28 gallon hqi chiller?????

[p-rock973]

my cuzin has a jbj 28 gallon hqi nano and was wondering if u could hook up the chiller staight to the powerheads the come with the tank or does he have to get a seperate pump??

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by P-Rock973
http:///forum/post/2807325
my cuzin has a jbj 28 gallon hqi nano and was wondering if u could hook up the chiller staight to the powerheads the come with the tank or does he have to get a seperate pump??
Upgrade the stock return pump (I think a maxijet 1200 might be the biggest that'll fit) and just plumb the chiller into that.

 

[p-rock973]

will it be easy to install becuz he just got it and its still cycling

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by P-Rock973
http:///forum/post/2807348
will it be easy to install becuz he just got it and its still cycling
yeah its easy...get the easy plumbing kit ($20) for it too... just hook the intake hose of the chiller to the return pump and then the outflow hose of the chiller to where the return pump would normally hook up to the false wall. I'd wait for the cycle to end then hook the chiller up. higher temp=higher metabolism so the cycle will be sped up to a degree.

 

[p-rock973]

the tank comes with two return nozzles do i upgrade both of them or just 1

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by P-Rock973
http:///forum/post/2807368
the tank comes with two return nozzles do i upgrade both of them or just 1
if there's two pumps upgrade both to MJ1200s...

 

[p-rock973]

ok thanks and i could run the chiller on both pumps

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by P-Rock973
http:///forum/post/2807425
ok thanks and i could run the chiller on both pumps
why? There is such thing as too much flow through a chiller which deminishes how much heat is pulled from the water if contact time is too low with the chiller.
Just run the chiller on one pump.

 

[p-rock973]

ok thanks