magical26 5 Posted October 25, 2014 Hi reefers I am about to set up a drop-in coil to replace my existing chiller and have a few questions. Hopefully all the experience reefers can help enlighten me by sharing their knowledge. Thanks in advance. 1. Copper or Titanium? I heard copper might risk poisoning your tank, ever happen to anyone here? Heard titanium is slower in cooling but safer, is it a huge difference (eg, copper coil takes 20min but titanium takes 40min)? 2. Which brand is recommended? (Daikin, Mitsubishi, Starmex, etc) 3. What is the price range for a complete drop-in coil set up for Copper coil? and for Titanium coil? (eg, 1.4k to 1.9k for copper, 2k to 3k for titanium??) 4. What is the recommended HP for maybe a 7-8 footer tank? Hope a kind fellow reefer can enlighten me. Thanks so much... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Solo77 116 Posted October 25, 2014 Go for titanium if budget allows. Brands, depends on yr trust. Mitsubishi, Panasonic, daikin, etc are good. For the HP, it also depends on yr coil size and distance of compressor. Advice is best go to experienced installer. All the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youdontnowm 39 Posted October 26, 2014 +1 on titanium coil. I ordered and customised my own dimension for 120-130 shipped from " item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.5.fN1pwN&id=20546388429 " Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james72 137 Posted October 26, 2014 JH, you also bought your mitsubishi 1hp compressor less than $350 from malaysia right? And temperature controller less than $40 from an online site right? I think you can become professional installer too. Good margin. Cheers, James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magical26 5 Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks everyone for sharing. +1 on titanium coil. I ordered and customised my own dimension for 120-130 shipped from " item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.5.fN1pwN&id=20546388429 " Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Bro 'youdontknowme', kind enough to guide me on a cost-saving DIY project? Would need your guidance... Go for titanium if budget allows. Brands, depends on yr trust. Mitsubishi, Panasonic, daikin, etc are good. For the HP, it also depends on yr coil size and distance of compressor. Advice is best go to experienced installer. All the best. Bro 'Solo77', so you mean if the compressor is next to your tank, it will cool it faster than a compressor located further away at the balcony? Is that a correct assumption? Any recommended installer for this? Can any bro help me on questions 3 & 4 that i first posted? Much appreciated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nox 11 Posted November 5, 2014 I also heard before that you cannot use copper coil at all, since it will poison your tank. Is it true ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youdontnowm 39 Posted November 5, 2014 I also heard before that you cannot use copper coil at all, since it will poison your tank. Is it true ? True. But the coil reefers using is insulated copper coil . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
