Good lord this is gonna be fun! I will be documenting this greenhouse and displaying in this thread EVERYTHING that I do. Some of you may already know about me starting this project but those that dont know about this and do have the slightest interest in doing this, my first suggestion is to buy Anthony Calfo's book "The book of Coral Propagation" and read it 3x or more then start formulating a plan! I have built my own Tanks 2-200gal 72"x36"x18" with Eurobracing 2-holes in back middle of tank for 1.5" bulkheads and one hole in back corner with 1 hole for a 1.5" bulkhead. Here is a pic of my tanks...I will try and put more pics up soon of the tanks as they progress in plumbing etc.
and I have two Rubbermaid brute (feed containers) each of them 100gal that I will be using as a sump/refugium with mangroves.
I went and got 2 tons of SD sand (cheap too...thread search RC)
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I bought a barebones 16'x32' Greenhouse (hoop-style w/3'' sidewall) from CP enterprises cost me $1600, I will be putting in my own ventilation which will consist of 2 5000-8000 CFM Fans and 2 vents at the opposing end of the Greenhouse. I will be installing possibly other cooling methods such as evaporative cooling when the humidity levels arent so bad. Here is a picture of what I paid $1600 bux for....I feel kinda stupid for paying that much for a greenhouse especially when I build tents for a living, but I priced all this stuff out and its 75% aluminum and that stuff aint cheap and I wouldnt have saved that much so what the heck. CP enterprises website is CP Enterprises of Apopka, Inc. for those interested....I think my fans will be bought from HD or some other fan source for much cheaper than a GH (greenhouse) CO. would sell them for.
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I Just got done building the stands for my first 2 tanks here they are
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Stay tuned for the underground cooling radiator trench job, and GH construction pics coming next!


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A guy on #reefs makes them and he does very quality work.

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