fishoutofwater
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dude looking good. I see those tanks look like they came out of a petco or similar pet store. hope all goes smooth from here on out.
My 540G Inwall Display Build Thread
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NaClH20NMYVEIN
Red Dragons!
Been working away on the plumbing. I should have a few pictures to share in the next few days. Good news and bad news. Good news is that I decided to add solar to my home so my reef will be power with green energy. Bad news is that the cost of the solar will slow me down even more on this build.
dahenley
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yea, but one good thing will be if the power ever goes out, you will have power that you can designate to your aquarium for flow. (and keep things alive.)
or atleast untill the sun goes down........
just some up sides to the cost.
(are you going to have a generator for power outages? just wondering if it was in the mix? or if your going to keep batteries in the garage that are fed off the panels until it is needed?)
NaClH20NMYVEIN
Red Dragons!
6.72 kW may be a bit bigger if they can find room for another few panels.
NaClH20NMYVEIN
Red Dragons!
Plumbing in the trench should be done in the next 2 days... I got some peel and stick LED's for under the bar. The first picture represents the true color and intensity of the lights, not sure why the second picture is so bright. Note to self, learn to use your camera correctly.
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mnellis3023
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awesome build, I think this is the 10th time I have read through it...lol
NaClH20NMYVEIN
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BTW the LED cost $125
Got the plumbing in the trench completed $300
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Now I need to pressure test all the lines so I feel safe covering them back up with dirt. I dont want to have to dig that up again.
Got the plumbing in the trench completed $300
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Now I need to pressure test all the lines so I feel safe covering them back up with dirt. I dont want to have to dig that up again.
Salt Stain
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What a great thread!! You got some mad skills man!! Great build:thumbsup:
dahenley
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it might keep the pipes cool? insulation works both ways. heat in cool out, or cool in and heat out. but, i doubt there will be any case of freezing pipes.. :lmao::lmao:
LethargicCoder
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Great build! Making me wish I was back in Phoenix myself.
Couple questions that came to mind:
1. Did you consider keeping the CL pumps closer? They could be easily housed in a small box under the window. They would still be outside removing the noise but wouldn't have all the extra distance to travel.
2. Do you anticipate any issues with the overflow traveling that far and dipping that low? I'm thinking there will be issues with flow and sediment.
-Eric
Couple questions that came to mind:
1. Did you consider keeping the CL pumps closer? They could be easily housed in a small box under the window. They would still be outside removing the noise but wouldn't have all the extra distance to travel.
2. Do you anticipate any issues with the overflow traveling that far and dipping that low? I'm thinking there will be issues with flow and sediment.
-Eric
Brettsreef
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Threads like this blow me away..AWESOME!
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