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Most effective/cost efficient water chiller?

Pandisaurus

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With the weather warming up, I think it may be time to pick up a water chiller for my juvenile axie. I've had an aquarian fan over my 10 gallon tank, shes in the basement away from sunlight, and when I came home she was around 68 degrees, which makes me nervous considering it's only may.
Does anyone have any experience with water chillers? I found a few on amazon that looked inexpensive but I'd rather hear from you guys. How do you keep your axies cool during the summer months?
 

GeoludvikIV

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With the weather warming up, I think it may be time to pick up a water chiller for my juvenile axie. I've had an aquarian fan over my 10 gallon tank, shes in the basement away from sunlight, and when I came home she was around 68 degrees, which makes me nervous considering it's only may.
Does anyone have any experience with water chillers? I found a few on amazon that looked inexpensive but I'd rather hear from you guys. How do you keep your axies cool during the summer months?
I have been recently viewing some info on water chillers. Depending on the tank size, it can cost up to $300+. As you have mentioned your tank is ten gallons, and after some research I have found this: https://www.marinedepot.com/CoolWorks_Microchiller-CW1131-FICHMC-vi.html ; I know the price is high, although other chillers are ridiculously expensive and basically overkill, and others will only lower a 10-gallon aquarium's temperature by 1-3 degrees (negligible, could get a greater cooling power from a fan-setup). For a 10 gallon aquarium the above link could be what you're looking for, albeit with a fairly steep price tag. Another solution could be to just buy an efficient air conditioner. Personally, I have a 55 gallon aquarium running a $250 water chiller, which in conjunction with constant frozen water bottles help keep the tank at around 58-63 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months.

Hope this helps you in the struggle of cooling an aquarium.
 
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