I am indeed planning a canopy. The chiller is quickly becoming a contingency accessory of late. My tank runs about 5-6 degrees warmer than the house, and i bought the chiller to keep the tank around 78 degrees. I was growing hair algae with the best of them, and i thought dropping the temp in the tank would help me overcome the algae. It may have helped, but who knows? I was more than likely just throwing money at a problem that good husbandry would have prevented in the first place. Anyways, now that I am over the algae fiasco, i believe keeping the tank around 81 or so will keep the chiller from coming on. Plus the addition of some larger clip on fans and a controller will help.
I guess i am at odds a little with the energy concerns and my joy for gadgets. Hopefully i can reach a comprimise!
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Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?
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