.

[kelvinlim11]

Any advice anyone?

[Shadow]

I'm using CL-280 for my 3ft tank but I modify it with external sensor so that it measure my tank temperature. I'm driving it using Eheim 2217.

[kelvinlim11]

Thanks Shadow.

Somehow i can't get the calculation correct yet.

Arctica 1/10hp with 2028 seems like the flowrate matches the chiller minimum flowrate.

However, c328 uncle tell me that arctica 1/10hp could not efficiently cool my tank. Need to up to 1/5hp. But with that 1/5hp chiller, 2028 flowrate is not sufficient.

Anyone can help me on this? I just wish to buy the correct equipement. Please let me know how to compute correctly.

Thanks in advance.

[Shadow]

you can try below calculator from JBJ and Teco

http://www.tecoonline.eu/sizing-chiller/
http://chiller.jbjlighting.com/prod_chiller_size.asp

[Matt.Lee]

Arctica 1/10hp is enough for a 3ft tank. But if you intend to upgrade to a bigger tank in future than go for the 1/5hp. Otherwise 1/10hp is more than enough. As for your filter, go for the 2075 pro3 series.

[Puffer]

I'm also considering getting a chiller for my 3 feet tank. Is 1/10hp ok with Eheim Ecco 2237 with flow rate 600l/h? I'm also using a submersible powerhead with flow rate of 1200l/h. Any advantages/disadvantages if I were to connect chiller to powerhead instead? Thanks.

[Misery]

Hi, powerhead will not filter any dirty particles from your tank. Therefore, if you're connecting it directly to your chiller, unfiltered water will be running through your chiller. All the dirts and particles will be running in and out of you chiller. Just my preference.

[Puffer]

Woah! Does this mean I have to get a new more powerful filter? Going to cost a bomb!

[Matt.Lee]

Why do you need to use this submersible powerhead? Just simply connect your canister filter to the inlet of the chiller and back to the tank. All you need is to match the correct flow rate between these 2.

[Shadow]

puffer's filter not powerful enough to do that.

You can try to attached pre-filter on your power head or get new filter

[Puffer]

Why do you need to use this submersible powerhead? Just simply connect your canister filter to the inlet of the chiller and back to the tank. All you need is to match the correct flow rate between these 2.

Added on submersible powehead recently to increase flow/current due to bba problem. In matching the correct flowrate, will this mean more frequent kick-in?

[Puffer]

You can try to attached pre-filter on your power head

Err..I don't quite get this...powerhead only has an outlet right?

[Shadow]

yes, so it will be: power head (inside tank) -> pre-filter (outside tank) -> chiller -> tank

I saw Polyart have it, I think the brand was jaqno or something like that

[Puffer]

Right. Have googled and now got the idea. Thanks Robert!

[AngGuKueh]

Hi jus for your referent go for 1/6 - 1/4 chiller I got one jus bough recently won't work well you need at least 2 hour to cool down 1 degree so let say if your is 284 watts x 12hour x 30 days / 1000 and times new tariff 0.2334 = ??? I rather buy a bit expensive chiller than high costing bill every month corect me if I'm wrong

[Shadow]

It is normal, it will take much longer time to cool when you first turn on your chiller. My guess is because you need to cool down the glass, substrate, soil, etc. Consequently, the ON duration should be much less. Just remember that higher HP will require higher wattage.

[AngGuKueh]

K thx for your info Shadow... my hailea HC-150a send to repair now jus 5 days only from date of purchase lol the fan inside burn because the chiller is on 24 hour on 26 degree I set it on 25 degree and the LFS said it's was normal hahaha so stupid for the first purchase of chiller...that y i recommend higher HP so sorry bout that.

[AngGuKueh]

oop sorry another question to shadow you got a CL-280 rite is Hailea HC-300a enough to cooldown 1 degree in 1 hour ? My tank is 3ft tank and a 2ft sump

[Shadow]

you have a sump tank, no wonder 1/10hp not enough. I wont use 1/10hp to chiller tank bigger than 90x45x45cm.