Fade2White12 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I've decided I am going to get the Current USA 1/15 for my AP24. Since I'm going to be going to Florida in June, and also will be moving away to an apartment while going to law school and trying to keep my energy costs down, I realized I need a chiller - for both my peace of mind and for economical reasons. So I have a few questions about chillers since I know very little. 1.) How do I install the chiller into my AP24. I don't want to drill the back so I was thinking about drilling holes in the back of the hood? 2.) What other equipment do I need for the chiller? I assume a pump and the tubing, but what GPH pump, what size tubing, and is there anything else? Help a brother out with some info - anything useful. Thanks Link to comment
Aliasnumber1 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I think my solution to a similar problem is going to be getting an Eheim 1250 and using a standard over the back eheim tubing and just running the return from the chiller into the display. Link to comment
reefdan Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 going to law school huh? you poor soul... i graduate in 2 weeks! 1. the chiller will save your life. you'll be so busy first year that the 400 bucks will feel like pennies when you consider the peace of mind. 2. i don't have an AP24 anymore but i think you'll have to dremel out a slice of the back of the hood in order to fit some tubing and then run an external pump. i think you need around 250 gph (check your instructions) running through the system so i don't know if a maxi 1200 will cut it (i think some run a 1200 but i hear you lose a lot of gph inside the tubing of the chiller). you'll need the tubing, connectors (the small iron or plastic clamps that clasp the tubing to the chiller/pump, a pump, and... i think that's it. a controller never hurts but isn't necessary. Link to comment
Fade2White12 Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks guys. Yes, law school... So I would need to get an external pump? The problem I have is that I don't have the chiller yet, but would like to place my order all at once for the chiller and the tubing as well - so I don't have the instructions. Looking on the Dr's site, the "Flow Rate in GPH (Min/Max)" is 100/350, so I'm not sure exactly what pump I would need. If possible, I'd like to use a submersible that would fit in a back chamber. What about one of these new Maxi's? Click Me I'm just not sure what GPH I need. BTW, the chiller will be placed on the floor next to the tank. Link to comment
BDAbio Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I would avoid an external pump if you have room in the back of the tank. The reason is that if you have an external, it would presumably bee on the floor and as such would need to have a 100 gph capacity @ say 40"(the top of your tank) which = a very large, noisy and expensive pump. If you go for an internal the siphon will take the water to the same height as the top of your tank and you just need a pump to circulate the water. which is effectively a pump with a 100 gph capacity @ 2", which = a small, quite and cheap pump that wont heat up your already chilled water. Link to comment
jimbo327 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I would go with a JBJ 1/15 hp chiller instead. I have one, it works great. Link to comment
Fade2White12 Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 I would avoid an external pump if you have room in the back of the tank. The reason is that if you have an external, it would presumably bee on the floor and as such would need to have a 100 gph capacity @ say 40"(the top of your tank) which = a very large, noisy and expensive pump. If you go for an internal the siphon will take the water to the same height as the top of your tank and you just need a pump to circulate the water. which is effectively a pump with a 100 gph capacity @ 2", which = a small, quite and cheap pump that wont heat up your already chilled water. Hmm.. So approximately how much GPH am I looking at here? Link to comment
jimbo327 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Go look at what the Current chiller needs in terms of gph. Then look at a pump curve. Link to comment
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