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Great photos ! Are you coming to MAX next month ? You could pickup some great corals there.

Very nice pics Marc!

Awesome cant wait until they get big.

Yes, I run staggered lighting. I've been doing it for years now. Here's the write up: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...d-Lighting-why

So if I understand correctly, you have three MHs over your tank. The one towards your kitchen kicks on first in the morning, then your middle after that. All three are on during the "noon" hours, then they turn off in the same direction?

That's pretty cool. I would love for my next tank to be much longer. I'm not too concerned with height yet, but I have a young tank with mostly frags so I haven't watched things grow too high in my tank yet. I would love to be able to do something similar to this in my next setup. :-)

Nice shot Marc, I love those shots from the end

Beautiful shots Mark. Love the end view!

This was made out of 3/8" material since it was so tall. The taller the structure, the thicker the material due to water pressure on the walls.

did you make it out of 1/4 or 3/8 looks pretty thick?

The whirlybird spins as the wind moves it. I have two on my home, so when I want to make sure the vent fan is running, I just look up at the roof line to see if one is spinning faster than the other.

I doubt there is enough suction to pull the air through the vent when off. The tubing is 3" in diameter, and the whirlybird is easily 12" or more.

Marc, because Its vented to the roof fan, when the actual fan Is off, Does the roof fan produce a vacuum effect and still pull air? I know there is a flap in those fans, But wasn't sure if it would suck past the flapper. Just curious.
thanks

Very nice process Mark. My ATO tank was not clear, so I couldn't do teh same, but I estimated about 12g/day evap on my system, judging by when the RO/DI would kick in for a refill.

I had to get a vent fan for the cabinet under my tank because the drywall in the back of it got really soft.

My ato is a 5 gallon jug and I have to fill it 2-3 times a week

Nice Marc. I'm sure that makes a huge difference. I'm afraid I may need to install an HRV (Heat Recover Ventilator) when I set up the 150 gal at home.

Phil

It runs all the time. As I explained above, I may turn it off at night for maybe 5 to 7 nights out of an entire year. It doesn't need to be controlled at all.

Do you have that running through you ACIII? or will you be shutting it on and off manually?

You have to keep a eye on those fans i had one catch fire in the bathroom over the shower. They should be checked every few months to see how hot the fan motor is running they aren't meant for continues duty

Same manufacturer actually. I think nearly every fan you can get @ HD is made by Broan/Nutone. FOr my situation, I was glad I used the high-end fans, but I needed them for evap cooling, so certainly a different situation.

The last fan was Broan and lasted several years.