Cabinet ventilation kit

[lethal]

I was wondering if any of you RSM 250 owners are using this kit in your cabinets for the chiller. Do they do a good job of removing the heat and are they very noisy?

I have to fit my chiller in the cabinet and it is a tight squeeze so heat could be an issue. They are very expensive here in Oz so I don't really want to get one unless I have to.

Cheers all,
Leigh.

 

[h45e]

How much are they here?

 

[lethal]

Petpacific quoted me $185.95.

Age of Aquariums quoted $89.00. Big difference.

Leigh.

 

[Reefmack]

Todd (redseareef) has the Red Sea ventilation kit. His pictures in his thread have been deleted, but here were his comments:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/672149-post960.html

 

[tnwillia]

I just saw a cabinet with it being used. Thinking in RSM 250 mods Bodyguards tank but might be wrong. If I was running my chiller in the cabinet I'd use it but not sure if I'd really need it.

 

[lethal]

Thanks for that link Terry. Much appreciated. Looks like the fan kit good be a good thing.

Leigh.

 

[tnwillia]

Yes Bodyguard's tank on first page.

 

[Reefmack]

Great memory Tom! Here's a link to his thread:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/44265-my-newred-sea-max-250-a.html

Also on page one of the 250 MODs thread he started:

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/red-sea-max-owners-club/47519-post-your-rsm-250-mods-here.html

 

[bodyguard295]

Hello, I would get the kit if you plan to put the chiller in the cabinet! I have one installed and it takes out a lot of heat from under the tank! If I didn't have one, the heat from the chiller would just rise and continue to warm the bottom of the tank. Even with the kit, the cabinet gets a little warm, but no where near where it would have been.

Hope this helps!

 

[lethal]

Thanks Bodyguard. Will look into it.

Leigh.