My Unistar Uni-85 chiller has been operating constantly since I connected it in late September.

The fan in it has now died which annoys me more than a bit, but such is life, when you buy something cheap you can’t expect it to last long.

I currently have a room heater (set on the fan only setting) blowing over the unit and it is maintaining normal temperatures.  When I move house I will disassemble the chiller and try to replace the fan.

Once I’ve pulled the unit apart I will work out if I would recommend the unit to others or if I think the units are just purely dodgy.

Well I’ve just bought 2 aquarium chillers on eBay.

One chiller is for the new 38 gallon hex tank I am awaiting delivery of.  This chiller is a Hailea HC-100A and cost me $323.00 plus $30.00 freight.

I also purchased a Unistar 85 heater/chiller for my 5 gallon betta tank.  This cost me $299.00 plus $20.00 freight.

Finally I purchased a small pump to circulate water through the Unistar heater/chiller.  This cost me $6.50 plus $11.00 freight.