sooner

hello everyone i am in need of help on water chillers, if anyone has them or have used them in the past i would like to know what you think about them and also what kind do you prefer to use and the anything else you can help me out on I would really appreciate it very much. I have a girl Axolotl or walking fish her name is Boomer. need to get one to help keep the water at the temp. so if anyone has anything they could share with me i would be in your debt i dont want anything to happen to boomer. thank you.

Mike

Hi sooner - are you talking about the salamander on the endangered species list? I run a chiller on one of my tanks but I'm not sure that it would keep the temps cool enough for one of these. Wikipedia has the temps rarely going above 20°C (68°F).

pepetj

Hi sooner.
What is the temperature pull down you need?

I have installed and used micro and mini chillers (1/10HP, 280W and 1/4HP, 650W).
It is easy to install and do maintenance, given that you have a Wet/Dry sump filter.
A bigger than needed unit will cost more to get, but will keep your energy bill lower.

For a 4 footer tank, with 40 to 60 gallons of water, a 1/4HP mini chiller with a water pump or powerhead rated at 300 to 600 GPH would do the work fine.

If you keep a smaller tank, say in the 20 to 30gal, 2 or 2.5 footer, a 1/10HP micro chiller will do the work with a 250 to 450GPH water pump or power head.

For tiny tanks, a thermoelectric chiller might do the work if your pull down temp is not too much.

Pepe
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