a quiet chiller for 210g reef tank?

[paxrom]

I just got an Oceanic 1/2hp chiller installed today for my 210g will be reef tank. Everything seems ok except for the noise! (it sits in the living room) what's a good, super quiet chiller for this tank size?

 

[sly]

My question is do you really need a chiller? What are your temps running without it? Do you have a glass cover on your tank? I removed my cover and replaced them with egg crate and some fans and my temps went down enough to keep it stable at 79 degrees.

 

[paxrom]

tank normally runs at 81-82F that is without lighting for the sump yet(it's an Ecosystem filter) and with flourescent light for the tank. Can't imagine how much it will rise when I leave the lights on 24/7 for the sump and get the metal halide for the tank. If I open all the 3 parts of the glass top cover it drops down to 79F, but my floor somehow feels sticky and the room feels humid and salty..yea..
So I bought an Oceanic chiller and there it is, toture me with its

noise. I think I'm gonna return it and get the Teco SeaChill TR20 1/3 HP Aquarium Chiller
will this be any better?

 

[pjlovesbaskets]

I want a chiller for when my hubby turns off the air conditioner without my knowledge in 90 degree plus weather. Then I saw the price for a 125g. My LFS recommended putting frozen 2 liter bottle in the tank. That seemed like a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't prevent the not knowing the air was off in the first place.

 

[paxrom]

after letting it runs a couple of days I think I'm tolerating its noise. Lucky it doesn't turn on as often, only about 2 hours a day that I notice.
great idea about the frozen bottles..ah well hope this chiller will serve well.

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by Paxrom
http:///forum/post/2613240
after letting it runs a couple of days I think I'm tolerating its noise. Lucky it doesn't turn on as often, only about 2 hours a day that I notice.
great idea about the frozen bottles..ah well hope this chiller will serve well.
That was my thought...give it time. It's just a new noise to you, just like the sump or skimmer or pumps once were. It will blend in and you won't even notice after awhile.

 

[calvertbill]

Getting used to noise isn't the same as quiet. I put my chiller in a crawl space under the room. Do you have another location for it? It'd be on a closed loop so being down (or up) stairs won't hurt.