Tank Build! What I've been up to - Greenhouse build

Too early to really tell. Just ran them for 15 minutes once. Will be putting them into full time use soon

 

This looks cool, looks like fun,....looks like a lot of work! What about peppermint shrimp to keep aptasia in check?...as long as you don't put in any fish that would eat the shrimp. You might surf around the Tidal Gardens website, that guy farms coral in a greenhouse and has a lot to say about what works and what doesn't for him.

 

Serious quarantine will be your best friend

It is easier to take it slow & qt like crazy then fight aptasia & bubble algae forever

 

Cool. Glad the wood burner is doing the trick.

 

I'm wondering if modified geothermal type system could help you. Tie everything to a thermostat with recirculating pump that when too hot could take the excess heat out of the greenhose and put it in the ground and when too cold bring in heat from the ground. The pump on my geothermal system for my house is really small so slow cirulation. Might have to figure out some type of heat exchanger and compressor. Just a thought

 

Are you the guy in Holstein, IA with the greenhouse?

For the DC pumps, I run a Waveline DC12000 for my return. It's in my basement, pumping up from about 3' or 4'(I have my sump on a stand) and up to a 6' height tank, so probably up 7', over 2', and up another 6'. I have it going full blast, it puts out a ton of water and I can't tell it's on(very quiet). There's not much heat transfer, with your temp problems in the winter and probably the opposite in the summer, I'm not sure if that's a pro or con. I was talked into the Waveline brand vs Jabeao etc. because it's supposed to have a better volute than the other DC pumps for better head height.

I run a Jebao DCT-12000 externally for my mixing station. It moves a ton of water, but it's pretty loud. I'm not sure if it would be as loud if it were internal.

I am plumbing up a Ecotech Vectra M1 this weekend external for a closed loop on my display, I'll let you know what I think of it. I wouldn't recommend that pump for your situation because it's $200+ more than the previous two pumps. I paid the extra because it's advertised with the quiet drive and being absolutely silent. Since it's in my living room I wanted it as quiet as possible, but your greenhouse wouldn't matter much.

Do you have some kind of monitoring like an Apex to keep track of things? I would definitely want to know if the temp drops so I could stock more wood for days like this weekend is supposed to be. Do you have any heaters in the tanks or rely on room temp?

+1 on geothermal. You should check into that, from what I've read in the past, it could be perfect for your application.

This is pretty cool, I wish my wife would let me make a greenhouse in the back yard!

 

I've got family in the area(Cherokee), so it would be cool to check out sometime. I meant to get a hold of you over Christmas time, but I just got too busy.

I've got a Cayman sun pendant and lunatek 250/400 watt switchable ballast if you're looking for supplemental lighting. I'd trade for acans.

 

How is the green house doing?

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Yeah man! Let's see some pics!!!