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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Sunday, April 29, 2012 3:42 PM
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 Originally Posted by Waggs
Where did you get the 55 gallon plastic drums? Also the blue containers with the handles. Those are nice and could really be handy for a lot of things. Nice set up. A local who works at a restaurant. They were used for vinegar and they would have been thrown out. I washed them out and they have served me well since! Thank you!
<message edited by CableGuy on Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:47 PM>
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:19 PM
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 Originally Posted by CableGuy
A local who works at a restaurant. They were used for vinegar and they would be throw out. I washed them out and they have served me well since! Thank you! I found a source for food grade, poly, 55's and the guy only wants $5.00 each. They are about 50 miles away from me but could be well worth the trip. He wants to sell them in lots of 6 so I could get 6 and then find a use for them in my breeding endeavors, I'm sure, or sell them and at least get my gas money back.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, September 24, 2012 2:21 PM
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Its time for an update... I've made a ton of changes to the fish room as of late and will detail them shortly in this thread with pictures.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, September 24, 2012 2:55 PM
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(runs off to get pop corn)
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, September 24, 2012 3:46 PM
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 Originally Posted by CableGuy
Its time for an update... I've made a ton of changes to the fish room as of late and will detail them shortly in this thread with pictures. You big tease!
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, September 24, 2012 6:50 PM
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Well ............................ we're waiting!
<message edited by mhowe9 on Monday, September 24, 2012 8:50 PM>
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:13 AM
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Sorry, busy day yesterday. I'll get post an update today.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:35 PM
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I wanted to take what I've learned from others and myself over the last year and improve on it, in functionality, ease of use along with a money saving opportunity. Feel free to ask questions on specific's if you'd like. Couple talking (thinking for me) points: - I wanted to slow evap and keep heat in = Less on the electric bill
- I like having one large tank split up "x" amount of times, but what if it cracked?
- Drains that wont get salt creep
- Returns that don't splash (another source of salt creep)
- You can ask, but I don't have an answer - The bulkheads are all over as far as high/low location on glass, although they are 100% on center with the drains so they go straight down. This allowed me to hopefully get salt creep free drains - Time will tell.
- I tried to do everything as neatly and professional as I could.
- My old broodstock had its own light. This is now lite by the same light that is near my grow out, a 220W T5HO 8' light. Again, save a few dollars a month.
New broodstock setup: 8' long, 9 10G tanks on each tier. Overall shot - There will be another bank of tanks on the bottom. Just haven't got there yet. Return lines - 1" out of sump, to two 3/4" ball valves. Drain style - The different size 1.5" pipe is due to having scrap pipe. Too lazy to cute it to size, or due to having scrap 1" pipe that was short so I needed to use a longer 1.5" pipe. Worked well. Return lines -
<message edited by CableGuy on Thursday, September 27, 2012 12:55 AM>
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:42 PM
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Looks great! I love the extensions you put on your drains, clever idea.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:48 PM
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Looks good Adam. Is that just a nozzle at the end of your return lines? (the part just peeking out of the corrugated plastic)
like Jish said... deposit... NO refunds -thejrc
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:49 PM
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:50 PM
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 Originally Posted by slosht
Looks good Adam. Is that just a nozzle at the end of your return lines? (the part just peeking out of the corrugated plastic) They are 90 degree Tee's, so I have water movement going two ways, right near the water surface to minimize splash.
<message edited by CableGuy on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:52 PM>
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Saturday, November 3, 2012 9:15 PM
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What size pump do you use? Seems that 3/4" PVC would be quiet restrictive. I run 2" off my pump then reduce to 1/2" for each outlet. Less head loss per run. I use a snapper pump with 21 tanks.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, November 26, 2012 1:32 AM
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 Originally Posted by just clownin around
What size pump do you use? Seems that 3/4" PVC would be quiet restrictive. I run 2" off my pump then reduce to 1/2" for each outlet. Less head loss per run. I use a snapper pump with 21 tanks. Currently, a Mag18.... 3/4" with very low PSI should flow around 1000gph. I have 9 tanks up top, and 8 on the bottom. I'd like to have around 40-80GPH per tank depending on its' inhabitants. 60GPH is one gallon per minute, which with a 10G tank, is good flow IMO for broodstock.
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, November 26, 2012 10:20 AM
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Re:Adam's (CableGuy's) breeding "Area"
Monday, November 26, 2012 11:55 PM
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The reason I asked is because I am trying to get as efficient as I can. Electricity in my operation has been cut in half in the past year and I'm lookin to trim some more fat per say. I think the snapper tuned down is less watts than the mag 18 but has less head pressure.
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