Does your lighting system generate too much heat? Does your aquarium receive sunlight and one of the results is a high temperature peak? Do you live in a warm climate where it is difficult, maybe too expensive to keep the entire house air-conditioned at a temperature that makes your fish and invertebrate happy? If you operate your home air-conditioner at a temperature lower than just for your own comfort so as to help keep your aquarium cool, are you afraid to look at your electric bill when it arrives? Do you use many powerheads/pumps that raise water temperature to an uncomfortable/dangerous level for your aquatic pets? Are your fish and invertebrate simply sweating it out in your aquarium waiting for winter to arrive? If so, then you, or more properly stated, your fish and invertebrate need a chiller!
Living where summer temperatures reach 115ºF, some of my reef systems would never have been possible without a chiller. Because of that I have researched almost all brands and over the past ten years found the units available from Aqua Logic to be among the best, and priced fairly! And if I purchased one, which was their remote probe unit, you know it has to be of excellent quality and from a company that provides excellent customer service.
Aqua Logic makes two excellent lines of chillers for hobbyist use - the remote probe 'Cyclone®' model, and an in-line unit, the 'Delta Star®.' I decided on the remote probe unit because there was enough space and water flow to accommodate the remote titanium coil. And I must say my Cyclone unit served me well. Never any problems!
Not only do Aqua Logic make chillers for aquarists, they also make them for public aquariums, universities, research labs, seafood wholesalers and retailers, and the list goes on! And, if you have a question, simply call them at 858.292.4773 and you 'will' get your questions answered. Please visit their website at www.aqualogicinc.com before you make a decision on any brand chiller. Click on the arrow below to view Aqualogic's advertisement.
Bob Goemans