Question: Urgent HELP!!- hailea chiller set-up?

[pegasus]

I have just received my hailea chiller by courier but I never knew i needed a pump and hoses as the are not with the chiller?, what do I need to install the chiller?, the weather here is hot and i need the chiller installed asap. Can anyone help me on what to buy?

hoses? connectors pump??? I have no idea

Oh btw I just have a rectangular fish tank with an internal filter,

Thanks Heaps

Peg

 

[iChris]

you're in luck! bunnings is open late, you should be able to find what you need there.

all you need is sufficient tubing to run the water to and from the chiller, and a few hose clamps.

if you have a external canister filter, run the chiller after the outlet of the filter and then back into the tank, or if you have a internal power filter, run the chiller intake from the outlet of the internal filter.

 

[pegasus]

Thanks chris , but dont I need a pump to run from the tank?, the instruction manual is vague, I'll head to bunnings first chance i get tommorow, my house mate home tomoz so will continue the frozen water bottle rotine till i get home.

 

[iChris]

Depending on your internal filter, you can use your filter to pump the water into the chiller.

 

[pegasus]

Thankyou Chris

 

[MereB]

I was surprised to learn that Chillers don't contain their own internal pumps/filters as well seems a logical thing to have in there to me, who knew

Chris is right your little internal might be powerful enough to pump it into the chiller but I suspect it will not have enough power to get the water through it and back into the tank as well .... Good news is I suspect I will have an aqua one canister up for sale in the next few weeks :lol: Hubby may want to keep it though, he's like that

I'm going to have to get they Hailea 1200L for my new tank when it get's here BUT the filter I have on the adults tank now, that thumping big grey cannister on the floor, will NOT cope with pumping it through the chiller and back to the tank again so I have to upgrade that as well to a huge 2000L/H one they really should warn you about all this when you order a chiller

Good luck!