can i use over-powered chiller?

[sky]

Hi,

wanna ask all bout topic on top.. if i use a big power chiller and a small tank, will it cause any problem to my tank or chiller or anything else??

thx

[XPeriment 626]

The only thing I can think of is that the return from the chiller will be very cold water in a large volume, which could cause your tank temperature to drop very rapidly and may not be good if it happens all the time. A more gradual reduction of temperature is better.

Another possible issue would be that your power bill will be excessively high as the chiller takes a lot of power during startup ("kick in"). Although it may run for a short amount of time each time it turns on, you will get a lot of power used every time it kicks in, which will still happen fairly frequently due to Singapore room temperature being generally higher than marine tank temperatures.

[Nitro]

Hmmm... interesting May I ask why you wanna use a "over-powered" chiller for a Nano tank set-up?

[sky]

Haha.. just to do more research so that won't use use the wrong equipment for the job.. thx anyway!

cheers

[nelson73]

Hi,

wanna ask all bout topic on top.. if i use a big power chiller and a small tank, will it cause any problem to my tank or chiller or anything else??

thx

U can do that but use a External Controller so u do not need to use a bigger pump

[sky]

Thx for giving golden experience..