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JohnH Shrimp Breeder

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So today we had our hottest day since Winter broke and my chiller kicked in for the first time just now on my Crystal tank. It took 7 minutes to drop the temp down 1 deg.

My Crystals love me long time now. :victorious:

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KillieOrCory Shrimp Breeder

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Nice one John :encouragement: My temps only went upto 25 on the top rack of tanks. The heater was stilll on :stupid: with thermostat.

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JohnH Shrimp Breeder

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The tank temp hit 24 deg when the chiller turned on and then the temp went back down to 23 deg.

I use one of the STC1000 temp controllers off eBay that does both my heater and chiller.

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ive seen this on ebay... is it work well for cooling and also heating? need one for my shrimp soon during summer. Please let me know how they works :)

The tank temp hit 24 deg when the chiller turned on and then the temp went back down to 23 deg. I use one of the STC1000 temp controllers off eBay that does both my heater and chiller.
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JohnH Shrimp Breeder

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Yeah it works well. You do understand it is just a controller though? You plug your heater and chiller into the STC1000 and it switches them on and off when it needs to to keep the tank at whatever setting.

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Hey john,

Great to hear this is working for you, a relief with the heat starting to build up.

Do you plug into them as a normal power point or do you have to wire them in. Also, is it 240V?

Cheers mate, you may have a great solution for many of us.

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JohnH Shrimp Breeder

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They take a bit DIY wiring in 240v so unless you are comfortable with electric things, I would be wary.

I used two short extension leads and a plastic container to set mine up

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