240 Inwall Construction (Image Intense)
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weatherson
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Thanks and this thread is already long enough without me adding all the things I'm not good at. 
Joseph.
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ReefWaters
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Joseph, I'm sure you have discussed this on more than one occasion, but I would like to know more about your ventilation/humidity control? When you get a minute, can you please link me to where you discuss it in your thread, or give me an overview of your ventilation equipment and theory?
I have a 100 square foot fish room which is sealed off fairly tightly. If I do nothing to remove the humidity it will literally start raining in the fish room within hours. I am running a stand alone de-humidifier from Home Depot and I am really sick of it. It runs 24/7, is terribly noisy, and takes up some much needed floor space.
Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated here.
Thanks,
RW
I have a 100 square foot fish room which is sealed off fairly tightly. If I do nothing to remove the humidity it will literally start raining in the fish room within hours. I am running a stand alone de-humidifier from Home Depot and I am really sick of it. It runs 24/7, is terribly noisy, and takes up some much needed floor space.
Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated here.
Thanks,
RW
ReefWaters
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Sorry for the double post. 
I tried to erase it but it wont let me.
I tried to erase it but it wont let me.
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weatherson
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ReefWaters: Currently, my fish room has a box fan that is positioned in the room's window. When weather permits, this turns on and off based on the tank temperature and controlled by the AquaController. There's also two muffin fans in the light box which constantly pull air from the fish room, through the light box and vent out into our living area whenever the lights are one. This super-heated air helps to heat the house in the colder, winter months. When the weather turns warmer, this heated air is then rerouted to the outdoors to both remove heat and humidity. I also run a portable air-conditioner in the summer months to help cool the room and this also aides in removing moisture. With all this, there's always air moving though the room and condensation does not become an issue.
RGibson: I use Knop KORALlith course (6 - 10mm) media. I've used ARM before too but prefer the Knop mostly for its ability to not turn to mush. I also didn't appreciate all the foreign matter found in the ARM media. The only down side to using the Knop over ARM is the need for more CO2 but this is cheap enough to not make it an issue.
Joseph.
RGibson: I use Knop KORALlith course (6 - 10mm) media. I've used ARM before too but prefer the Knop mostly for its ability to not turn to mush. I also didn't appreciate all the foreign matter found in the ARM media. The only down side to using the Knop over ARM is the need for more CO2 but this is cheap enough to not make it an issue.
Joseph.
weatherson
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At your LFS or online... Marine Depot (here on the West coast) carries it when it's not temporarily out of stock.
Joseph.
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weatherson
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As I don't own a video camera, I used my old Nikon digital still camera with a video function built in to capture the following video. The quality is pretty poor but I think it will convey the event well enough. I manually (via Aquanotes) recreated the cycle but did so for a shorter period than the regular one minute "air-on" cycle. There's really no need to watch the whole cycle and this keeps the video from becoming more boring than it already is. So, without further a due, here's a short clip of the air injection cycle on You Tube...
Air-Injection Video
Joseph.
So, without further a due, here's a short clip of the air injection cycle on You Tube...Air-Injection Video
Joseph.
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I see you have a pretty good idea where everything is, via pix with labels of where everything is. And you done alot of modification with your system. If you had to do a exact layout with design prints, could you do so. And too, I've noticed you've done alot of equipment build yourself. If not to personal, what is the around about figure you have invested in your system. And to compare that with how much you've saved, by building alot yourself. Being a DIY're does have it advantages. Questions in mine especially about the print layout, it does look like you could get lost on where all is running is sequence.
Very Very nice layout though, very clean,
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I see you have a pretty good idea where everything is, via pix with labels of where everything is. And you done alot of modification with your system. If you had to do a exact layout with design prints, could you do so. And too, I've noticed you've done alot of equipment build yourself. If not to personal, what is the around about figure you have invested in your system. And to compare that with how much you've saved, by building alot yourself. Being a DIY're does have it advantages. Questions in mine especially about the print layout, it does look like you could get lost on where all is running is sequence.
Very Very nice layout though, very clean,
chingchai
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14459640#post14459640 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by weatherson
As I don't own a video camera, I used my old Nikon digital still camera with a video function built in to capture the following video. The quality is pretty poor but I think it will convey the event well enough. I manually (via Aquanotes) recreated the cycle but did so for a shorter period than the regular one minute "air-on" cycle. There's really no need to watch the whole cycle and this keeps the video from becoming more boring than it already is.
Air-Injection Video
Joseph.
That is what I exactly want to see. I will try to implement it for my new tank.
Thanks a lot. Joseph.
weatherson
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Lambianz: Thank you. I don't have any detailed plans of my system aside from the diagrammed photos I've provided in this thread and for the TOTM articles. But, I do know where everything is and how it all works without.
chingchai: You are welcome and glad to help. Good luck with the new tank.
Joseph.
chingchai: You are welcome and glad to help. Good luck with the new tank.
Joseph.
FroMan
Insane in the Brain
The air injection is an interesting idea. I do have a question though. When all the air bubbles are popping, do you see an increase in splatter from the bubbles popping around the tank or on lighting?
I normally shut my return pump off when I feed. When it fires back up I do get some trapped air that comes out of the returns. This normally splatters on the lighting shield.
I normally shut my return pump off when I feed. When it fires back up I do get some trapped air that comes out of the returns. This normally splatters on the lighting shield.
weatherson
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FroMan: There is some fine spray at the surface during and just after a cycle but since this is micro-bubbles, it's minimal. With my lightbox about 6" from the surface of the water, the acrylic shields only need cleaning about every two to three weeks. Of course, every tank and means of creating the bubbles will be different and results may vary due to this. For me though, it's negligible.
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