(First Reef Tank Ever) **** 600gal Display **** 1300gal System

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10072877#post10072877 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
WOW..what a difference in size & design between a 1 HP & 1 1/2HP chiller from Tradewinds. I'm glad that I went with the 1 HP. Your building codes must be pretty slack. A unit like that would have to sit 3 ft from the house up here, same with the generator. Because of the neighbors lot line, and the fact that it runs on natural gas, I was forced to set my generator in the back corner of my yard. Looking good...you must be close to being able to fill the system once you get your plumbing to the chiller up and running:thumbsup:

codes:lol: i am way beyond that Shhh please enjoy the music yeah i went with 18,000btu simply because i like overkill. its is a beast and not only that matches the unit i have already in the back. i will reconsider my generator and looking into a bigger unit with larger motor. the guardian 16,000 watt has 16 circuits w/992cc OHVI Industrial engine and Guardian Quietsource 25,000 watt (1.6HP 4cylinder) has 200amp transfer switch so no additional circuits has to be ran to it also will be able to powered up my whole entire house without any problems of course block parties are included:dance: :beer: , hehe... ro water been running about 2 days now and schedule for this friday to fly down tampa to pick up my rock and fly them back with me. since 2 days shipping time was not in my books and hand picking them will be awesome

 

[xinumaster]

Wow that really is a monster chiller. That could cool down your entire house.

 

[ReefingBuddha]

fly down to tampa and fly the rock back up? If its on an airline they are going to stick you with a hell of a overweight luggage charge.

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10076982#post10076982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xinumaster
Wow that really is a monster chiller. That could cool down your entire house.

its a little smaller then my upstairs unit.

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10079039#post10079039 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thirschmann
fly down to tampa and fly the rock back up? If its on an airline they are going to stick you with a hell of a overweight luggage charge.

its not too bad consider same day, its cheaper than shipping overnight. the good things is that i can hand picked exactly what i want and bring them back with little die off or if any occurs.
http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/baggage.html

 

[squin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10079334#post10079334 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
its not too bad consider same day, its cheaper than shipping overnight. the good things is that i can hand picked exactly what i want and bring them back with little die off or if any occurs.
http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/baggage.html

I live in St. Petersburg and fly Southwest out of Tampa often. Fridays can be a real bear if you have to check baggage. Be sure to give yourself lots of extra time for check in. Maybe as much as 2 hrs. Friday afternoon can be very busy and the lines at both checkin and security can be long. Lots of business travelers and vacationers going home. Better to get there early and have a beer while waiting for your flight.

Checkin online as early as 24 hrs before the flight to secure an "A" boarding pass. Hopefully the lines will be short, but play it safe.

 

[cbui2]

thanks, departure 6pm guess i will be bringing my Sony PSP.:thumbsup:

 

[akwtampa]

Why not consider a small commercial 1800 RPM Diesel generator? You can use off-road diesel which is cheap and they'll last darn near forever..

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10082701#post10082701 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by akwtampa
Why not consider a small commercial 1800 RPM Diesel generator? You can use off-road diesel which is cheap and they'll last darn near forever..

well the only bad things is nobody can fill the diesel tank for me if it run low so standby NG is my only options just in case of major storm or hurricane and mandatory evacuation occurs. hopefully that never happened again

 

[squin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10083662#post10083662 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
well the only bad things is nobody can fill the diesel tank for me if it run low so standby NG is my only options just in case of major storm or hurricane and mandatory evacuation occurs. hopefully that never happened again

Diesel can be hard to get after a major storm. NG on the other hand is fairly reliable. I don't know about your area, but my family has experienced numerous storms in the Ft. Walton Bch. area over the last few years and the only utility that was in service through and after the storms was NG. Even with no power the gas pipeline stays pressurized.

While your at it run a tap for your gas grill. You can host a cook out when everyone else is scrambling for gasoline, diesel, and LP gas.

 

[cbui2]

thanks, my plans was to have a block party when lights are out.:eek1: when katrina came all power was lost except for NG which was still online throughtout the entire storm, so this would be the best choice and if i chose diesel which i would have to find a way to get a fairly large amount to me and store some kind of way which is out of the question.

squin is there any LFS in Seminole or near driving distance?

 

[squin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10087067#post10087067 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
thanks, my plans was to have a block party when lights are out.:eek1: when katrina came all power was lost except for NG which was still online throughtout the entire storm, so this would be the best choice and if i chose diesel which i would have to find a way to get a fairly large amount to me and store some kind of way which is out of the question.

squin is there any LFS in Seminole or near driving distance?

There are a couple you may want to check out. You can Google the addresses to see if they are too far out of the way. Pet Mart shouldn't be to far out of the way. Marine Warehouse Aquarium is in Tampa and close to the airport. I would check it out if you have time to kill.

Pet Mart (not PetSmart)
9699 Bay Pines Blvd.
St. Petersburg, FL 33708
(727) 398-7828

Rockin' Reef
http://rockinreef.com/index.php?main_page=index
5565 64th Way N. Suite C
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
(727) 545-5491

Marine Warehouse Aquarium
http://www.marinewarehouse.biz/indexa.html
8021 West Hillsborough Ave.
Tampa, FL 33615

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Wow I see you are still runing this a a no expense sparred project LOL As we argreed earlier are picking me out some nice pieces of rock? I guess that you can still keep them in YOUR tank for now but someday I'll have to drop by and pick them up

Looking reallly good man!

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10079334#post10079334 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
its not too bad consider same day, its cheaper than shipping overnight. the good things is that i can hand picked exactly what i want and bring them back with little die off or if any occurs.
http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/baggage.html

Have you contacted the airline to let them know what you plan to do? How many pounds to you plan to buy and bring onboard?

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10099357#post10099357 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Have you contacted the airline to let them know what you plan to do? How many pounds to you plan to buy and bring onboard?

thanks and yes its fine, but the main thing you cant label on the boxes is LIVE ROCKS or LIVE. as long you're bringing rocks they don't mind and have to pay for the additional boxes. roughly 400-500lbs since haitian are less dense then others.

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10098627#post10098627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by doctor64776
Wow I see you are still running this a a no expense sparred project LOL As we agreed earlier are picking me out some nice pieces of rock? I guess that you can still keep them in YOUR tank for now but someday I'll have to drop by and pick them up

Looking really good man!

thanks you are always welcome to stop by and bring me my rocks no expense sparred uhh i don't know about that now, think its to late for that now.:lol: :rollface:

 

[tcmfish]

either your up all night or get up very early and have extra time for RC at 4 in the morning

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10103025#post10103025 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tcmfish
either your up all night or get up very early and have extra time for RC at 4 in the morning

couldnt sleep and besides that was the day i went to tampa to pick up my live rocks and brought them back with me. had first flight out 6am oh always have extra time for RC, hehe:lol:

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

Give us pictures of the ROCK


You know better than to tell us about it without pics

 

[cbui2]

ok here are some more updates,

1000lbs live caribsea bahamas oolite was ordered last week and 500lbs live haitian rocks hand picked with same day shipping . i had my friend came by and help me aquascape since there were couple big pc's that was impossible to lift by myself 90lbs :eek1:

their setup which is 15,000gal pool is totally awesome and had to take a few photos of course. i have never seen a massive-fractionator (210 gal skimmer) before in my life which also had self cleaning capabilities simply amazing just speechless and a trip to remember

here are some pic's