Cooling again

[KurtG]

Well, it's that time of year in Florida when temperatures are all over
the map from high 70's to low 50's. Problem is that my tanks will also
move all over the place.

I'm starting to just put the air conditioner on when I leave the house,
but that's a waste because it's so nice outside this time of year.

So, I guess I'm starting to face up to a chiller. I wouldn't think that
it would run a lot, but it would be there to keep things consistent.

Anything else? Recommendations on a chiller?

--Kurt

[Big Habeeb]

On Dec 4, 12:57 pm, KurtG > wrote:
> Well, it's that time of year in Florida when temperatures are all over
> the map from high 70's to low 50's. Problem is that my tanks will also
> move all over the place.
>
> I'm starting to just put the air conditioner on when I leave the house,
> but that's a waste because it's so nice outside this time of year.
>
> So, I guess I'm starting to face up to a chiller. I wouldn't think that
> it would run a lot, but it would be there to keep things consistent.
>
> Anything else? Recommendations on a chiller?
>
> --Kurt

Only thing I know about chillers is that they are STUPID expensive. I
briefly contemplated trying to set up a jellyquarium...but as if the
10k startup for just the tank wasn't enough, adding in 6 - 800 bucks
for a good chiller was the final straw :p
Mitch

[KurtG]

Big Habeeb wrote:
> Only thing I know about chillers is that they are STUPID expensive. I
> briefly contemplated trying to set up a jellyquarium...but as if the
> 10k startup for just the tank wasn't enough, adding in 6 - 800 bucks
> for a good chiller was the final straw :p

Yes, I tend to agree. Perhaps I should just go with a temp controller
and I'll rig up something.

--Kurt

[Wayne Sallee]

You can use a fan blowing across the water. A fan
does a good job of cooling the water down. Be sure
you don't have any splashing or bubbles popping,
like when the sump gets low, or you will put more
salt in the air. And put the fan over the aquarium,
not over the sump.

I use fan cooling, but I've let the sump get too low
too many times, and that has put salt into the air.

Wayne Sallee



KurtG wrote on 12/4/2007 3:13 PM:
> Big Habeeb wrote:
>> Only thing I know about chillers is that they are STUPID expensive. I
>> briefly contemplated trying to set up a jellyquarium...but as if the
>> 10k startup for just the tank wasn't enough, adding in 6 - 800 bucks
>> for a good chiller was the final straw :p
>
> Yes, I tend to agree. Perhaps I should just go with a temp controller
> and I'll rig up something.
>
> --Kurt
>

[Wayne[_2_]]

On Dec 4, 2:39 pm, Wayne Sallee > wrote:
> You can use a fan blowing across the water. A fan
> does a good job of cooling the water down. Be sure
> you don't have any splashing or bubbles popping,
> like when the sump gets low, or you will put more
> salt in the air. And put the fan over the aquarium,
> not over the sump.
>
> I use fan cooling, but I've let the sump get too low
> too many times, and that has put salt into the air.
>
> Wayne Sallee
>
>
> KurtG wrote on 12/4/2007 3:13 PM:
>
>
>
> > Big Habeeb wrote:
> >> Only thing I know about chillers is that they are STUPID expensive. I
> >> briefly contemplated trying to set up a jellyquarium...but as if the
> >> 10k startup for just the tank wasn't enough, adding in 6 - 800 bucks
> >> for a good chiller was the final straw :p
>
> > Yes, I tend to agree. Perhaps I should just go with a temp controller
> > and I'll rig up something.
>
> > --Kurt- Hide quoted text -
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Yep all wayne knows about is blowing, if it is not blowing hot air or
his ego its someones dick or the sweat of his mommas butt while the
dog does her..Wayne is a class act for sure.............gives new
meaning to the term mother ****er

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> You can use a fan blowing across the water.

I use fans with my lights that blow across the tank surface and across
the sump. It works well during the summer months with the AC on, but
without AC, it seems that temps and humidity effect it and my temps
climb up more then I like about 25% of the time.

[Eekamouse]

On Dec 4, 6:45 pm, KurtG > wrote:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
> > You can use a fan blowing across the water.
>
> I use fans with my lights that blow across the tank surface and across
> the sump. It works well during the summer months with the AC on, but
> without AC, it seems that temps and humidity effect it and my temps
> climb up more then I like about 25% of the time.

I do not want to have to tell you all this again ya hear. We'll see
just how big of a so called "old troll" I can be this time around all
due to Waynes incessant craving for attention and failure to let crap
go that was over with...........................

[Wayne Sallee]

Yea, but this is winter. You shouldn't have any
problems with hot humidity now. By the way I live in
Central Florida.

Wayne Sallee



KurtG wrote on 12/4/2007 7:45 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> You can use a fan blowing across the water.
>
> I use fans with my lights that blow across the tank surface and across
> the sump. It works well during the summer months with the AC on, but
> without AC, it seems that temps and humidity effect it and my temps
> climb up more then I like about 25% of the time.

[Eekamouse]

On Dec 4, 9:14 pm, Wayne Sallee > wrote:
> Yea, but this is winter. You shouldn't have any
> problems with hot humidity now. By the way I live in
> Central Florida.
>
> Wayne Sallee
>
>
> KurtG wrote on 12/4/2007 7:45 PM:
>
>
>
> > Wayne Sallee wrote:
> >> You can use a fan blowing across the water.
>
> > I use fans with my lights that blow across the tank surface and across
> > the sump. It works well during the summer months with the AC on, but
> > without AC, it seems that temps and humidity effect it and my temps
> > climb up more then I like about 25% of the time.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Who really gives a flying **** where the hell you live Wayne. Your a
****ing idiot and we all know it.......you mother ****ing moron! You
instill and bring on the problems this group experieinces with your
better than thou personality dumbass!

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Yea, but this is winter. You shouldn't have any problems with hot
> humidity now. By the way I live in Central Florida.

My indoor humidity has been running about 76, but as high as in the
80's. I was thinking that with a chiller I could also back off the
evaporative cooling and maybe reduce my indoor humidity.

Wind is a big difference too. I've been trying to put a fan in the
window in the afternoons.

--Kurt

[Wayne Sallee]

When it gets cold outside, I close up most of the
windows, and the humidity gets real high with over
800 gallons of aquarium water. With the windows open
the humidity is not bad, except in the summer when
the humidity is high outside. :-) I should put a
humidity monitor up to read actual measurements.
Maybe some day I'll do that. :-) But on the days
that it's cold outside, and most of the windows are
closed, the condensation on the outer walls, is not
a good thing. :-)

Yes, a chiller is definitely the way to go to reduce
humidity.

And if one were to build like a 1,000 aquarium in a
house, one would definatley want to enclose it, and
install a vent to pull all air outside. :-) And use
a chiller with the compressor coils outside. Hey I
can dream, can't I. :-)

Wayne Sallee



KurtG wrote on 12/5/2007 12:45 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>> Yea, but this is winter. You shouldn't have any problems with hot
>> humidity now. By the way I live in Central Florida.
>
> My indoor humidity has been running about 76, but as high as in the
> 80's. I was thinking that with a chiller I could also back off the
> evaporative cooling and maybe reduce my indoor humidity.
>
> Wind is a big difference too. I've been trying to put a fan in the
> window in the afternoons.
>
> --Kurt

[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> When it gets cold outside, I close up most of the windows, and the
> humidity gets real high with over 800 gallons of aquarium water. With
> the windows open the humidity is not bad, except in the summer when the
> humidity is high outside. :-) I should put a humidity monitor up to read
> actual measurements. Maybe some day I'll do that. :-) But on the days
> that it's cold outside, and most of the windows are closed, the
> condensation on the outer walls, is not a good thing. :-)

I bought a walmart-special thermometer and humidity weather station
mainly to monitor the outside during the summer months. You know it's
hot when it's hitting 96 for both temp and humidity.

The outside unit didn't stand up very well to the first nor'easter.
When they say "dry location", they mean it. Problem is nothing is dry
in 50 mph winds.

--Kurt