DIY chiller?

[Neogenesis]

I would look into a electric peltier....

I played with them super cooling a computer for a while....it actually made the pins frost in the socket, which shorted them out...thus destroying the CPU. It's a much more compact, cheaper, and more feasible than a fridge mod.

Scott

 

[kallmond]

I would look into a electric peltier....

Scott

Thats genius...

Peltier Plate ($15)

plus

CPU Cooler with fan ($10)
plus

Computer CPU water-cooling radiator ($40)

equals

IceProbe Thermoelectric Aquarium Chiller ($109)


for roughly half-price

If you add in the right (expensive) thermostat you could reverse the polarity to the peltier plate and use the same rig as a heater automatically.

 

[Neogenesis]

Take it a notch further, you can stack them.....for even greater results. But be warned....they throw off a lot of heat!!!

Scott

 

[kallmond]

wrong thread.

 

[bassnectar]

coil a water tube in an old dorm fridge

 

[nes999]

5 gal bucket with tubbing running into your tank and then back through a footpump in the bucket the bucket is filled with ice water. it works well for me


my other one as an electric pump

 

[Midknightskie]

I have that ice probe it gets plenty cold but just not enought by itself so I bought 2 more my plan was to get 6 remember they need to breath or they won't get cold. I stopped buying them because I got a chiller instead. whats your tank temp now? I also know you can run the line a foot under ground in a coil and that temp is 80 or lower depending on depth.