My Greenhouse FARM In the making!

[organicreefer]

scuba ,just wondering,the plastic you used to make the greenhouse isnt clear...is there a reason?it must block out at least a little light,not that i think it will matter..or does it help with temps? or??.hhmmm how much light do you actually expect?more than you could get from halides you think?got a lux meter yet?it will be interesting to see what kind of coloration you get in youre sps.
what about hurricanes?soo much money in a plastic tent ...id be so friggin paranoid:eek3:
you need a big fence and a couple more chows

[scubadude]

Joanne! Hey GIRL! Yes it has been a long time, glad to see you havent fallen off the face of the earth :P Thanx for the compliments

Well I plumbed a water feed into the GH today and hooked up a Utility sink in there (home depot 59bux)





here is a thermometer I stuck into the water and as you can see that the outside temp is 82.3 and water temp is 79.4 there was a time during mid noon where it read 103 outside tem and the water temp was only 80



and here is the breaker box I will be mounting in the GH which is fed off of a 100amp breaker off the main breaker box.



Tommorow I will be wiring the electrical.

[scubadude]

Originally posted by organicreefer
scuba ,just wondering,the plastic you used to make the greenhouse isnt clear...is there a reason?it must block out at least a little light,not that i think it will matter..or does it help with temps? or??.hhmmm how much light do you actually expect?

Yeah the plastic isnt perfectly clear but it does have a 93% or 95% (cant member which) transmission so I have PLENTY of natural sunlight im sure.....if anything I will need to use shadecloth definately for the softie system and maybe even for the SPS system....Believe it or not I got the most translucent material I could get w/out comprimising integrity of the structure. I will have a submersible lux meter soon ....just ordered it so I will be doing some comparisons....So much to do...so little time to do it in ...hehe...this is so fun!

[organicreefer]

hey another question
that temp moniter you got right there-is it from radio shack?
i saw one at one of my customers houses last week and thought it looked like just what i wanted...i know it has an outdooor probe thingy-but how did you make it saltwater proof?that is if it is what im thinking....(cant quite make out label on pic)
how much was it too?tia

[tendar]

Organicreefer
The temp monitor is a standard one you can get at most online vendors. It is the Lifeguard bigtemp for $30 at premium aquatics.

[naser]

organic its a lifegard big digital temp alert. i just bought one like 2 weeks ago.. made for aquaruims,reptiles and green houses.. says that on the packedge.. makers are rainbow lifegard aquarium products. nice project so far.. looking good.

[organicreefer]

thanks guys ,cool.
looks nearly EXACTLY like the one from radioshack...
so i assume it keeps track of highs and lows and current temp?
looks like ill be ordering one of those

[scubadude]

Originally posted by organicreefer
hey another question
that temp moniter you got right there-is it from radio shack?

Hey OR I got it as a Christmas gift from my wife but Im pretty sure she ordered it from one of the catalogs we have, I think it wast that pet place, cuz it was only like 26 or 28 bux if memory serves me correct, and my wife will choke a nickel to the ground You got me thinking though on what permanent type of temp sensors I want for the greenhouse I have already bought 2 submersible pool temp gauges. and will probably get something that measures humidity as well as temps in the GH.

[organicreefer]

Originally posted by scubadude

will probably get something that measures humidity as well as temps in the GH.

absolutely-i would suggest you get a humidistat /thermostat that will turn on youre vent fans if EITHER gets to a certain preset level.you can find them at hydroponics shops/online.hth

[naser]

it also has low and high alarms...

[scubadude]

Well I have lights and electricity in the greenhouse now....fired up my fans tonite....whew what a breeze blowing through there.

Check out these temp differences

[scubadude]

All this was from Aquatic Reef Systems
Brian Crenshaw

1 - 4stage RO/DI unit 100gpd w/flush valve kit
1 - Addon DI unit to make above DUAL DI filter
1 - Booster pump to increase my water pressure
2 - Float valves
1 - Handheld TDS monitor

Total Cost shipped $251.60

Brian was a GREAT help to me and I do highly recommend him!

[Sker]

Hey Scuba I have the same RO/DI unit it works great, I think you will be happy with it! The project looks great, you are really coming along. I have one suggestion have you thought about using maybe a crushed limestone or something similar for your floor in your greenhouse? The limestone would compact well and also drain well if you dump a lot of water on it. (Which you probably will!) I did not really see on the previous threads where you addressed what you were going to do for the entire floor. (ie. concrete slab, pea gravel etc.)
Just my 2 cents, have a good one..

[scubadude]

Originally posted by Sker
I did not really see on the previous threads where you addressed what you were going to do for the entire floor. (ie. concrete slab, pea gravel etc.)
Just my 2 cents, have a good one..

Hey Sker

Thanks for the tip....I probably will use crushed limestone if it is fairly cheap enough for me to get. First though after I get all my tanks leveled and in there im gonna dump some dirt in there and get the rest of the ground fairly level then Im gonna kill all the grass and weeds, then lay down weed mat so nothing can grow in there (cept corals of course :P ) then I will probably put down the limestone.

[Reinhold]

scubadude:

Some time back you talked about possibly moving. Are you going to keep this place and move to another house? Do you think this GH will reduce the value of your house?

[scubadude]

Originally posted by Reinhold
scubadude:

Some time back you talked about possibly moving. Are you going to keep this place and move to another house? Do you think this GH will reduce the value of your house?

Yes Im sure I will move within the next year or two (and probably sell this house) but I will take the GH down and probably make the underground radiator hook up to my air conditioner and more than cut my electric bill in half! which that will be sold as an asset not a depreciation You know I really owe alot to Kenny my dive buddy/fishin buddy/ freind who is a pro. plumber/handyman/extroardinaire He is probably reading this thread so I might as well suck up to him cuz I definately could not have done it w/out him!

[tendar]

Looking good.
I though I was dreading having to tear down my 125 when I move but green house move sounds like a little more work than just my tank.

I have a ro/di form Brian also. Brian is a great guy and helped me out when I having some problems with system wich turns out that my is just so bad that I have to replace my membrane at least once a year.

[scubadude]

I got the rest of the top and sidewalls on the GH, I also hooked up my RO unit and have tested and am happy to report that I have only 1 ppm on my TDS meter I will be working on my auto top off system soon. I bought 2 more AM3000 pumps just got them yesterday....I figured I should always have one as a backup! Im waiting on a few more bulkheads and the strainers to plumb the 2nd tank. I also built a couple of tables for the GH.

[Sker]

Rocky, it is looking good! Once you get all your tanks set up and full of water where are you planning on getting all your starter (mother) coral colonies, and clams? Just curious...

[scubadude]

Originally posted by Sker
Rocky, it is looking good! Once you get all your tanks set up and full of water where are you planning on getting all your starter (mother) coral colonies, and clams? Just curious...

Im not sure exactly yet, I have about a dozen or so contacts and have emailed a few of them for price list (like walt smith etc.) I would love any new contacts though. Im definately gonna explore my options