not the most cost effective greenhouse you ever heard of

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I have a po colormeter on the way and depending on what I find I might start reusing gfos ,and i might reintroduce03. I ordered some stuff but not sure if i will follow thru with what I am concidering doing

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RR I havent cut any of my leathers and am afriad to due to toxins I change water not on a regular schedule,just when its convienent for me.I only mix the salt till disolved and then it sits till i use it.

[Mr James]

I study all of those pics, looking at the corners, wiring, rust (ha ha) and see where I could possibly improve. The aluminum ducting could be pvc or that cloth the use in greenhouses.

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the duct work is galvenized metal. I no longer use the airconditioner . It sit there just incase the chiller fails

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my hurricane protection is in the form of .050 corrugated alluminim panels. nothing new to anyone in a hurricane zone but just about the best bang for your buck in protection[IMG][/IMG]
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here are how the tracks are mounted to the roof[IMG][/IMG]
and another angle[IMG][/IMG]

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while im on outside shot you might as well see the rest. this is standing on my third floor deck looking south. My gh actually sets on a large dune that my house sets in front of[IMG][/IMG]
this is from the second level deck looking south[IMG][/IMG]
standing looking east[IMG][/IMG]
looking west is hard to get a good pic too many bushes[IMG][/IMG]

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and last but not least some goodies. This guy loves that 2oclock sun[IMG][/IMG]

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more shots[IMG][/IMG]
this anenome is doing well and has been for two years[IMG][/IMG]
In the past I couldnt grow monties?but now they do fine. chiller[IMG][/IMG]

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if you look hard in the first pic of the last three you can see the temp,inside temps still reaching triple digit and the chiller is still strokin away. no matter how hot the sun gets the chiller cools it

[kmacartney]

How big is that clam in that pic?

[Mr James]

Great stuff man!!

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that big old squamosa has been with me for a decade,hes right at 12"

[kmacartney]

Wow that's a big one!

[mr.wilson]

Thanks for sharing the shot of your temps.

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well I should have taken the pic at 4 because the indoor temp was 112,but I waited till 5 and it had already dropped[IMG][/IMG]

[mr.wilson]

Now I know they can actually go that high. I hope I never see it in person though.

I'll post a picture of my outdoor thermometer the next time it hits -40.

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-40 that is way beyond frigid thats down right froze over

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here is the leather,soft,lps vat that is only lit by the sun[IMG][/IMG]
leather and lps [IMG][/IMG]
figi yellow loves the natural sun[IMG][/IMG]
a green polyp leather that is getting big[IMG][/IMG]
cant forget the gsp's and yes they are still as green as ever under natural sun[IMG][/IMG]

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this is something that worked well but for only a few months[IMG][/IMG]

[rustybucket145]

Is that a homemade wavemaker? I've been toying with an idea that is much smaller in scale but should work for larger applications such as yours. I'm guessing the downfall of yours was the electric motor?

[mr.wilson]

If you're looking for reliable motors Humidifier motors are good for applications around aquariums. They're somewhat water resistant and they are designed to run continually, unlike many electric motors.

They're 24 volts, so they're safe to use around water. Home Depot sells them pretty cheap. The ones up here in Canada carry the "Wait" line, but I would guess you have another source in the US.

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Its the wave2k in action. I had four running in the sps vat. They really rock the tank but unfortunatly they suffer from mechanical failure about every 3 months. I got tired of working on them and went to tunzes and seaswirls

[Serioussnaps]

Great updates....do you know how many chromis you have?

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no way to count

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the fall sun seems too add better color. These pics ,if you look close you can see the reflection of the polycarbonate panel[IMG][/IMG]
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