Loading ...Seriously now, I am really under pressure by the reefers here in the GTA to post more on the continuing setup. I am even getting people knocking on my door asking me if I was done with it. I keep telling them, you will be the first ones to know.. just leave me your emails, until then, read the blog!! Stalkers!
Pheww!
So lets continue…
Last time I went over how things transformed from ‘rooms with bare walls’ to ‘you can charge rent’. Today I am going to go over the ventilation system. I know some of you just want me to post pictures of the tanks that I am building, but not now. Soon, I promise. This is an important step that many reefers forget to implement.
I designed two vents for the two rooms that the tanks will be in. Both had to be drilled and vented outside. So myself and a superhard working grunt that wanted to work for frags (you know you kick ass Mike) ended up putting two new holes in the side of the house. It was a lot easier than we thought, but was time consuming. The project only took one day to do.
Next came the hookup to the fans that would be venting to the outside. An easy flexi-duct was more than sufficient to connect to the fans. You need the shortest distance from the outside vent flaps to ensure that the fan is pushing its maximum capacity (and will work much less and easier). Here are some pics..
That is the main fan, which is rated for a large bathroom. It is also superquiet, at 2 sones.
That is the other bath fan, rated for a smaller room.
Finally, the finish up the vent system, I needed to wire everything up. Simple right? Well, the dehumidistats came with a diagram. It was designed for dummies to install… so I am not going to bore you with pictures of wires going into junction boxes and outlets. But I will show you how I mounted them.
The awesome thing about these units is that they have a sensor at the bottom. When the desired maximum humidity level is reached, the fans are turned on. Because the 320 gallon display tank is going to be a divider of two rooms, the need for two dehumidistats is obvious. So in any season, summer or winter, the humidity levels in both the laundry and reefroom will be ideal.. 100% of the time.
Next up.. the stand build! It should be fun!
Trained by the thirteenth ring master of the Sian Xiuang Coral Temple. Currently is apprenticing the art of Acropora shaping in the ancient tradition of Ninja Fragging. Known as the SPS hero!
too little pics, more pics more pics…
Hey Vlad,
Believe me, I know the feeling. I’m also setting up a new aquarium (a saltwater tank) and blogging about it. Now that people have heard (and I’ve asked for lots of advice too) people are always asking me about it, and that puts me under a lot of pressure. Good pressure, but pressure nonetheless.
So I just wanted to tell you, I’m with you and really, I know how you feel. Keep in touch.
Great to hear from you Ava. Pressure is good as it drives me to finish my work. It keeps me focused and tireless!
Good to see you reading the blog. Good luck with yours.