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06/07/2005, 06:43 AM
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I am in far western NSW..... not running a chiller yet......... unsure how i wil combat heat............ maybe an A/C in window job runing across the water surface............
at the moment i am trying to warm the water........ it's been about 2-6 deg every night here and i have 700w of heating.......... am thinking about getting another 300w heater and insulating the tubs......... planned salt water start up date is about the 25th of this month........ so i will have to work it out by then  . should be all good.Cant wait to get the stuff out of my verry cramped holding/ old prop tank...................... but want to make shure i can keep the temp stable Before i go any furthur ......... which shouldn't be to far off at all.........I am so excited its almost become a reality......
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06/08/2005, 10:00 AM
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Mate, where did you get the sequence? are you happy with it? Looks great! Well done
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06/08/2005, 10:53 PM
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Hey josh......... got sequence from reefonline.com.au ......... yes verry happy nice and quiet
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06/09/2005, 09:13 PM
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clap, clap, clap
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06/10/2005, 06:13 AM
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Thanks heaps i think  Guys am away for a week but when i get home i am planing on spending a solid couple of days on the system, Will pos pics soon........... just made about 150 frag pluges ver the last cpl of days
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06/10/2005, 10:03 AM
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06/12/2005, 06:30 PM
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06/13/2005, 10:59 PM
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Ha yea....I wish....
"I'll be there," at the fresh water test of my own well planned, well built prop tanks...possibly similar to yours because I like the look, and design of it all... Thanks for posting, we appreciate the inspiration. Have a great day from the opposite end of the Pacific!!!
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06/14/2005, 03:17 AM
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06/18/2005, 10:17 PM
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I love it!! Those tubs and the little seats make great overflows! I'm doing something similar in my garage. However, I did something stupid and bought 3 55g glass aquariums. I got a good deal at $275US but could have used plastic swimming pools for kids or livestock feeding tanks for much less. It's almost summer here, so it's pretty warm in the garage. I'm looking at ways to keep it cool.
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06/19/2005, 01:48 AM
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I will be in the same situation come our summer we get the extremes where i live anywhere up to 48 degrees c in the summer and as low as 0 degrees c in the winter  hopefully by summer i will have an insulated room with a reverse cycle A/C keeping the room at 25 deg c
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06/21/2005, 11:32 PM
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guys i am having a little trouble keeping the water warm awith our cold nights....... atm i have 4 300w heaters,.... i think th solution is to build like a mini greenhouse around it all in the shed... like insultaing but cheaper..........
anyone else have any ideas??
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06/22/2005, 01:22 AM
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Maybe try and just insulate the huge sump, with plastic and foam?
Glass over the pools? Maybe try using the teo 400w lights on a reverse photo period for the two tanks (one on all the time), adding heat during the night? or even run all the lights when its coldest? Anyway HTH, Better get back to my Aquaculture exam study
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06/22/2005, 02:43 AM
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Yeah thanks josh.......... i tried insultaing everything with plastic sheet today and it worked yay......... 3 of the 4 heaters kicked out miltuiple times and it has only bee like 7 odd degrees here today......
just goes to show how much heat can escape our tanks........ Soon will be updated with pics, saltwater and live rock
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06/22/2005, 07:14 AM
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This is gonna sound dumb, but during a water change could you put solid core foam insulation under the pools and the large vat?? DOW makes pink solid foam insulation here in the States that would seem to me to be perfect for your situation. It doesn't compress very much at all, and would just slide under your current setup to keep the bottom side insulated, and rather well I might add. Just a thought.
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06/22/2005, 07:35 PM
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Thanks mate i will look into it., i still have fresh water in it now so i can drain it at any time
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07/22/2005, 09:50 PM
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Hey guys have an update for you's the system is now up and running sorry i have been a bit slack taking photos....
Heres some pics   Cheers Adam
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07/23/2005, 09:46 PM
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smallaussiereef,
Nice setup. Is the top of your stand covered with medium density fiber board (MDF)? If it is you should paint it to protect it from drips and spills. Unprotected MDF will swell and fall apart when it's exposed to moisture. Thanks for sharing your setup. |
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07/24/2005, 02:05 AM
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Thanks for the concern though
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07/24/2005, 06:46 PM
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Then i used some home insulation around the tubs ( the ugly yellow stuff you can see round the tub) Yeah i put this same stuff around the sump Cheers Adam
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