How Do breeders cut costs?
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clownfish75
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Green house perhaps.
And i have to say i cool(mostly/heat(occasionally throught he water and i find it easier to deal with and im thinking cheaper to run, but i do have clear pannels in the roof and little to no artificial light.
I also need cooling due to the tropics wher ei live.
Christian
And i have to say i cool(mostly/heat(occasionally throught he water and i find it easier to deal with and im thinking cheaper to run, but i do have clear pannels in the roof and little to no artificial light.
I also need cooling due to the tropics wher ei live.
Christian
stykthyn
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I have found that if you run the water from your tank to a wide shallow tub placed on bare concrete or tile and the the dump that it will drop the tank temp about 4-5 degrees. When I moved into my new house the livining room floor is tile and my rubbermaid sump sat on the floor outside the tank for the first week. I used to struggle to keep my tank below 80, now it sits at a steady 76.
stykthyn
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I have found that if you run the water from your tank to a wide shallow tub placed on bare concrete or tile and then to the sump that it will drop the tank temp about 4-5 degrees. When I moved into my new house the living room floor is tile and my rubbermaid sump sat on the floor outside the tank for the first week and I noticed the temp was much lower in the tank. I used to struggle to keep my tank below 80, now it sits at a steady 76.
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David M
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Yea we should all live in the tropics, or South Florida at least. For most people I think the greatest expense is going to be electricity: pumps, lights and heat. Whatever you can do to controll that cost will help a lot. Here in CA we pay very high elect rates, it is far and away my biggest expense. Food, water & supplies doesn't even come close. Someone above talked about fluorescent lighting, better yet is normal output T-5. The Current USA "Nova" NO T-5 48" fixture is not much more than a regular shoplight, it puts out about the same light as 80 watts of standard fluoresceny but uses 28 watts to do it. Much less heat too.
Most people think of Southern California as a warm place courtesy of Annette and the surf movies
Well it can be very warm in the summer during the day but we have cool/ cold nights. The temp swing can be 40 degrees in 24 hours. That makes aquaculture tough and that is why in my case insulating the room is crucial, gotta smooth out that cycle. It's actually hardest in summer when I have to cool by day and heat by night. It's easy in winter, just batten the hatches and heat. In summer I have to open/ close the window and switch back & forth from fans to the dehumidifier. This year I will probably automate that but then there goes moes electricity 
Most people think of Southern California as a warm place courtesy of Annette and the surf movies
Well it can be very warm in the summer during the day but we have cool/ cold nights. The temp swing can be 40 degrees in 24 hours. That makes aquaculture tough and that is why in my case insulating the room is crucial, gotta smooth out that cycle. It's actually hardest in summer when I have to cool by day and heat by night. It's easy in winter, just batten the hatches and heat. In summer I have to open/ close the window and switch back & forth from fans to the dehumidifier. This year I will probably automate that but then there goes moes electricity 
David M
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You misread the post, I said 40 degree SWING in temp form daily high to low. No we don't get single digits but then we are not insane like people who live where you do
Why does anyone live there anyway? 
This is a perfect example of how screwed up the SoCal climate is, ( they call them "micro-climates here), Nicole is less than 100 miles North of me, here in SD June is about the worst month of the year and we don't get summer weather until mid/ late July. In May and June we are fogged in from dawn to dusk ( it's called "May grey" & "June gloom"). It always p's me off I can drive two hours North to LA and the weather is beautiful. I just don't get it
ezhoops
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You misread the post, I said 40 degree SWING in temp form daily high to low. No we don't get single digits but then we are not insane like people who live where you do Why does anyone live there anyway?
Very Good Question!!!!!
Although spring around here is almost worth the winter, not to mention the ice fishing and those tasty yellow perch.
You misread the post, I said 40 degree SWING in temp form daily high to low. No we don't get single digits but then we are not insane like people who live where you do Why does anyone live there anyway?
Very Good Question!!!!!
Although spring around here is almost worth the winter, not to mention the ice fishing and those tasty yellow perch.
Armando
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7115304#post7115304 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ediaz
There i$ $omething that keep$ me here after my company moved me here. Living in 90 degree$ for 24 years make$ you appreciate the cold and makes summer worth.
Ed
I'm actually having the opposite feelings.. Living 11 years in below freezing temperatures I'm ready to move to a warmer place. Sure the salaries here might be higher but at some point it starts becoming a golden cage. Or I might say a golden igloo
David M
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My problem is that I have not lived anywhere "below freezing" or "90 degrees". I lived in St Thomas for 12 years, what can I say but that I am spoiled rotten. :smokin: Far from making me yearn for cool weather, it made me virtually intolerent of any temp under 78 or above 84 And what's up with the ocean up here, are you NUTS???? I see people actually getting into the water! Not me, no sir, not a friggin' chance :eek1: Oh and before Edgar tries to compare PR with StT, remind him of the slight "land mass" difference.
Yes I know it gets hot in PR, but StT is just a DOT in the tradewinds. My tanks there ran exactly 80f year round with no heating or cooling.
