Thanks for all your advice regarding chillers and uv lights. I think I will go with the jbj chiller. However, I'm undecided as to which power to get, 1/10 or 1/5, as Red Sea recommends 1/6...leaving toward 1/5 hp.
I usually keep my central air on over 80 in summer I day when we are not home. As to the pump, I, probably gonna get another red seat pump, the same power that is used for each filter in the tank.
Another question, what types of corsl are good to start off with in a new reef tsnk and how ling should I wait before putting it in?
"have the return line above the water"? meaning the water coming back upwards to the top of the main tank?1. Taam Rio 2100+ 692gph@37w.
2. Yes.
3. Yes. You would have to remove the cooling fans.
4. None if you do it right. The key is to also have the return line above the water so that it does not back siphon into the sump. Ill try to post some pics when I get a chance.
Also,1. Taam Rio 2100+ 692gph@37w.
2. Yes.
3. Yes. You would have to remove the cooling fans.
4. None if you do it right. The key is to also have the return line above the water so that it does not back siphon into the sump. Ill try to post some pics when I get a chance.
"have the return line above the water"? meaning the water coming back upwards to the top of the main tank?
Here is a good video of what I am trying to explain."have the return line above the water"? meaning the water coming back upwards to the top of the main tank?
Thank you... still trying to absorb this last part. Look forward to your photos. i just pulled out my old pump. it was external. Called a MAK 4. When i tried to look it up, Iwaki came up up and yep, that's it. interesting that it says it pushes 75L /min. that is the equivalent to 1200GPH. I t has valve attached to it. Obviously for reducing flow. I am also certain it was connected to the sump I had and pushed the water back up into the man tank. Wonder if this is overkill!!Here is a good video of what I am trying to explain.
I ran a set up like you are talking about. I had a pump feeding the chiller then going through the UV before going back up into the display. I believe UV need a certain amount of dwell time to be effective and this would affect your chiller since the chiller has a min-max flow rating. I went to a slower pump to make sure the water would have enough contact time with the UV light and still noticed no difference. I purchased the UV because I thought it would help with any Ich problems and it did not. I personally no longer and will not run a UV through my system. The best thing for fighting Ich in fish is a quarantine and I think that any other Issue like algae can be taken care of with water changes and good husbandry.I feel kind of foolish saying this but from all that I was going thru back then, this wasn't a priority. It hasn't been cleaned or used in a long time. This weekend I'll look into it. Might already be damaged. And honestly, it may be best to start with a fresh pump. Doing all the plumbing for this and then it failing would be a complete waste of time. And possibly problematic. By the way , did you catch my question regarding the chiller/UV scenario. Would love your advice.
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I ran a set up like you are talking about. I had a pump feeding the chiller then going through the UV before going back up into the display. I believe UV need a certain amount of dwell time to be effective and this would affect your chiller since the chiller has a min-max flow rating. I went to a slower pump to make sure the water would have enough contact time with the UV light and still noticed no difference. I purchased the UV because I thought it would help with any Ich problems and it did not. I personally no longer and will not run a UV through my system. The best thing for fighting Ich in fish is a quarantine and I think that any other Issue like algae can be taken care of with water changes and good husbandry.
I happen to have a rather large chiller (Old tank was much bigger. It is a JBJ Arctica Titanium 1/4 horsepower.I did talk to the tech over their, concerned that this is overkill and what can happen. He replied that it is not a problem whatsoever. If anything it'll cool the tank super quick and therefore not need to turn on that much (which will be good for power consumption!)I'm aware of all this. When I did use it it was for algae control and I felt it worked great. But I understand everything you said. Regarding the removal of the fans, the only fans I'm aware of are on the right side of the tank. I anticipated putting this set up coming out from the backside and the plumbing being in the back left corner chamber. The chiller attachment would be on the opposite back end I don't want to have tubing sitting visible inside this tank. I thinking this wrong?
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Another question, what types of corsl are good to start off with in a new reef tsnk and how ling should I wait before putting it in?
Hi Sandra,
Thx for welcoming me! What kind of tank do you have and types of fish and coral.