Save power, build a solar heater

Started by bj, September 06, 2006, 08:17:25 PM

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braddo

Just wondering if you hooked this up to a sump would it heat all the tanks on the system. Through the sump that is
 don't just want to breed good fish I want to breed WOW fish.

FISHKEEPING IS MORE THAN A HOBBY IT IS A DISEASE MAN!!

caryb

That was my intention! If you wanted to keep the water seperate between the systems (cross pollination of water types/deseases) you could have multiple coils in the 1000L for the heat exchange.


Cary

mjscookie

I think the only way to use this is on a large system. I'd be surpised if it was effective in anything under 1000L's.

The bigger the system, the harder to heat, BUT the harder it is to come down (why pen oceans are nearly constant temps).

I a small system, the heat will drop off over night, in large systems it wont.

Mitch
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