How Do You Fix An Aquarium Chiller?
Aquarium chillers are important to maintain the proper water temperature for fish that require cooler water to survive. Most aquarium chillers function very similarly to the cooling system in air conditioning units with several components that can break down. Fixing a unit that isn’t working involves trouble-shooting where the problem is and then replacing the part that no longer works. This is much less expensive than buying a new unit. which is costly. How to Fix an Aquarium Chiller Step 1 Turn off the aquarium chiller and unplug it. Remove it and its pipe from the tank and place it on a workstation table. Dry the components. Step 2 Remove the intake tube that sucks the water from the tank into the chiller. Filter water through it and make sure there are no obstructions preventing water flow. Remove them if necessary. If there are holes/cracks in the tubing, purchase a replacement tube, discard the old tube and replace with the new. Repeat for the output tube. If this does not solve