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Arrwin

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Arrwin

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Hi guys,

I apologise if this has been posted before & if it is in the wrong section!

I think we are going to need to get chillers for the shrimp tanks, the coolest i can get the tanks is 25degrees and the weather has bee very mild these last few days - I imagine the tank temp will increase as the temperature does (if Perth ever decides it is summer?!)

Can anyone reccomend a good brand of chiller that would be suitable for a 33litre tank? All of our tanks are the Aqua Start 320's.

Cheers!

Megan

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Robert Shrimp Breeder

Robert

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33L isnt all that much water to cool down and itll heat up just as fast because of the high surface area to volume ratio. Is it worth forking out the $200+ on a chiller for each individual tank? me thinks its time for an upgrade.

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Hey Robert, steady on, I love the nano tanks...LoL, I have 5 with each with separate chillers....inefficient, inpratcical and more expensive to run, sure, but they're more challenging and intriguing....

Hi Arrwin, I have the rerun CL-65... Works great and doesn't miss a beat...some of the resin CL-65 are also heaters as well as chillers.

Ta

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I think it should be the CL-85 you mean Marcus!

I have a 60L on my desk at work to which I had a CL-150 (should be good for up to 150L???) anyway it is in a fairly warm spot and this chiller could bot keep the tank below about 26 degrees!

Upsized to a CL-280 and all sweet!

So you need to also consider the ambient temp where the tanks are situated as well as the size tanks - better to get a bigger chiller than on that wont end up being able to do the job!

Cheers

Greg

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