Hydroponic Water Chiller Cooling System with Remote Control and Freestanding Mounting Type for Home and Kitchen, Black

I must admit that after reading the low level of reviews, I decided to give this unit a chance even though the price tag was out of this world. I could buy a nice A/C unit for less and that's all it really is, a very small A/C unit with just a different function and way less parts. This unit should sell for 1/2 this price.Now, having said all of that, I needed something to cool about 16 gallons of water and keep it that way 24/7 and for the life of me, couldn't find a cheaper one than this. So, here I am reviewing a product I expected the worse from and all I got was GREAT service. I bought this about 5-6 weeks ago and just now turned it off. It never missed a beat. It never leaked and, it maintained my "set" temp the entire time which, btw, is easy to set up. It does put off heat just like an A/C unit or Dehumidifier would so be prepared for that. I used a pump that had a high GPM compared to what was recommended for my water volume. Didn't matter. Worked Great! But, 5-6 weeks of good operation does not a good purchase make, especially at $300, so if I have trouble in the future, "I'll Be Back!" to update this review.As of this writing, I would recommend this unit..... Be sure to place upright for a length of time BEFORE you start up the unit. For me, I waited for hours. Make sure everything is secure also. Imagine what it's been through on the way to your door. PURE HELL!!!!!

i ordered the 1/10 unit and so far it has worked perfectly. i had to purchase the 1/2 hose kit with clamps because the unit only comes with larger barbs by default but the kit was only $10 so thats fine.there are a few things that should be corrected about the description...1. the description says the unit uses r410a coolant but the manual says the 1/10 model uses r134a coolant. i dont know how that matters because im no expert but it doesnt match what the manual says.2. the biggest blunder is the power draw. it says it uses 460w of power and i was worried that it would be too much for the area with the lights and pumps and everything else. when i got the unit i immediately hooked it up by following the directions and once i powered it on and it was in the middle of cooling it registered the power draw at a very very reasonable 180w. now i havent used the fast cooling option since my res is small but idk if that would double the power draw. as of right now 180w while its cooling is more than ok for me.some things i would have liked to see (i knew they werent features of the unit but they would be very useful)...1. a power plug for water pumps. right now the water pump will run 24/7 even when the unit isnt cooling the water down and having a pump that shuts off soon after the unit does would save some power. my pump isnt drawing crazy amounts of power but like ne thing that draws power it is producing heat which heats up the res faster than it would if the pump wasnt running which ultimately makes the unit run more often and longer than it would if the pump would turn off. it also increases the life of the pump not having to run every moment of everyday.2. have the unit run the fans for a couple of minutes after it finishes cooling. right now when it stops cooling and the compressor turns off the fan turns off too letting the internals heat soak in the heat generated by cooling. if the fan ran for a couple extra mins the heat with be removed increasing the life of the components.3. include the dang 1/2 barb kit with the unit lol.all in all the device works great and it cooled the res temps all the way down to 65 degrees in less than an hour and it barely runs every hour so im very happy with the way it performs.

I paid way to much money for this, did not do a good job, water stayed hot, do not buy this product, so upset about this, can even send back, says return window closed, wish they could sent me a replacement and I sent them this one back. it never worked for me.

Good value. Unit works good, did have some water in it from qc most likely as others have said. No big deal as who would install it without flushing it anyway?Purchased the black/grey unit. Good looking device. Plastic, but what do expect for under 400 bucks? Nice green readout is bright and east to read. No leaks and not excessively loud.Make sure you choose the right size! If you have an ebb/flow system or nft go with whatever your rez size is +20%. For RDWC, figure all your sites + your controller bucket added together +20%. I actually boght the 1/10 hp but my rdwc is about 45 gal. It still managed to take the temps down from 74 to 63 in the controller bucket which gives me about 66-68 degree temp under two 1KW lights without the boost.

Bought 4 of these over the last couple of years for axolotls..my daughters wanted axolotls because there're so cute and in mindcraft..little did I know what I'd need to keep those guys happy...so at first we tried to keep the water cool with fans but that didn't really work so I finally broke down and bought 2 of these ..we had 2 axolotls in 2 tanks..and they've ran for 2 years non stop keeping the water like 60 to 61 degrees and I've never took the time to clean the lines out properly shame on me...but they've worked great...the one died about a month ago but it seems to have run out of the coolant whatever eco-friendly freon they use because it was still running fine just wouldn't cool the water enough so I switched it out with the 3rd one I had bought ..kept it as a backup which I'm glad I did and then bought the 4th one as my new back up..lol..bottom line is they work. Oh they're pretty noisy when they're running...but if you need them for your setup it is what it is.

Chillers designed specifically for aquariums can run well over $500 and many have mixed reviews. I decided to take a chance with this one to chill my axolotl tank and I am not disappointed at all. It stays accurate within 1 degree Fahrenheit and runs only when the temperature differential is 2 degrees or more. It's simple and reliable. The only thing that keeps me from giving it 5 stars is that it's really loud. Other than that, it works great.