not the most cost effective greenhouse you ever heard of

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I have hurricane protection in the event of a strong storm. All the trees around me are short . trees arent the problem its debrees from my neighbors house that I am worried about the most

 

[Ken668]

Redox, it looks like you are using the polycarbonate panels. Do you find they are any less efficient than the plastic sheeting used on most greenhouses? From the reading I've done, they block out too much of the UV necessary for great growth. On the contrary, do you notice if they are much better for insulation? Thanks for your time.

Ken

 

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I have no problem with growth now that I have been keeping my parameters in close check a little of this alittle of that and things seem to fall into place . I have actually been logging my results on a semi-daily basis and have noticed some trends and this is actually what has helped me fine tune my gh setup. Its really amazing how little you have to add of something to notice a difference. The age of my system cant hurt either. coraline took a good year to take hold and now it grows fast . I did away with the sun block cloth in the fall and am debating on wether or not to put it back in the summer . the only reason would be to help cut down on heat gain ,not for light intensity. your ? plastic or poly-carb, well I think its mainly a cost issue and not a light issue

 

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some more pics

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supplimental lighting in the form of 4oow de's on movers

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tunze controler

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soft corals in this vat

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the gh does wonders for live rock

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dsb in a 55 gallon drum

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some controls

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daily amount of skimmate

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the air blower has a manifold that goes all the way around the gh perimeter

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here are some pics from outside

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outside again

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purpose of the deck? well it happens to be one of the highest points around and we have ocean and sound veiws from it . the polycarb panels even stop beer bottles from above

 

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? its true

? its true

I guess its true polycarbonate panels dont let the right spectrum of light through. The pic shows this too be true?

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this vat has no supplimental lights

 

[H20ENG]

Awesome pics Doug! How's the huge DSB "jug" working?

 

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its the best bang for your buck in the gh. Im glad you chimed in Chris, I remember you telling me about something I could do to the skimmer to get more foam with less electricity(needle wheel or mesh wheel) the pump is simmilar to the dart. any help would be apreciated .thanks

 

[bkiba]

where are you in OBX? I visit down there every year in the summer to emerald isle. I'd love to stop by and see your setup if you are nearby and willing to see visitors.

 

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you got a pm bkiba