UCSB Santa Barbara NSW Natural Sea Water...

The truck is a 1/2 ton chevy but it has a 6" lift kit, 3" of that lift was done with new springs so it handles the load. Tires are 35" but get a little bit flat when it's full because I don't air them up. But it still pulls along at 75 with no problems. :D
 
blown63chevy said:
The truck is a 1/2 ton chevy but it has a 6" lift kit, 3" of that lift was done with new springs so it handles the load. Tires are 35" but get a little bit flat when it's full because I don't air them up. But it still pulls along at 75 with no problems. :D

Good deal! You are definitely equipped! ;)
 
It's actually the wifes truck. ;) She let's me "Borrow" it on Saturday mornings to get water and then I have to take it to get it detailed. That's about the only time I get to drive it.

But since I bought a 3rd truck, I'll probably have to start using it with the trailer. I'm sure that's what she'll tell me. My other truck, the blown '63, is getting tore down for some work. And I can't haul water on my Harley, :D.
 
blown63chevy said:
The truck is a 1/2 ton chevy but it has a 6" lift kit, 3" of that lift was done with new springs so it handles the load. Tires are 35" but get a little bit flat when it's full because I don't air them up. But it still pulls along at 75 with no problems. :D


Thats a BIG truck! How many miles per gallon :rollface:
 
wow, good stuff man =)

I want to custom make a water tank in my truck that fits the entirety of it with a spigot in the back. I always go down to santa barbara to visit, and that would be an awesome way to load up on NSW.
 
I've been thinking the same but on a trailer. I was going to get one of the tanks that you see all the mobile car wash guys using. I think there at least 200 G's. There might be some bigger ones. That and a hose, and I could have one for storage over by my tank and one on the trailer to go get water with.
 
Once the tank is in the sunroom, how about putting in a line to the driveway. Drain the old water out, then use the same line to pump the new NSW back in ;)
 
TOO much concrete to dig up. I am thinking of putting in a drain behind the tank that feeds into the house drain. There is a main line under the house right next to where the tank will be.

I can also run a hose from the street up the side of the house to a holding tank behind the main tank. I just need either a long extension cord or a 12 VDC pump.
 
how cold does it get down in oxnard at night? Doesn't it dip near 55 degrees in the winter? I know it does occasionally get pretty cold down in Santa Barbara. Does your garage have pretty good insulation? Or do you have your heaters running like crazy? =)
 
Yea it gets cold at night. But with 500 gallons, the temp stays pretty stable. My heater is set to come on at 76 and I run fans in the gargae during the day. The temp usuall varys between 78 in the morning and 81 during the hot afternoons.

My garage is not insulated and gets hot during the day due to lack of external ventilation. I have two exhaust fans that blow air in from a vent but the exhaust vent for the garage is on the other side from there and is down low behind my compressor so it does get a bit warm in there.

When it moves into the sunroom, it may be a different story as it will get direct sunlight amlost all day. The main windo wall of teh room faces south so I get full sun in the room. I do have 2 celing fans in the room and will be installing 2 bathroom exhaust fans inside the tank canopy/fish room to exhaust the heat outside. It will just be those Sana Ana hot days that I'll have to worry about the most.

I leave my water storage tanks outside and the temp gets a bit warm in them late in the day because they are heated by the sun and are closed up. But for the most part, they too stay a constant temp. I just haven't measured it yet.
 
nice find! definately pricey but could be worth it. One holds 400+ gallons! Wow. That would almost last me a year for water changes on my 32. I change about 10 gallons a week. (biweekly 5 gallon water changes).
 
I got mine next to the Adelphia Office 100g I dont remember exactly the price but I did check around and it was the best price and I didn't need it shipped.
 
A friend did a water change this week (Tuesday's water) and his tank is fine. I plan on doing a water change this weekend with water I picked up on Wednesday.
 
Water quality sucks today. Lots of brown algae and cloudy water. Not sure what's going on but today the water looks like ____.
 
I hope it looks better on Saturday. I'm headed up Sat morn to get another 300+ G for a waterchange. Dave, you want to stop by and get a orange ric? Let me know.
 
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