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Triterium
05/29/2006, 02:27 PM
Here are some picuters of my greenhouse system i thought i'd share. Right now, im aquaculturing mangroves and algae, but might get into coral propagation.

http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/uploads/20060529_161022_greenhouse.jpg

http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/uploads/20060529_161233_inside.jpg

http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/uploads/20060529_161808_small_tank.jpg

http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/uploads/20060529_161835_clear_water_028.jpg

AZreefkeeper
05/29/2006, 03:38 PM
nice, how long has it been up? what kind of temps do you think it will get to in the summer?

Triterium
05/29/2006, 04:09 PM
It's been setup for over a year now. Last summer, i could keep the temperature under 82 degrees even when the greenhouse was 110 degrees. I would use fans to cool the water and could lose 20+ gallons of water to evaporation each day.

AZreefkeeper
05/29/2006, 04:23 PM
20 gallons, are going top off with R.O. when you start corals? what about the winter? how cold did the water temp get then?

Triterium
05/29/2006, 05:10 PM
I just use tap water for top-off. In the winter, i usually keep it at 72 during the night. If i start doing corals, i'd raise the min temperature.

jordan2871
05/29/2006, 08:05 PM
I assume you live in a low humidity area (Utah)? I am in the process of adding a GH.

I see yours is in a shaded area and you have a shade cloth added too. What do you think you would be dealing with (hea-wise) in full sun all day? I have located my GH along the East-West path of the sun. I am very concerned about temps and coral.

Thanks in advance!

Triterium
05/29/2006, 09:06 PM
Without low humidity, i doubt i'd be able to keep it cool without spending a lot of money on a chiller or some other means of cooling. Without the fan on for cooling, the temperature easily raises to the high 80's and im sure would go higher if i didn't intervene. In full sun and high humidity, temperature control would be a real problem.