Active Aqua 0.10 HP Water Chiller with Boost | Cold Plunge & Ice Bath Cooler | Digital Temp Control | Fresh & Salt Water, Hydroponics, Aquariums | 10–40 Gal

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!!!!!

Great quality, I bought it in October 2018 and has been working with no problems.

I have only had this for about 2 weeks but it Works great on my 30 gallon tank with axolotls in it. I have mine set at 66 degrees. The unit will allow the water to warm to 68 then kick on and cool back to 66. This range can be adjusted if you want to reprogram it. This is so its not constantly on all the time and therefore is less work for the chiller’s motor. In the summer, the back door is open in my house and it sometimes gets up to 80 in the house and this keeps my tank at a constant temp. I love it! Was always worried about my little weird critters getting too hot while I was away at work. Now I dont have to think about it. I think all the chillers are way too expensive, but so far, this one is worth the money. I will make an update to this review if I run into any trouble

I absolutely love this chiller. Great price point an it appears well built. Its functions are very simple to figure out an use. It's taken all the stress from my mind about my res temps. It holds the temperature I set consistently regardless of room temps I get. I set it to bring my 15gal reservoir to 62° I have it run consistently an the machine itself powers down, I believe every two hours unless it notices the res temps getting high. I use HID lighting as well (UNFORTUNATELY..) so those things kick off tons of heat an my res is unaffected. So far OUTSTANDING 👌👌

I ordered this item twice and both leaked from the inside of unit. both chilled well, I liked the size and the ease of set up, however, you can't use a unit that leaks....

Used to keep axolotl tank at right temp. Does a great job. Its not super loud but it is distracting when it runs if youre used to a very quiet environment but we all got used to it quickly. Its in a small bedroom so we kept the ceiling fan on and door open during the summer so it didnt warm the room up when it was running a lot. You do need to go to your local fish store to buy tubing. I have no experience using something like this but set it up without issue by myself. If you are using this for an aquarium or tank, please remember to cycle primed water through it and the tubing so the water inside it when you receive it gets flushed out and doesn't go into your tank.

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.

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.

this is my first chiller, I bought the 1/10 Hp for my 25 gallons, it works great so far, stop when it reached the temperature set and start when the température is 2 degrees C higher than the one Set. the noise when the compressor is on it's comparable to an Ac unit. I set my chiller for 17 degrees but it seems to keep my water around 18 degrees (following my thermostat inside my tank but it is not the best thermostat you can find in store.

It's the most expensive part of my hydroponics set up, by far, however, its an important piece and works flawlessly. I have no complaints, super easy to set up and use. Keeps my temps at 18c with no issues. I can't hear it run over the sound of my air pump, so that tells you how quiet it is. If I had to, I would definitely buy again.

Amazing performance and great price!

I'm using this as part of my Isopropyl wash reclamation for 3D resin printing. It came with scuffs on the paint job. I thought it was because this unit was 2nd hand or this is the result of the styrofoam rubbing against the paint. or could just be a factory defect. Still it worked admirably trying to chill water from 80c to 33c. I just wish it wasn't physically marred from the factory.

Used it to chill water, has died after 3 months...hoping for some resolution with the company. Customer service is terrible, hopefully it works out, I'll repost after all said and done. Soon after shipping unit back I received a new unit a larger unit?! No email no nothing from the company, so I go with it, figure whatever bigger unit. Now that warmer weather is here I go to hook it up and the fittings that connect the hoses to the unit leak, they are of poor design. I tried for hours and after alot of failed attempts to get a seal I had to walk away. Pisses me off cuz it seems to chill water quite well. Maybe I'll try the hardware store for better fittings?!