Ice Probe

[soomin]

Hi,
Any one using Ice Probe here, is it better than fan (lower temp) ? Mine is a small tank 2'x1.5'x1', currently using 2 fans, one at main tank & one at sump, only able to lower temp to 27c at night & as high as 28.5c during the hot afternoon.
Will a chiller over kill ? Plan to keep coral if the condition are alright for coral to survive.

SooMin

Originally Posted by soomin

Hi,
Any one using Ice Probe here, is it better than fan (lower temp) ? Mine is a small tank 2'x1.5'x1', currently using 2 fans, one at main tank & one at sump, only able to lower temp to 27c at night & as high as 28.5c during the hot afternoon.
Will a chiller over kill ? Plan to keep coral if the condition are alright for coral to survive.

SooMin

IMO, dun waste the money. an ice probe can cost as much as $200+-. u can easily get a chiller.

my fren ever bought 1 n sold it within weeks n replaced wif a chiller instead.

Agreed .... get a chiller instead.

Originally Posted by devilfire

IMO, dun waste the money. an ice probe can cost as much as $200+-. u can easily get a chiller.

my fren ever bought 1 n sold it within weeks n replaced wif a chiller instead.

Go for resun CL450.

I think your tank is too small so heat accumulate real fast! a chiller is expensive to buy & run! u might as well upgrade to bigger tank & continue using the fan & see the result.

Originally Posted by flame angel

I think your tank is too small so heat accumulate real fast! a chiller is expensive to buy & run! u might as well upgrade to bigger tank & continue using the fan & see the result.

Last time i use a toyomi fan for my 2ft tank and it can mantain a temp of 26+ ......

It is more expensive than a fan.(almost 10 times)
It can easily cool your 2 ft to 26 or lower.
It is very quiet and you do not get evaporation
like when using fan.

Originally Posted by sherman

It is more expensive than a fan.(almost 10 times)
It can easily cool your 2 ft to 26 or lower.
It is very quiet and you do not get evaporation
like when using fan.

Yup using fan everyday must top up water.

[soomin]

Thanks for all the replies. The ideal is to up grade to a bigger tank, of course. But my house got limited space (already with one 5' aro comm tank) and OIC will complain... every where also your fish tank.
I knew about the price of the ice probe, just would like to see the efficiency of it in a small tank.... ( because chiller is big, OIC will question how much it cost, take up space...blah blah....).
Will seriuosly consider all the options..

Originally Posted by monsterz1975

Last time i use a toyomi fan for my 2ft tank and it can mantain a temp of 26+ ......

Agree if u run it continously 24 hrs ,the tank will get even cooler during lights off.