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Picked up a 1/4hp chiller yesterday, and while I wait for the needed part to arrive, I thought I'd figure out the best way to plumb it.
My current return pump is a Mag 9.5 on my 90g, which currently T's off to feed a refugium. I will be redoing my setup when I install the chiller to fit most of the equipment in the stand. I will be ditching my standalone refugium so I can fit a CA reactor, CO2 tank, and kalk reactor inside the stand, as well as finally plumb my external skimmer externally (it currently sits inside the sump). The skimmer will sit outside the stand on its own table next to the tank, plenty of air/room around for good ventilation.
First question, should I plumb the chiller's return directly back to the tank through the return, or should I have it dump back into the sump? My thinking is that if I dump into the sump, the chiller will cycle on/off more frequently (bad I would think).
I would like to have a manifold to allow me to feed off my return line for my CA reactor and skimmer, and allow space for two probes inline. If I run the chiller's output back through the tank's return, should I put the manifold before or after the chiller? Does it matter?
The chiller recommends flow between 100gph and 400gph, so I'm thinking with 5' of head pressure, plus a T for the skimmer (currently running off its own Mag2 and I think I've got it dialed in where I want it) and CA reactor feeds, the Mag 9.5 will be sufficient, right?
Thanks!
My current return pump is a Mag 9.5 on my 90g, which currently T's off to feed a refugium. I will be redoing my setup when I install the chiller to fit most of the equipment in the stand. I will be ditching my standalone refugium so I can fit a CA reactor, CO2 tank, and kalk reactor inside the stand, as well as finally plumb my external skimmer externally (it currently sits inside the sump). The skimmer will sit outside the stand on its own table next to the tank, plenty of air/room around for good ventilation.
First question, should I plumb the chiller's return directly back to the tank through the return, or should I have it dump back into the sump? My thinking is that if I dump into the sump, the chiller will cycle on/off more frequently (bad I would think).
I would like to have a manifold to allow me to feed off my return line for my CA reactor and skimmer, and allow space for two probes inline. If I run the chiller's output back through the tank's return, should I put the manifold before or after the chiller? Does it matter?
The chiller recommends flow between 100gph and 400gph, so I'm thinking with 5' of head pressure, plus a T for the skimmer (currently running off its own Mag2 and I think I've got it dialed in where I want it) and CA reactor feeds, the Mag 9.5 will be sufficient, right?
Thanks!