The 210 build
- Thread starter trido
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Ya, I'm trying to take it easy on this build though. Also, the slower economy has work a bit slower than usual for this time of year and extra money for toys isn't burning holes in my pockets. Until last week!! 
I had a huge blowout frag sale. My frag tank was overflowing and I sold near 70 seven dollar frags last Sunday. You do the math. I bought another 10 tubes of IC gel, a Ranco controller (I have a neptune AC Jr. but dont want to trust a 400+ gallon system to one little computer), and some siding.
A door is all I need to before I can start working on the inside of the shed and the frag sale has likley funded the rest of the project. I expect to have all of my remote tanks in the shed within a month. Here is a pic as of this morning. Ive painted it to match the house since.
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I had a huge blowout frag sale. My frag tank was overflowing and I sold near 70 seven dollar frags last Sunday. You do the math. I bought another 10 tubes of IC gel, a Ranco controller (I have a neptune AC Jr. but dont want to trust a 400+ gallon system to one little computer), and some siding. A door is all I need to before I can start working on the inside of the shed and the frag sale has likley funded the rest of the project. I expect to have all of my remote tanks in the shed within a month. Here is a pic as of this morning. Ive painted it to match the house since.
bleedingthought":3c7t4ydn said:Nice! 8)
Man, I just give frags away, usually. I'm definitely doing things wrong.
Believe me. I give alot of frags away. I do alot of trading too. Thats why I need a bigger tank. After my AEFW bout I had more frags than I could give and my ORA leather and frogspawns grow like weeds. I ended up selling beginner frag packs of 7 for $40 as well as other misc stuff.
IMO a frag tank is well worth the extra set up fees. I am considering using part of my 150 sump as a farm for some of my faster growing easy to keep SPS.
I'll be moving sometime at the end of this year so I have changed part of the plans for the setup. But I go back and forth about setting the frag tank still. I might do the 40g breeder as the frag tank and just tie it into the main system.trido":1fmbfadg said:bleedingthought":1fmbfadg said:Nice! 8)
Man, I just give frags away, usually. I'm definitely doing things wrong.
Believe me. I give alot of frags away. I do alot of trading too. Thats why I need a bigger tank. After my AEFW bout I had more frags than I could give and my ORA leather and frogspawns grow like weeds. I ended up selling beginner frag packs of 7 for $40 as well as other misc stuff.
IMO a frag tank is well worth the extra set up fees. I am considering using part of my 150 sump as a farm for some of my faster growing easy to keep SPS.
I wish I lived closer so I could grab some of those $7 frags from ya. 8)
A quick update. Ill post pics later.
Ive'
finished painting the shed,
Installed the door,
Installed the little wall AC unit and built a roof for it,
Installed the bath fan and vent,
finished the rough electrical,
Insulated,
sheetrocked,
painted the interior with leftovers,
and moved the CL pump to make room for the new sump.
I have to keep telling myself, "Its just a shed, its just a shed, its a glorified pump house. NOT a living space. The next owner will be putting his lawnmower and shovels in there........." Its hard for me to not make it pretty.
Ive'
finished painting the shed,
Installed the door,
Installed the little wall AC unit and built a roof for it,
Installed the bath fan and vent,
finished the rough electrical,
Insulated,
sheetrocked,
painted the interior with leftovers,
and moved the CL pump to make room for the new sump.
I have to keep telling myself, "Its just a shed, its just a shed, its a glorified pump house. NOT a living space. The next owner will be putting his lawnmower and shovels in there........." Its hard for me to not make it pretty.
Here is the 90% finished outside.
The little AC will be hooked up to a dual stage ranco contoller as a cheap chiller. Rather than a chiller which will cool the system and heat the room I want to cool the room and the system in one. With all the glass surface area of four tanks in such a small room I hope it will be somewhat efficient. Plus, I dont walk into a sauna every day
On the lower right of the next pic is an 8" x 14" wall register for a fresh air intake. I used a register so I can close it on those frigid winter nights in an attemp to keep some heat in. The upper left is the bath fan that will be controlled by a cooling stat.
My brother is suppposed to help set the sump in place after work and then Ill start building the shelves for the additional tanks. Im going to put the sump on the PT 2x4s to give the tank a little buffer from the concrete. I feel that the cememt saps alot of heat from the sump in my garage and Its difficult to keep warm JMO.
And finally, my lovely blue DIY leftover mixed paint. Ill call it 14K blue.
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The little AC will be hooked up to a dual stage ranco contoller as a cheap chiller. Rather than a chiller which will cool the system and heat the room I want to cool the room and the system in one. With all the glass surface area of four tanks in such a small room I hope it will be somewhat efficient. Plus, I dont walk into a sauna every day
On the lower right of the next pic is an 8" x 14" wall register for a fresh air intake. I used a register so I can close it on those frigid winter nights in an attemp to keep some heat in. The upper left is the bath fan that will be controlled by a cooling stat.
My brother is suppposed to help set the sump in place after work and then Ill start building the shelves for the additional tanks. Im going to put the sump on the PT 2x4s to give the tank a little buffer from the concrete. I feel that the cememt saps alot of heat from the sump in my garage and Its difficult to keep warm JMO.
And finally, my lovely blue DIY leftover mixed paint. Ill call it 14K blue.
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Thales":3eng2rub said:
I guess because Im stubborn. I keep telling myself Ive never used before and Im not about to start.
Actually, the concrete has a bit of a hump wehere the new meets the old right in the middle of the sump so the wood is necessary. I dont want to raise it up any higher than it is, otherwise I may need a ladder to reach into the frag tank. I'm sure I'm over worrying any heat loss. Ill have three MHs running in the day and one or two at night depending on weather or not I decide to do some coral farming in the sump. Cooling will probably be a good thing.
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