My new 600 gallon reef - Page 5

Goodwin9 · #**101** 09/13/2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by Julio
Nice tank, that is a pretty large bioload. What is yoru tototal water volume?

Total volume is about 780 gallons.

erics3000 · #**102** 09/13/2007, 12:23 PM

So In total about how many gallons do you have in your house including ro storage?

Goodwin9 · #**103** 09/13/2007, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by erics3000
So In total about how many gallons do you have in your house including ro storage?

Do you really want to know???????

khoivo1 · #**104** 09/13/2007, 01:20 PM

i do reallly want to know that too?? u must have some kind of airexchanger in your basement,,,,i never seen anybody have that much of water in the house like that,,,,very cool thou
i am guessing you must have a good jobs with a good wife,?

Goodwin9 · #**105** 09/13/2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by erics3000
So In total about how many gallons do you have in your house including ro storage?

Fresh water & Brackish tanks.......285 gallons
Salt Display tanks...................2,000 gallons
Sumps/refugiums.......................440 gallons
RO water & salt mixing tanks.......350 gallons

Bax · #**106** 09/13/2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally posted by Goodwin9
Fresh water & Brackish tanks.......285 gallons
Salt Display tanks...................2,000 gallons
Sumps/refugiums.......................440 gallons
RO water & salt mixing tanks.......350 gallons

That's just beautiful

Lunchbucket · #**107** 09/13/2007, 10:04 PM

How do you keep the humidity low in your house???

Lunchbucket

jnarowe · #**108** 09/13/2007, 10:20 PM

he uses a bank of 60 servers!

erics3000 · #**109** 09/13/2007, 10:28 PM

About 3000 gallons....PIMP>>>>

hhaha 60 servers..Yeah lets get a couple pics of your server racks. What type of connection do you have comming to your house? What router and firewall? That would be some cool info too. At least for me..

Goodwin9 · #**110** 09/14/2007, 04:07 PM

I finally finished redoing the RO and salt mixing tanks with the addition of a small blue line pump to recirculate the salt mix in one of the larger holding tanks. Works much better than the Sur-Flow pump (180gph) which is used to fill and drain the tanks. The new pump is rated at 470 GPH. Water is mixed in ther large tank and then transfer to the two smaller 65 gallon holding tanks

erics3000 · #**111** 09/14/2007, 04:49 PM

You could charge people to view your house. Sweet

jnarowe · #**112** 09/14/2007, 05:20 PM

nice work Chuck. What size is the large one?

Goodwin9 · #**113** 09/14/2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
nice work Chuck. What size is the large one?

The large ones are 105 gallons, the two smaller between them are 65 gallons.

jnarowe · #**114** 09/14/2007, 05:42 PM

hmmm...I would have gone larger. I can't remember if I already posted this:

This is my new 200g fiberglass tank for storing RO/DI water.

Goodwin9 · #**115** 09/15/2007, 05:34 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
hmmm...I would have gone larger. I can't remember if I already posted this:

This is my new 200g fiberglass tank for storing RO/DI water.

If I had only known back then, what I know now.......2 or three of those tanks would really come in handy.....

jnarowe · #**116** 09/15/2007, 10:21 AM

Well, with all your systems it would be nice to have more water on-hand. Although 100g tanks are serving me fine, I just want to have a larger margin for emergencies.

Goodwin9 · #**117** 09/15/2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Well, with all your systems it would be nice to have more water on-hand. Although 100g tanks are serving me fine, I just want to have a larger margin for emergencies.

If I could find a buyer, I would sell the two 65 gallon tanks and upgrade to 160's, perfect for a bucket of salt. Same height as the 105's, 5" larger in diameter. RO unit can produce up to 30 gallons per hour if I get into a jam.

jnarowe · #**118** 09/15/2007, 10:53 AM

you have to graduate from buckets to boxes Chuck! Buckets are for small tank owners.

Goodwin9 · #**119** 09/15/2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
you have to graduate from buckets to boxes Chuck! Buckets are for small tank owners.

I feel next step will be truckloads.......

jnarowe · #**120** 09/15/2007, 11:14 AM

well, if you can get a line on bulk bags, that would be good too. Usually just sold to large fish stores or aquacuture facilities, but I do know a couple reefers that have been able to get it.

Goodwin9 · #**121** 09/16/2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Well, with all your systems it would be nice to have more water on-hand. Although 100g tanks are serving me fine, I just want to have a larger margin for emergencies.

Sold the 2 65 gallon tanks in less than 5 hours after posting, so have placed on order two 160 gallon tanks which should be here by the end of the week. That will put me a little over 570 gallons for storage.

Cougarman · #**122** 09/16/2007, 07:07 AM

I love the 50 gallon bags. Just dump in a 50 gallon drum and mix. no measuring.

ssbreef · #**123** 09/16/2007, 08:10 AM

I would also love to know how your keeping humidity down in your house.

jnarowe · #**124** 09/16/2007, 09:31 AM

good job Chuck. I think having the extra water on hand will help you out a lot. It's just nice to know you can do a very large water change should you run into a major problem, and with all those clams in one tank, at some point you could have a massive spawning event and need all that water.

Agean09 · #**125** 09/16/2007, 02:01 PM

Hey, first of all, i must say

W-O-W

one of the most amazing tanks i've EVER seen... amazing work, *applause*

second, I was wondering what exactly you feed your tangs. Because I have a blue tang, and it's not doing too hot. It's not really skinny or anything, but it's fins are torn up and it has scarring all over its face (i believe it had HLLE) it's doing well eating and stuff. I feed it dried seaweed from the clip almost everyday and it eats the brine shrimp and other meaty foods i feed my other fish, but I was just wondering if there's something better i could be feeding it.

thanks =oD