kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

kien · #1 10-15-2010, 08:49 PM

I thought it would be fun today to provide a glimpse behind the magic curtain. Here's all the stuff that you typically do not see, but is just as important (in my opinion) in helping maintain my reef.

First up we have the RO/DI unit. 75 gpd with inline TDS meter.

All that water gets dripped into this, a 50 gallon barrel.

That water is used for auto top off. It also gets pumped into this, a 33 gallon trash bin used for pre-mixing New Saltwater.

Here's my chiller to help keep the tank cool in the summertime.

Also to help combat heat I have a fan that blows accross the top of the tank to increase evaporation.

The result is an insane amount of humidity in the house. To combat this I have installed this bad boy, an HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) that dehumidifies the whole house as it draws in fresh air. It is plumbed right into the furnace.

We just install this yesterday actually. The house went from a relative humidity of 58% yesterday, to a more comfortable 40% today.

And finally, to help power this whole operation I installed two 20amp breakers.

freezetyle · #2 10-15-2010, 10:24 PM

are those the GHL fans that blow across the top?

kien · #3 10-15-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by freezetyle

are those the GHL fans that blow across the top?

Yup, GHL Breeze, controlled by my Profilux. They come in 2, 4 and 6 fan configurations I believe.

shrimpchips · #4 10-15-2010, 10:53 PM

Kein, I hope the tank I'm setting up can be 1/2 as sexy as yours is....

dpg · #5 10-19-2010, 06:02 AM

You installed the hrv yourself?? Is it worth the cost?

kien · #6 10-19-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpchips

Kein, I hope the tank I'm setting up can be 1/2 as sexy as yours is....

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by dpg

You installed the hrv yourself?? Is it worth the cost?

No, the vendor installed it. Took them 6 hours

. It was a challenge since my basement is developed. Yes we noticed a difference the next day. The air in the house is no longer stale and soggy and we no longer have any condensation on the windows.

mseepman · #7 10-19-2010, 03:28 PM

It was my understanding that HRV's needed set "intake points" in a house and didn't draw from your cold air returns...is that true? If yes, did you put an intake point near your tank?

kien · #8 10-15-2010, 10:39 PM

Ya, those pics were kind of boring.. How about some reef porn? Haven't done any underwater top downs in a while..

kien · #9 10-15-2010, 10:39 PM

kien · #10 10-15-2010, 10:40 PM