New chiller is WORKING! WOOHOO!

[Bill S]

Ok, now I'm officially done with the 82-83 degree s p i k e s in temperature each day!

Under the deck:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z157/bstreep/IMG_2015.jpg

The plumbing/electric:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z157/bstreep/IMG_2016.jpg

[hobogato]

i dont know why you didnt get one a long time ago - i would say i told ya so....

:rofl:

[Bill S]

Bite me...

See folks, it seems SOMEONE told me I wouldn't need one. Anyone want to venture a guess as to who told me that???

[JimD]

My tank thrives at 82-83 degrees! lol, Always one in the crowd huh!

[Bill S]

Yeah, Jim, but you have to understand. In order to keep mine below 84, I have to have the doors to the top open, fans running, A/C cranking, etc. This = "mamma not happy".

[RayAllen]

congrats! Pretty sweet setup. Off topic but Is that a great pyranese I see in the window.

[Bill S]

We have Samoyeds.

[captexas]

I thought it felt colder in here! LOL Cool having it outdoors. I had one inside the house for a time and while it kept the tank colder, it made the rest of the house warmer.

[aquasport24]

what do you use to pump water that long of a distant? thx

[Bill S]

It's a closed loop, so no head pressure. Once I got the air out of the lines, it works just fine with an Iwaki circluation pump.

[LoneStar]

Well its about time!

[engwife36]

Way to go Bill.....I quess I'm next and it should be plumbed in a few days.

[princer7]

Mine will not be so drastic - just a little tank (58 gallons) compared to yours. The 1/15 chiller was not cutting it with 500 watts of halides beaming into it so there is a 1/10 on the way. :wub: Hope it will be enough. Didn't want to wait until the hot days hit again to find out the chiller is underpowered. :Timeout:

Cool idea putting it under the deck.

[seamonkey2]

Yeah Bill, outside is the way to go, BTW you may want to consider wraping the pipes with insulating foam, it will help keeping the heat out.

looks great bud.

Jose

[Bill S]

I thought of that, and I'll probably wrap all of the parts that are under the deck. Mama hates the pipes as it is... If I put foam on them she might kill me.

[hobogato]

maybe you could surround them with something decorative like a false column and fill it with insulation?

[seamonkey2]

put the foam and paint it to match the color of the out side, have her pick the color, while you are at it, ask her if she wants the color on the back change and the deck reseal, this may do the trick.

If not I'll bring flowers to your funeral :)

Or you can sleep on my couch until she lets you back in the house :)

why you think my wife designed both of my tank stands

Jose

[LoneStar]

haha good advise Jose

[Bill S]

Hey, I way up on this one - our bedroom has NO humidity now.

Thanks for the advice - we'll see. I may box it in.

She has MANY projects for me at the house. I just replaced all of the window glass in those windows. We need plants in the front yard. The garage is a HUGE mess. But, we keep going to the coast every weekend! To do BOAT projects.