not the most cost effective greenhouse you ever heard of
 

I guess by now some people have realized i figured out how to show full size pics. that being said Im gonna show some of my results from 2 hard years of gh life. they are getting easier by the way. ill show pics of the rocks in my sump vat first
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leather frag turn toadstool
 

here is a long polyp leather that I received as small cutting (dime sized) has never had supp lighting .[IMG][IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w1/ghgrown/lpleather.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]

lps as well and natural sun light only[IMG][IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w1/ghgrown/meat.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]

red goni under the sun
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a not so good pic but blatos do well also under the sun
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another blasto pic in a different vat. all lps/softies are in their own vat not nessessarily disconected from the sps vat, some are some arent
[IMG][IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w1/ghgrown/rblast.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]

lt anenome that was given to me
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Cool pictures Redox, let's see more. ;)

-Sonja

heres a stag that has been coloring up since I have been monitoring parameters better
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i can do 150 gal water change now that I decided not to make biodiesel ( i used the tank i bought for biofuel to make sea water:D )
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they are mixed by way of air blower. 2 -1/2 inch lines feed each container and each container has a 2inch lift tube that I made of pvc. they work great, it nice to have that much storage for make up water and.... stuff happens and its not unusual for that much to just decide to blow out the skimmer or...... who knows, it can and will happen:rolleyes:

that is the sps vat
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the vertical panels you see are just 2" insulation that I installed last summer and never took them out . they reflect the sun light good:cool:

I am not by anyway paid or compensated for any thing or brand name . I have had issues with quality of alot of products I use. So this thread should not be taken as advertisment as I would not use some manufacturers again .

more thumbsup :thumbsup:

awesome! do you have pics of everything from far away, i'd love to see your whole setup.

not as of yet , but I will take more pics . I am surrounded by trees so it might be alittle tough to get pics or the structure:D

are you ever worried about trees falling on the greenhouse during a storm?

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:eek:

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

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

some more pics[IMG][IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w1/ghgrown/o3.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]

supplimental lighting in the form of 4oow de's on movers[IMG][IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w1/ghgrown/movers.jpg[/IMG][/IMG]