ice probe

**christan1959** · 1st Apr 2012, 09:30

hi folks. does anyone have a used Ice Probe in good condition that he/she wants to sell? none of the stores stock it anymore.

**Blue Whale** · 1st Apr 2012, 09:49

Based on various sources, I guess the best place to try is this:

Eido Services
1 Queensway #03-05
Queensway Shopping Centre
Singapore 149053
T :6472 9266
If you do get one, please counter post what is the price please. I would love to see this in operation. It's for 2ft tanks and below.
Best if you can get the Operation Hours too.

**Navanod** · 1st Apr 2012, 10:12

Huh? There's an LFS at Queensway SC?

**Shadow** · 1st Apr 2012, 12:20

really? I didn't know have fish shop there

**Blue Whale** · 2nd Apr 2012, 10:33

Originally Posted by christan1959

thanks bro. called them but the line is no longer in use. googled and found some threads on people not being able to find the company anymore...
do u know if they are still operating?

Some of the information span from 2003-2007. Along this timeline, a lot of shops closed down. Hence, it is not possible to trace every source. With this lead gone, the only option is to search online and order. If you do not have a credit card, try applying a debit card instead. But...you might wanna try later again say 11am-3pm. Just to be sure.

However, if you are diligient enough, try searching through google again, maybe salt water ones they might still have sources in singapore....hopefully. If you are thinking about hot seasons, well...we are half a year ahead of normal. The so call heat wave is man made from Sumatra so to speak. Recent one is due to Northern Thailand Forest Fire. (You don't cough for no reasons right?) Season are tilted off scale at the moment.

Meantime, you can read this.
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ng-Temperature

**christan1959** · 2nd Apr 2012, 10:42

ok will search some more. tks.

**stormhawk** · 2nd Apr 2012, 11:01

http://freshnmarine.com.sg/estore/pr...oducts_id=2125

One of several online stores based in Singapore that still have these IceProbe units. Note, you have to drill a hole in the glass/acrylic to fit in the probe. It might be more practical to get a Dolphin mini-chiller instead, since they both work on the same Peltier effect that utilises TEMs aka thermoelectric modules.

**Blue Whale** · 2nd Apr 2012, 11:43

Consider cost, chiller better.

One reminder, match the chiller to the flowrate of the filter and vice versa.

**Blue Whale** · 2nd Apr 2012, 17:15

Maybe try this one instead. $249

http://reefdepot.com.sg/AddProduct.asp?ProdID=1

**christan1959** · 2nd Apr 2012, 18:31

thanks folks, but both Reef Depot and Fresh&Marine have stopped stocking Ice Probe.

**Blue Whale** · 2nd Apr 2012, 20:39

Bro, too bad...but question now, you going to give up or you can explore more options:

1. Goto Marketplace and ask who willing to let go theirs.
2. Goto online to order. (Need Temp Controller as well, remember this)
3. Explore DIY Chiller
http://www.instructables.com/id/diy-chiller/
4. Use fan.

So how? Ask yourself, which path do you wanna explore or do you have better options beside the above? : ) That's the fun of this hobby.

**christan1959** · 2nd Apr 2012, 21:06

i will probably stick to fan. it's ok, but evaporation rate is very high. it's actually for my mini-reef marine tank. my two freshwater planted tanks are w/o any form of cooling.

**Blue Whale** · 2nd Apr 2012, 21:18

Okay, there are several DIY Chillers Design involving CPU, so you can search for DIY Chiller CPU as well. You are not constraint to just one design and you might be able to source out people who actually knows how to do it IF you have not the know-how to proceed. So I think you still can explore this avenue.