My panorama reef
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sfsuphysics
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Ok, you got me with 14 meters...
Lets see where this takes us now.
Lets see where this takes us now.
It will take some time, because i only work on it on moment of inspiration.
January 14, 2019
After a little break we now continue with building the stand for de first segment.
happy DSR reefer
Present days: summer/autumn 2019
After a long break i resumed working on my panorama reef.
I had other priorities that needed my attention.
- complete renovation of my 250m2 rooftop
- installing PV system with 63 solarpanels to power my reeftanks
- summertime is also my time for watersport
now we are back on track
happy DSR reefer
After a long break i resumed working on my panorama reef.
I had other priorities that needed my attention.
- complete renovation of my 250m2 rooftop
- installing PV system with 63 solarpanels to power my reeftanks
- summertime is also my time for watersport
now we are back on track
happy DSR reefer
five.five-six
Well-known member
That’s a big PV system for residential, how many KVA?
14,56Megawat annual
15Kw max power
My annual consumption is 30MegaWatt, so i am coverimg just half of it
happy DSR reefer
five.five-six
Well-known member
Not to derail into a PV discussion but.....
That is an amazing system, really large for residential in my latitude. I just completed a 7.5KVA system wit 26 panels that is predicted and on track to make 13.5MWH/A but we have some of the best irradiance on the planet in my area.
I know those roof mounts you are using are quite expensive. What cost more, the mounts or the modules (panels) that are on them? And 30MWH/Y? Are you running Halide lighting? Electric heat? That's a lot of energy.
I think powering a reefsystem is much a value added discussion as about the tank and inhabbitants itselves.
Indeed you are lucky with more sunlight making your system perform optimal throughout the year.
The modules are more expensive. I choose these flatfix fusion mounts from esdec because of the quick mounting system. Diy would have cost me much more in material and time to mount it all. https://youtu.be/qyS9h0wjl_0
happy DSR reefer
Today i recieved this package
The U-Reef will be controlled by GHL Profilux and the KH Director.
Normaly i build everything myself with discrete components. After all those years doing DiY it was time to try something more advanced.
It seems GHL has been running along quite a while and they produce state of the art products.
happy DSR reefer
The U-Reef will be controlled by GHL Profilux and the KH Director.
Normaly i build everything myself with discrete components. After all those years doing DiY it was time to try something more advanced.
It seems GHL has been running along quite a while and they produce state of the art products.
happy DSR reefer
Yeah... i am about to live my dream
Now waiting for a quotation for the glass
Meanwhile i used a old side table to build my (portable) GHL measuring station around.
Now i am playing with the GHL stuff.
The KH director is real great and consistent. You can also adjust a correction factor to meet your own reference standaard. Which i did...
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sfsuphysics
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happy DSR reefer
Awww man, why didn't you notch the other piece of wood too? Having the center of that not over the vertical wood gives me a case of the willies.
I should have looked nicer, but i am not concerned about the strenght nor the look of the construction. I guess i did not passed the elegance test[emoji13]
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