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  1. Travis

    Temperature Control in a Greenhouse

    The tanks I'm thinking of are 5 1/2 feet tall and made out of 2 1/2" concrete. Is that deep enough to gain extra cooling in the summer if buried 3 feet? Would it lose excess heat to the ground in the winter?
  2. Travis

    Temperature Control in a Greenhouse

    Ahhh, superb answer Anthony. You definitely hit some things that I never considered. I do understand what you mean by Since I am a hobbyist I do think that way. I never thought about how a farmer would need to change their way of thinking but I do see the light now. I also now see your...
  3. Travis

    Temperature Control in a Greenhouse

    Is having a lot of smaller tanks hooked together with a common sump the same thing as having fewer larger tanks running separately when it comes to the mass of the water's ability to resist temperature change? For example, lets say someone had 10 100 gallon tanks hooked together. Then on the...
  4. Travis

    Temperature Control in a Greenhouse

    Hi Anthony, First let me say I bow down to your experience and expertise in GH aquaculture. I know you consistently repeat all over that chillers should not be used in "for-profit" GH endeavors. Forgive my lack of understanding but what would you do on a 100 degree day at 80% relative humidity...
  5. Travis

    Need help with odd bleaching events.

    Thanks guys. mojo, That is some interesting stuff. I wasn't aware of either of those scenarios. In my case I would venture to guess it was more related to scenario 2 caused by better light penetration from my increased frequency of water changes and increased photoperiod. diesel dave, I...
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    Need help with odd bleaching events.

    I made a lot of changes to my tank recently and my corals are starting to show the effects. I would appreciate any advice or suggestions on helping the zooxanthellae populations recover in the affected corals. Here are some of the STUPID things I've done over the past few months: 1)About 5...
  7. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Wow Alberto, I cannot even begin to imagine how difficult it would be to move a system that large. Good luck to you, whichever you end up doing. What are some things that you would like to be able to do differently with the new system?
  8. Travis

    How about a top down picture tread?

    Is that the Tub's birdsnest? I have the Tub's and I cannot get the green to come out, it is always pink no matter where I put it in my tank.
  9. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Alberto, do a search on RC for FW's and the username "mjcarl". That is Mitch Carl from the Omaha zoo. He has found a treatment with the medication "Levamisole" that is effective against the FW's but not harmful to the coral. I can't remember which thread it came from. He posted an exact...
  10. Travis

    air skimmer for 300g setup

    tommy, I had the same problem with running ozone through my dual beckett. I put a bag of carbon on the air outlet of the collection bucket and it restricted the airflow in the skimmer. So I did the same as Mojo. I ran a 1.5" PVC line to outside. This eliminated the need for the carbon and...
  11. Travis

    New tank pics from tonight.

    Dang Clockwork! I can see why you wanted to post some pics. You're tank is blowing up right now. Everything looks great. I'm an sps guy myself, but I must say you've got some really nice LPS too.
  12. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Alberto, could you describe the foaming action of the air driven skimmer? What I'm wondering about is after the bubbles reach the surface of the water they rise up the neck. With your skimmer, do they all rise up like a needlewheel or do they travel up, down, left, right, sideways, forwards...
  13. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    I am glad you posted that about the generators Alberto. I would have never thought that the generator would burn the same amount of gas, regardless of the load. I will definitely keep this in mind when I finally decide to purchase one.
  14. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Alberto, I agree it is more important to keep the water cool at this point. Your corals should be able to make it a week without light and only minimal losses. Your fish, of course, will make it indefinitely. I would still try to run some actinics if possible. Does the tank get any sunlight...
  15. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Alberto, can you run like one halide at a time for 2 hours each? Then you could stagger them so each one is on for 2 hours each day. Hope you get your power back soon. I know I would be mega stressed out in a situation like this. Heck, I go crazy when the power goes out for 20 minutes.
  16. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    I remember him researching on one but don't remember him ever saying he got one.
  17. Travis

    A 750g SPS system is born

    Looking good. Very smart to wait until tomorrow and not fire everything up right before you go to bed. I take it you have learned from experience. So have I! Why not just place the air pump higher than the skimmer? After using a check valve on my tank I would not trust one to hold back that...
  18. Travis

    South Dakota Reefers

    Yeah, it must have been a joke. I don't know of any mods like that around here. Those ones like to hang out on RC where they can exercise their dictatorship.
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    South Dakota Reefers

    What happened to your post count?
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    South Dakota Reefers

    His setup is a work in progress. I am guessing he will get pics up when everything is finished, but that probably won't happen anytime soon. I'm guessing it will be at least a few more months.
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