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Heh, I'm in software too and something of a fast typer (I would have liked to believe anyhow). Dang it, so THAT's where I've gone wrong!! Ok, from now on, only SLOW typing for me. Well, after this post. I've got a question for you, please and thank you, Peter:
Is the rim lighting on a switch like the room lighting, or a timer, or do you plan to keep it on 24x7? Many thanks. Cheers!
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The 'kitchen' is really a bar. Its for entertaining the aquarium guests!!!! My intention is to house some photography equipment with the correct lenses so that a guest can take their own pictures and even print some with the carefully disguised photo printer(didn't see it did ya) to take with them as a memento. There's nothing worse than running into something like this and all you have is a camera phone........so I fixed that! Peter |
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It is already in consideration
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Chiller Question
FWIW, I have some experience in dealing with chillers in large aquariums (>400 gallons). Over the years we have tried several configurations of redundancy in the chiller department for large tanks with intense lighting. The Following were our discoveries:
1. Dual in-line chillers w/ one strictly as a pass through backup. The problem we ran into in this configuration was accumulation of gunk within the chiller. Over time, some amount of debris built up inside of the chiller andf then we we ran it once every other month or so to ensure its operation in the case of an emergency, the chiller was less effective because of the build up. We eventually abandoned this configuration. 2. Dual chillers running at 50% capacity The problem here was the increased level of power consumption and maintenance. Two chillers are twice as much to maintain. One more than one occasion we had both chillers fail roughly at the same time, thus defeating the redundancy principle. These types of failures seem to happen at 3AM too, which meant my cell phone was going crazy with controller updates in the middle of the night. The final solution we settled on was to have a second chiller essentially in standby. We place one chiller inline, with a second identical chiller nearby fed by a mag drive pump placed in the sump. This chiller and pump would only be turned on by the controller in an emergency situation. The controller would alert us of the temperature condition and the activation of the second chiller and we would then go over and swap out the inline chiller with the backup. We would service/ replace the failing chiller and then reinstall it in the backup configuration. Granted, adding a submersible pump to an aquarium adds heat to water you are trying to cool, but the solution was simple and it worked as a stop gap until we could address the situation. |
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builds like these are why i would never post a pic of my tank up here. i would be ashamed of my measely tank.
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The lighting system which is the Phillips high intensity LED is an extremely high end system that has an intelligent controller that talks to intelligent hubs via Ethernet. The wall switch is controlled by POE and has buttons for eight user selectable programs. The system can be controlled by a variety of intelligent devices including a PC or as in my case the lutron radio RA II system so that the various lighting programs will sync to the activity in the room. One clear design goal was to be able to create the colour frequency and intensity of the coral sea on a 24hr basis. I want my coral to feel at home!!!! Peter |
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Being as I work in a hospital as an engineer and have faced the same questions I feel I may be able to help here. I would recomend having 2 chillers both capable of cooling the entire system individually running at apx 80-85%, with 2 pumps. I would always have 1 set at apx 2 degrees higher than the one online (this could be done through your controler). That would facilitate 2 things. First you would have completely automatic redundancy. and allow you to run your chillers at a reasonable efficiency as chillers like to run loaded. I would switch the lead chiller once a month. This would ensure even run time and allow you to make sure both systems work.
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You have an amazing house and aquarium I will be following this build for sure!
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Why not run your intake ro water through a refugium so that it will cool your tank and increase the water temp of your ro to a closer temp of around 70 degrees so that you maximize your ro membranes? This would help to not utilize your chillers as much.
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WOW i've never seem so many posts in such a short time. Amazing build. Tagging along
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Way, waaaaaaay too early guys but thanks. Again, not false modesty its just at this stage far too many folks are going to think this is all about money and its not. Only time and patience will give me a chance to make that point with any integrity.
Fact is, I'm just coming to terms with the understanding that this tank really does belong to everyone here. No CRVZ this does not mean you can move in, unless you are a tall blond female who believes deep down that Tiger is a good person. By the time the dust settles on this project there will be a number of attributes that have come from members on this forum partly because I'm a good student and mostly that there are a disproportionate number of excellent coaches on this thread. But thanks guys........ Peter |
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Speaking of Tiger. I am soooo fired up that he is playing the Masters and I think deep down he is a good guy.
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I also deal with medical equipment. Iluzhun has given you great advice. The fact that you have both online and switch the master back and forth every month or so, is really the best solution. If you have a NEW one sitting on the shelf it is not really tested. NEW= Never Ever Worked. How long will it take you to connect and install. In the medical field with equipment that is run hard long hours of the day there really is no other solution. With equipment going down for clinics hospitals or whatever hours can mean tens of thousands of dollars.
Evan if it both are installed wired and plumbed with valves you can always switch some valves and depending on your controller. As long as this happens when some one is around if your not. You might also want to someone you can trust who is familar with your system to watch things while you are away. Do you have a link to your media room build???hahhah
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