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Posted by Matt Awbrey on August 5, 2005, 4:40 am
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Although, I am not familiar with the chiller you mention, one can often
obtain a small boost in skimmer performance by having the skimmer's influent
either plumbed off the chiller's effluent or, in the case of a "drop in"
chiller, having the skimmer's intake placed as close to the heat exchanger
coil as possible. Colder water has a higher density then warmer water. So,
not only does one's skimmer get a boost from smaller bubble size but also
from the increase in the saturation point of gasses.
> I personally would add a seperate pump just for the chiller.
> Dump the water back into your sump so that it can mix with
> the tank water before being sent back up to your tank. Otherwise
> you'll create a "cool" spot in the display.
>
> >I have a 65 gallon reef, 15 gal sump, outside skimmer. Would I run a
> > tube from the skimmer outlet to the chiller and let it flow directly
> > into the tank?
> > Does anyone know anything about Pacific Coast chillers?
> > Thanks
> > Rob
> >
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> tube from the skimmer outlet to the chiller and let it flow directly
> into the tank?
> Does anyone know anything about Pacific Coast chillers?
> Thanks
> Rob
>