Maintaining a chiller in a planted tank

[MdmBudak]

Hello,

I have some questions regarding the maintenance of a chiller in a planted tank.

The hoses often get clogged up with slime after awhile, will this slime get accumulated in the chiller and restrict the flowrate?

Is it possible to use the tissue paper method to remove slim inside the chiller?


Thanks

[tawauboy]

slime don’t actually clog up pipes, they just coat the insides of the pipes. they may slow down flow rate slightly but will not stop the water flow. connect the chiller at the output of the filter to minimise the muck that can accumulate inside the chiller.

you cannot clean the chiller with ‘tissue paper’ method as the heat exchanger is not a straight pipe. most likely, the heat exchanger will have a grill-like structure and any tissue paper you put in will definitely clog it. to clean the chiller, i guess you have to bring it someone who specialises in chillers. check with the lfs where you bought/going to buy the chiller.

[loupgarou]

you back flush a chiller, ie: hook it up to a pump at the exhaust end .

let water go in until it comes out clear.

no point getting it any clearer than that because it'll just grow back again.

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I suspect the following "cleaning" agents in the water you use to back flush may help..
a) Pottasium permanganate..
b) hydrogen peroxide

hah.
maybe copper as well.

the chiller coils ought to be titanium or some other resistant material, so its unlikely to react with any of those chemicals..