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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 671307, member: 13650&quot;]So I guess there&#039;s no need to expand the discussion into chillers?&nbsp; :mouth:&nbsp; Yet another little known piece of equipment that possibly can come with the hobby if you need it.&nbsp; You need to maintain a temp around 78-82 degrees consistantly.&nbsp;&nbsp; Warming the water up is cheap and easy.&nbsp; But halides and pumps can produce a great deal of heat which can push your water temp too high.&nbsp; Cooling it down = $$$.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most try to get by with temp controlled&nbsp; fans if they can.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If fans aren&#039;t enough, several manufacturers have remedied that by developing these little mini-friges that you pipe water to and through from your system and back.&nbsp;&nbsp; They&#039;re rated in horsepower from 1/10th up to 1-1/2!&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 horsepower is 745 watts.&nbsp; &nbsp; Size depends on your water volume and lights.&nbsp; &nbsp; Typically the guys running all the halides have to use one of these as well.&nbsp; Chillers cost anywhere from $400-$1500.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I&#039;ve heard of electric bills running&nbsp; from 5 to 900 dollars a month when it&#039;s hot out, believe it or not.&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s really, really, extreme but that&#039;s like a 225 gallon in Houston,TX, with insane halide lighting, being cooled via chiller.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; Thought you might find that interesting as well.&nbsp; Most people don&#039;t know such things exist.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sorry for side tracking your thread!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Edit: For as much as we&#039;re worried about energy conservation these days, it wouldn&#039;t surprise me if they eventually ban reef tanks over a certain size.&nbsp; You have to insulate a lot of old houses to make up for one man&#039;s $900 a month electric bill!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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