EcoPlus Chiller, 1/2 HP

This device was my first foray into water chillers and I picked a good one. The device steadfastly keeps the water in my system less than a half a degree below where I set the temperature. I've been using it for a couple months now and never had a problem. Solid product that performs exactly as advertised.

Worked for less then a month then broke down. Completely stopped cooling. I had the 1/10th HP chiller on a 34 gallon tank and after a few weeks it completely crapped out. Tank went to high 80s and a bunch of corals died. I thought maybe there was a kink in the tubing so I took it off the tank and tried it on a 5 gallon bucket of water - nope! Nothing. Would not cool anymore!! Not even a month into it. I was using a pump with flow rate less than 300 gph and the chiller was kept outside of the cabinet with room around it. Totally unhappy with the purchase. If a chiller doesn't last more than a few weeks, its not a reliable product. I wish I could give this zero stars.

I don't think the chiller should have had liquid in it upon receiving and unpacking. I noticed a strong odor coming from the unit.

It's a pretty good chiller, currently used in my 75 gallon display tank with a 25 gallon sump and works like a charm.

We needed to use it as a water chiller in a fodder machine, and the manufacturer recommended this unit as one of the options. It didnt work at all...actually blew out the internal works. Don't know if we did something wrong, but the instructions are a little unclear and weren't real helpful. It might work just fine for the aquarium thing, or whatever else you might use it for, but I sure don't recommend it for a fodder machine.

Works well, very warm when on.

KEEPING THE TEMP OF THE WATER IN MY BARREL HAS MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO CONTROL THE PH AT THE EXCEPT-ABLE LEVELS WITH LITTLE EFFORT OR CHEMICALS. IT ALSO HAS A DRASTIC EFFECT ON THE PLANTS ABILITY TO ABSORB THE NUTRIENTS FOR A BETTER GROW. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT NEED TO CONTROL THE TEMP OF 30 TO 50 GALS OF WATER. IF YOU NEED TO CONTROL LARGER AMOUNTS OF WATER THEN THE 1/4 OR 1/2 WOULD BE A BETTER FIT.

This cooler worked great for a month or so... I’ve reached out to the seller for an exchange (as I need a replacement before I can take it out or water will go everywhere)... they approved a refund, but in this case that won’t help me. Hop to hear something soon as we’ve spent about $150 on ice keeping the water cold in this DWC garden project!! Standing by..