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thanks, for the input...I didn't know about the copper and if anything your
just going to save me money, time and a headache in the long run... I've
also heard about people using old drinking fountains???? By no means are
you killing my idea, just making it more realistic by showing me the
downfalls. when it comes to DIY nothing ends up being as easy as it first
seems!
ron
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:17
PM
Subject: Re: DIY chiller
Ahhhh....this is an old topic that has not come
up in a while. You will need something quite a bit bigger than a dorm
fridge to cool a decent size tank. Plus, copper is a no no...it will
leach into the water and kill any invertebrates. Most chillers use
Titanium or high grade stainless steel. Compare the BTU's of a dorm
fridge to a commercial aquarium chiller, and you'll see what I mean about
size. Many have thought of this, tried this, and come to this
conclusion. I'm not trying to be an ass or kill your idea. Just a
little FYI. I'm a great big fan of DIY. There is almost always a
way of DIY which is cheaper and sometimes better, but this is a hard
one. My 125 gallon reef with 500 watts of MH lighting gets hot. I
have it in the basement which helps and a fan which blows across the water
when the temp gets up there. A/C is a must in my house.
FWIW
Craig
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:09
PM
Subject: DIY chiller
I was just thinking about making my own chiller and wondered if anyone
has done this and what their outcome was. I was planning on the
"traditional" method. that being a small dorm room fridge with a
copper coil inside. I don't think one of these would be to difficult,
but then again I don't really want to find out the hard way.
TIA,
Ron
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