Chiller pump question

cabin38

Reefing newb
I have a 125 gal tank with a 40 gal sump. I just picked up a 1/3 horse Arctica chiller and I'm confused about how many gallons per hour I should put through it. The chiller instructions say min 480 GPH , max 2400 GPH. I would tend to think the more water I put through it the faster it would cool and the less time the chiller would be on but 2400 gph seems like too much movement. Is there some kind of rule about how many GPH you should run ? Thanks
 
The slower the flow through the chiller,the more effective its going to be.
If your running 2400gph through it,and the waters not getting time to be cooled,then the chillers going to have to run longer to do its job.Plus with the high flow rates,its going to cycle on/off more.Which aint really good for the compressor.
 
Thanks.

"The slower the flow through the chiller,the more effective its going to be."

If i run 480 gph won't the chiller take a long time to reach temp ?
 
Not as long as you think.
The water coming out of the chiller is going to be colder than your set temp.That will mix with the warmer water and bring its temp down.
All your coolings not going to be done by the chiller alone.
 
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