rickztahone
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Would the new place have a 2 story closet for your wife? If no, then stay, lol. Happy Wife=Happy life
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Achilles Torben
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Pick up the money 
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Thanks all for the feedback. I did t mean to take a poll on whether we stay or go. The finances will work that out on their own and will decide for us what also do.
The positives of moving is I get a **** ton of cash that I didn't expect. I get to build another house and learn from all the mistakes from my existing build.
The negatives are the plans for the next home are already done. This is a spec home we were going to build and flip. No fish room or plans for a tank and no 2 story closet for the wife. Also- the lot where we currently live is the best in the neighborhood. Where we potentially move- it's just another home. Nothing. Special.
Lots to weigh in this decision. I've got to figure out if I have a place for a tank and whether I can retrofit a fish room.
If not, likely we stay put. Have a meeting in the next few days to dive into th finances and see how those work out on this. I don't mind moving but dang- this was not planned at all.
brett559
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What's the number? WHAT'S THE NUMBER?
I'm just some rando on a fish forum, but I'd do it. Why not? You'll be just as happy in a new house as long you've got your family with you, but you'll have all this extra cash to travel, to give to your kids.
And you can of course put a tank in your new house. You don't need a special room. Find a place for it - you'll love it just as much.
rickztahone
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I know you said you aren't taking a poll on the situation, but honestly, you have put so much thought in to this house that unless you were getting bigger or better, I don't think you'd be happy in something that you weren't so involved in to make your own
Hal
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I guess it would boil down to what will make you and your family happier? This house with your current finances or the other house and more money in the bank? More money is always nice in principle, but it's really what you would do with that extra money that is the perk. If you don't need it, or the things you would spend it on are not as fulfilling, then don't. If it's more fulfilling, then do it.
Thanks for the great comments folks. Met with accountants and attorneys to go over the situation.
We decided to turn down the offer. Lots of reasons-
Tax liability- by the time the tax man comes and takes his share, this is less appealing.
We just moved and we don't want to relocate so soon.
The home that we have we love- the new home Im sure we would like as well but its just not the same.
At the end of the day- it wasnt because of any 2 story closets or fish rooms that made turn down the offer. We just feel settled where we are. In a couple of years, my older one goes off to college- who knows at that time, we might reconsider. We told the buyer to come back and talk to us in 18 months.
Right now, I stay put. So I need a fan to go on top of my sump to help with evaporation. Temp has been stable at 82.9 degrees which is much better than it was before. If I can get another degree or 2 out of the fans, problems solved.
We decided to turn down the offer. Lots of reasons-
Tax liability- by the time the tax man comes and takes his share, this is less appealing.
We just moved and we don't want to relocate so soon.
The home that we have we love- the new home Im sure we would like as well but its just not the same.
At the end of the day- it wasnt because of any 2 story closets or fish rooms that made turn down the offer. We just feel settled where we are. In a couple of years, my older one goes off to college- who knows at that time, we might reconsider. We told the buyer to come back and talk to us in 18 months.
Right now, I stay put. So I need a fan to go on top of my sump to help with evaporation. Temp has been stable at 82.9 degrees which is much better than it was before. If I can get another degree or 2 out of the fans, problems solved.
Hal
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Congrats! Ignoring the finances, you picked the least disruptive option.
Should you change your mind and/or the buyer doesn't come back in 18 months, I'll give you a standing offer of $200,000 for the house, plus I'll install an equivalent fish tank in your new house. :crazy1:
foodog
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Make it $205,000 and you have a deal!
Hold up! Before you sign on the dotted light I'll give you your asking $205 and throw in a Sunset Milli frag!
cleanmyaquarium
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How close are the Radions to the surface of the water? I keep my led's over 2 ft above the water. Keeps the tank cooler and provides better spread of the light plus you can increase above 45% to get the same PAR. A fan on the sump will surely help, but you should also put a fan on the tank/lights with an exhaust if you don't have it already. If you circulate the air in the canopy with the air in the house you can leverage the house AC to cool the tank.
How far from the sump to the tank and what is the head height? If the pumps are getting pushed hard to move the water they are creating more heat as they move less water a farther distance.
Any chance you have a malfunctioning heater? It says it is off, but is actually running. I've seen it before.
My radions are about 18 inches above the water. I have an exhaust fan in the canopy that I found out was not working. Im having an electrician come tomorrow to correct this.
The pump to sump is 70 feet and I don't have a heater hooked up to the tank.
Here is a graph from my apex. We had a temp spike to 84.7 as you can see. I cooled down my equipment room, took off all the lids and temp has been stable at 83.
Next step is to add the fans which I will do tonight. If that lowers it a few degrees, we are done. If it doesnt, next step is to move the return pumps out of the sump. If that doesnt work, time to buy a chiller.
ADVRESOURCE
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Whatever happened to borrowing the temperature instrument to measure sump input, sump output, piping inlet at the stand, display tank water temp, canopy air temp. These measurements will help understand where the heat is coming from so that you can effectively cool your tank. Or, you can just get use the shotgun approach and retrofit a bunch of things.
Found the laser temperature measurement thingy. In the sump room, all tops are between 68-77 degrees - which is what I expected. Above the fish tank, in the hood - 90 degrees! Whoa!! I opened the doors, put a small fan there- let's see what happens to the temps over the next few days. I measure Ld again and temp above the hood is already below 80. I think this is what the issue is/was. Lack of circulation above the tank which is heating up the water.
Sucky part is I had two ventilation fans put in above the tank that supposedly never got hooked up. Electrician is coming tomoorw to fix. This should hopefully correct my temp issues and improve life for everyone.
Sucky part is I had two ventilation fans put in above the tank that supposedly never got hooked up. Electrician is coming tomoorw to fix. This should hopefully correct my temp issues and improve life for everyone.
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