Mountain Madness - My full floor reno's with 300 gallon centrepiece.
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Achilles Torben
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Congratulations, fantastic equipment
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VanJuKy
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I am so impressed with the build quality. When it arrived and I got to see it up close, I realized just what a great piece I bought. No buyers remorse for me. :thumbsup:
VanJuKy
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Thanks! Was not easy paying but when it arrived, I was happy. Sold one of my kids for it.:lmao:
VanJuKy
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Thanks! I hope you enjoy watching the progress of this. I have read so many of these builds with room demos and makeovers and I always loved them. I moved in to my house and decided I was going to do the same thing. My inspiration came from Reef Central. Perhaps by the time I am done, mine might inspire someone else.:thumbsup:
Scythanith
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smokinreefer
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lookin good!
I'm building similar to you, except 30" wide and 24" high...
also in the GVRD!
do you have a plan for your stand? it looks like you have 2 posts in front and only one in the back? that would be ideal for me, as the only access i'll have for under the tank will be from the front of the stand.
I'm building similar to you, except 30" wide and 24" high...
also in the GVRD!
do you have a plan for your stand? it looks like you have 2 posts in front and only one in the back? that would be ideal for me, as the only access i'll have for under the tank will be from the front of the stand.
VanJuKy
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Hello fellow GVRD'er!
I don't have plans but what I will do is take some pictures of it and post it here. It is a little different in the fact it is built into the house. My house has the joists running parallel with the tank. The stand and tank are against a load bearing wall and then on two joists. I had to come up with a solution for this as the tank will weigh in at the 5k range when it is done.
My stand is anchored to the load bearing wall and to the floor. Underneath, in the 5 foot crawl space, I have double sistered three joists. I have a total of 10 joists that are glued and nailed together under the stand. They are then all supported by two 4x4's running perpendicular with two jack posts under them. They also have two 4 x4 's anchored to the load bearing wall side. These all go down to a couple of 4x6 laying on the concrete slab. I filled my tanks andI can barely get a ripple on the surface when I jump in front of it! I will take pictures of stand and support for you.
VanJuKy
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I had this installed just recently. Because I live in an area with a lot of trees we tend to lose power when the wind storms hit. This unit is 22kw. It has already been in operation on New Years Day. We lost the power about 5pm. Pitch black everywhere but the ham kept cooking and I could still browse Reef Central! Power came back on about 4am.
Scythanith
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Good job on the generator! Is it automatic panel switch over when the mainline juice is cut? Where'd you go to buy, Home Depot or a smaller outfit?
VanJuKy
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Yes it has the automatic transfer switch. Power goes out and then it kicks in within a minute. Obviously for us here it is run on Natural gas.
It is badged as Honeywell but it is made by Generac. I ordered mine online from Costco when they were on sale in November. What is surprising is the cost to have them installed. It cost almost 3k for install. Hydro needs to be involved for permits as well. We do have it set up as a whole house unit instead of select circuits. We put a meter on the panel in the garage and ran absolutely everything we could in the house. Lights, heaters, hairdryers, microwave, stereos, TV's, all appliances etc. and came up with just over 40amps. We would never run anything like we did for that test. Not even close. Power goes out and DT, and quarantine are not in jeopardy. Fairly easy sell to the wife too!
VanJuKy
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Here is a picture of the stand. Drywall has been put over the front and side. The 2x6 have been anchored into the wall and floor.
Goes all the way to the concrete pad.. A total of 10 joists, 2 4x4's and 2 4x6's and two jack posts are used under the tank.
The joists were glued, nailed and then bolted together.
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