Is this a good deal on a chiller?

[cristine]

JBJ 1/5h chiller, less than a year old, $375. Good deal? I plan to use it for my 60 gal.
Cris

 

[wishihadatank]

yes

 

[gustavo]

Only a good deal if you tank really needs it, other wise it's just decoration.

 

[reefermadn]

I bought a one year old 1/3HP for $400 last month.

 

[reefstar22]

Always buy a chiller thats 25% bigger than you need.
For example. - I have 300 gallons of water total. - My chiller is designed for a tank that is 400 gallons.
Because remember, You dont want to overwork your chiller.
Best of luck from a guy who once over stressed his chiller!

 

[cristine]

Thanks for the responses. I bought it. It looks brand new. Turns out the guy selling it owned a pet store he recently closed. He had TONS of stuff. He had several tanks he was trying to get rid of including lots of good corals, fish, etc...I didn't have much left to spend after purchasing the chiller but did get frogspawn,a huge feather duster, and lots of polyps. I'm a little worried about the frogspawn since I read it is difficult to keep. I'm still pretty new at this. I'm going to use the chiller for my 60 gallon tank so I'm hoping it won't have to come on that often. Will certainly take away the worry of my tank overheating. I lost several fish last summer due to high temperatures.
Cris