Title says it all.

Currently testing the chiller. It's been running for a few hours and has brought the water down to 68F so far. I've put a few towels around it to insulate it a little bit, but I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow to buy a sheet of foam insulation. Will cut pieces for the sides and back of the tank, and also the HOB sides and back.. all of which will be spray painted black. Also need to swing by wal-mart or some place and buy a light.. then I'll have everything to start this sucker up!

whoop whoop

SWEET! Asked some questions....then noticed it was all in the title....as you stated. lol

ten gallon. this is in the biotopes subforum

No way!!!!!!!

noticed and fixed it...thanks though. lol

Crazy, right?

Looks................ghetto

Good thing I like ghetto

How are you getting the strawberry anemones? This is gonna be awesome!

Oh whatever, I'm just testing it right now.... it will look worse.
Edit: oh, and no, that's not the spot it's going to stay in.


From a fellow NR member, if he's still willing to sell me some stuff. ( for him)

Why the thermoelectric?

How many dang tanks is this now girl? No wonder you don't have time for a boyfriend ! Always doing waterchanges and maintanence ! LOL !

naughty girl this one snuck up on meh

The what now? Iceprobe?


lol, 4 (I only do the water changes on mom's tank so it doesn't count) and I spend maybe 20 minutes max on the tanks each day. Plenty of time for a bf, but I'm being selfish.

Yes, 'iceprobe' if you will. As opposed to a refrigerant-based chiller? It didn't work out so well for me, iirc.

<---------- coldwater nooblet, didn't know what a thermoelectric was...

I'm being cheap with this tank and found the chiller at a pretty low price. If it gives me any trouble, I'll most likely move up to a refrigerant-based one. What trouble did you have with yours?

Even with an acrylic tank in a plywood enclosure it just couldn't keep up. I think it bottomed out at about 20 degrees below ambient, but since the ambient temp of the room fluctuates so did the tank temp.

yay.

Oh I am so glad you are testing this setup. I was thinking ten gallons myself. I will be following
this thread closely.

In my use of Ice probes, I noticed 5 degree pull down. That is 5 less than advertised. Ambient
temp is also a big factor in fluctuation.

Keep use updated

H

With that much drawdown, couldn't you have set the controller to turn the chiller on/off at the highest maintainable temp based on your room fluctuations and thus been able to keep the temperature relatively steady?


Nice start Lani. I hope the insulation will get you to the target temp

Thanky guys. The water is 67F (ambient room temp is around 74F) this morning.... Not sure if the insulation will help bring the temp down enough though, but I'll give it a try.

If all else fails, I suppose I could ask for a nicer chiller for my b-day..

.....'bout time, cheese....

I hope this flies Kim, I know how much ya want dem 'berries.

The ambient temp of the room was 80 degrees. Since I was looking for max pull-down, I didn't use the controller. I could never get the temp below 60 though. I guess for Waratahs and Catalina gobies it would have been fine, but not for the Gulf of Maine livestock I had been planning on at the time.

o, lol...

i always forget about that desert temperature thing. we stick to low 70s around here. more due to humidity than anything else though.

yeah, 80 degrees in the house feels incredible when it's 120 outside.

Thanks, Richie.

If this chiller doesn't work out.. it may be a while before this tank is ready to go... we'll see.

I didn't mean to poop on your thread, Kim. Sorry, and good luck!

You didn't.
And thanks. I'm going to get my coldwater tank one way or another.

That little thermoelectric is going to be running like 24/7 to keep that thing cold and still may not do the job.

Sell it and see if you can find a used JBJ artica nano or Current-USA 1/15hp.

Bah

Right now it seems to be holding the temp around 67F (LED light is off, so it's not cooling anymore), which is at least 10 degrees warmer than I need. Just found a bunch of insulation in my shipping supplies, so I'm going to start cutting a couple of layers to attach to the outside.

I agree that it looks like you'll have to get a more powerful unit, but I'd keep the Iceprobe for a back-up.

Might be cheaper to just to buy a minifridge, build the tank inside and just open the door when you want to look at it......

have you seen those minifridges that have glass fronts? You wouldn't even have to open the door!

lol, you guys are funny.
Jamie, I'll get back to your PM this afternoon!

Lani check out this cold water tank from a guy who collects his own stuff in New Zealand..Awesome

coldmarine007's cold water tank

eedit: crap..I just realized you have to register to view da pix

Thnx for the link, Maria, I'll check it out.

Chiller could only bring the water down to 66.8F, so I'll have to scrap that idea............ Anybody have a link to a good chiller for this tank? I can always put it on one of the credit cards.

Don't do eeeeet!

Why not?

Jer just cleveland steamered this thread.

b/c credit cards are the devil.

haven't you seen WFIKI's thread?

Yeah, I've skimmed that thread. I only use my credit cards for small (less than $500) purchases and pay them off within a couple of months. I like credit cards.

Aloha
Ive been following yur thread because im planning to purchase the Iceprobe chiller that you have. The lowest temps that got from the chiller is what im looking for, are you planning in selling it? If so, how much? If not what Website did you get it from? Much Mahaloz

Hi nanu nanu! Not sure if I'm going to sell the iceprobe or not. Going to hold onto it for a little while longer. I bought it from a fellow NR member, through the classifieds. If I end up selling it, I'll let you know first.

Oh, I found a chiller. 1/15 hp

Yay!

Oh snap.

yay!