no chiller just fans update
- Thread starter jadakiss
- Start date
- Location
- Staten Island
I have always faced my 24in fan directly down on my sump and seen some beautiful wave action but 1week ago i realized how long a 125 aga tank can handle wavemakers.. It's approximately 5 years, 3months and 4 days.. The seal from the bottom glasss to the wals is separating. I noticed the salt creap and cleaned it for it to only come back in the bottom rim of the tank.. Kept the tank no higher than 78.9 and broke the seals facing directly at the water..
Now I have to swap out my sump..
I'd like to add that I use a nice Ac in the summer.. Chillers don't make sense unless you have a fish room that's vented.. Cool the house down, the tank and fan will follow.. Get a nice AC that can be set for a certain temp and cool you whole place down..
Now I have to swap out my sump..
I'd like to add that I use a nice Ac in the summer.. Chillers don't make sense unless you have a fish room that's vented.. Cool the house down, the tank and fan will follow.. Get a nice AC that can be set for a certain temp and cool you whole place down..
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- Location
- Manhattan, New York
It also depends on how often you're in the house. I'm probably gone for 12 hours a day for work, and I only spend 3-4 hours in the living room (where my tank is). It's a decently sized space, so it doesn't make sense to me to keep the AC on when the only thing that needs to be cooled is my 30 gallon tank. A chiller was definitely an expensive but worthwhile investment - for the past few days it has just been coming on for 2-3 minutes every hour or so, and my tank has stayed steady at 81 degrees.
I have 2 setups. I have a 55 gallon reef with MH/T5 and no fan. So chiller goes on during the day.
My other tank is a Solana with a fan. That fan, definetely, cools enough that I may not need a chiller on it. However, I enjoy the ATO, so I don't futz around with evaporated water from the fan.
My other tank is a Solana with a fan. That fan, definetely, cools enough that I may not need a chiller on it. However, I enjoy the ATO, so I don't futz around with evaporated water from the fan.
- Location
- NY
Really? I'd think viewing becomes just a bit more difficult
:tub: :scratchchWrapping in an insulation blanket during a power outage is recommended to sustain temps during periods of no heater or chiller.
swimmer
i have 2x250 hq on for around 6 hours .got a 24" fan blowing on the 120 and a vornado on the 75 gal sump . i have had temp rise to 89 . lost a few pieces of sps . i really think the fans are not doing it for my set up . i have to get a chiller
- Location
- Flushing, NY
Fans are very useful when its not humid. With high humidity, the fans can't evaporate much water since the air is already condensed with moisture.
- Location
- Ossining, NY
BINGO!!!!
I have all our systems int he basement with the exception of a display in the living room. The basement space is small and houses my furnace which goes on every time I need hot water in the house.
I run a dual fan out the basement window 24/7/365 and in the summer I run a 10k btu portable AC vented out of the other basement window on DEHUMIDIFY mode which drains into the sump pump area of the basement.
During the day, I run the 1st floor AC (53k BTU) at 74 degrees on energy save mode. When I come home, that AC goes down to 68 and the 2nd floor AC's go on.
I also run the 10" clip on fan right over the sump on the SPS display system (6x250w DE Halides)
House
- Location
- Queens, New York
right now outside temp 86' my tank with 2 fans (only one running), 80.5'
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