mikeguerrero
Active Member
Hey Reefers,
Most of you guys know me, I'm the owner of the Mike Guerrero and Larnie edition tanks.
I have been patiently waiting since January 05 to get my paws on two integrated chiller assist units for my tanks. I can say without a doubt Chris has given us another great product.
I have and see on a daily basis, a lot of reefers complaining about the overheating of there cubes, primarily because the airtight closer of the hoods.
Well, that is a problem of the past if you own an ICA unit. It's simple dynamics will even leave the hard critics without words.
This unit works on the idea that if you cool your tank in the night, by early morning you are going to be able to fight off your heat from both lights and ambient temp.
I couldn't believe it when i installed my first ICA into my 115 watt monster. I use to suffer great heat waves into the 87+ degrees and was forced to leave my hood open.
My friends would come over and tease calling my Condo, Mikes Aquarium garages because both my hoods would be open like a true car garage, how embarassing.... Not to mention all the evaporation I would suffer during the day.
I had a lot of reservations about this product because it sounded too good to be true. Chris is a strong advocate that if it doesn't pass his quality control of months, it will never makes it to us.
Well, it was all worth the wait becuase when I received them, I actually had fun modding my hood to fit it in. I'm not be any means a DIY'er wizard but I was able to make the cuts to perfection and had the unit on and it started cooling my tank immediately.
I was surprised on how quite it operates, no mechanical moving parts and to me that was great. Compare that to the quietest chillers on the market, you will be impressed.
Another great concept is how you don't need to purchase a conroller for the temp, just use your existing heater to counteract the chiller and it really keeps it at bay during the night operation.
I'm just surprised on how well it keeps my temps at a bay. We are talking 78.7 at the highest point during the full 24 hour period and lowest being 73.3 at night with the heater set to 72 degrees. These are the measurements on my Mikeguerrero series tank.
Larnie edition did even better, I haven't had the full specs on the whole day but when I went home for lunch at 1:30pm it read 73.1 degrees as opposed to my mikeguerrero running at 77.3.
Remember that larnie is 92 watts and has two pumps in the water, a minijet 606 and a stock jbj pump as a current pusher. My mikeguerrero has 115 watts of juice and has 3 pumps, Rio 50, Rio 90 and a minijet 606. Also my larnie is in my bedroom which is cooler than the living room in which the mikeguerrero sits.
If you have reservations about the heat this summer and chancing losing your reef you need this simple unit. You will save tons of money and not be out hundreds on a true chiller that is noisey and god explain how you'll fit it into a cube?
If you are serious about your hobby and this particular product email me at work [email protected]. I will answer any and all questions regarding the ICA and how it worked for me.
Chris, you really hit another run out of the park and this time you did as a returning champ from the award winning hoods you helped me achieve. Thanks....
Mike
Most of you guys know me, I'm the owner of the Mike Guerrero and Larnie edition tanks.
I have been patiently waiting since January 05 to get my paws on two integrated chiller assist units for my tanks. I can say without a doubt Chris has given us another great product.
I have and see on a daily basis, a lot of reefers complaining about the overheating of there cubes, primarily because the airtight closer of the hoods.
Well, that is a problem of the past if you own an ICA unit. It's simple dynamics will even leave the hard critics without words.
This unit works on the idea that if you cool your tank in the night, by early morning you are going to be able to fight off your heat from both lights and ambient temp.
I couldn't believe it when i installed my first ICA into my 115 watt monster. I use to suffer great heat waves into the 87+ degrees and was forced to leave my hood open.
My friends would come over and tease calling my Condo, Mikes Aquarium garages because both my hoods would be open like a true car garage, how embarassing.... Not to mention all the evaporation I would suffer during the day.
I had a lot of reservations about this product because it sounded too good to be true. Chris is a strong advocate that if it doesn't pass his quality control of months, it will never makes it to us.
Well, it was all worth the wait becuase when I received them, I actually had fun modding my hood to fit it in. I'm not be any means a DIY'er wizard but I was able to make the cuts to perfection and had the unit on and it started cooling my tank immediately.
I was surprised on how quite it operates, no mechanical moving parts and to me that was great. Compare that to the quietest chillers on the market, you will be impressed.
Another great concept is how you don't need to purchase a conroller for the temp, just use your existing heater to counteract the chiller and it really keeps it at bay during the night operation.
I'm just surprised on how well it keeps my temps at a bay. We are talking 78.7 at the highest point during the full 24 hour period and lowest being 73.3 at night with the heater set to 72 degrees. These are the measurements on my Mikeguerrero series tank.
Larnie edition did even better, I haven't had the full specs on the whole day but when I went home for lunch at 1:30pm it read 73.1 degrees as opposed to my mikeguerrero running at 77.3.
Remember that larnie is 92 watts and has two pumps in the water, a minijet 606 and a stock jbj pump as a current pusher. My mikeguerrero has 115 watts of juice and has 3 pumps, Rio 50, Rio 90 and a minijet 606. Also my larnie is in my bedroom which is cooler than the living room in which the mikeguerrero sits.
If you have reservations about the heat this summer and chancing losing your reef you need this simple unit. You will save tons of money and not be out hundreds on a true chiller that is noisey and god explain how you'll fit it into a cube?
If you are serious about your hobby and this particular product email me at work [email protected]. I will answer any and all questions regarding the ICA and how it worked for me.
Chris, you really hit another run out of the park and this time you did as a returning champ from the award winning hoods you helped me achieve. Thanks....
Mike
