Reddit reviews Hamilton Technology Aqua Euro Max Aquarium Chiller, 1/13HP
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Maintain optimum water temperature by lowering the water temperature of your tankDigital led temperature display control accurately maintains desired temperatureAnti-Freezing system will not allow the heat exchanger to freeze
I use something like this in line with my pump.
I looked at those probe chillers but they didn't seem like they would be as efficient.
I live in New Orleans, so it's warm here. I first got this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JSVLBO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and it brought the temperature down a decent amount, ~7-8 degrees. Then someone on this sub was selling one of these https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Technology-Aqua-Aquarium-Chiller/dp/B004LPKG5Y/ref=sr_1_7?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1493135029&sr=1-7&keywords=aquarium+chiller for around 150, and now my 40 breeder stays in the mid to high 60s. If you want the chiller core device I don't use anymore, I'd give it up for say 2/3 price of new, but only get it if you know your tank is drillable.
I posted this to you on a thread from two days ago then I saw this post.
The chiller is probably going to be the most expensive part of your setup. We started with a Max Chill 1/13 HP for a 20 gallon long tank. It worked fine for us.
We weren't prepared for breakdowns though and when our central air died in August the chillers ran constantly until they overloaded. It turned out to have fuses but that chiller wasn't enough for the larger size tank we wanted and so we replaced them.
Our current chillers are ActiveAqua ASCH50-25 1/4HP. They are much larger but they handle our now 40 gallon in Florida with no problem. In hindsight I would have bought my chiller for the largest tank size I expected to have rather than purchase twice.
Advice. Be ready for adapting for whatever tubing diameter the chiller uses. Ours both provide fittings for 2 sizes. Assuming you have an external filter, you will have to run tubing between them and might need an adapter. The max chill had fittings we used with 1/2 inch interior diameter tubing. The ActiveAqua has fittings for 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch. We still use adapters because our filter uses 5/8 inch tubing.