DiscoBiscuit's 200 gallon chain jewelry box

[DiscoBiscuit]

Time to get curing some rock.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Well 80 lbs of pukani and twelve 5 gallon buckets later, I'm very sweaty and the pukani is finally curing in bleach.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

The pukani "earthy" smell is real.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

I'm now planning on buying at least 4 and maybe 8 of those zoo med low boy frag tanks. Running by the hydroponics store to see what they have.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Week one of the bleach cure is done.

And my Calcium reactor finally arrived!!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

C02 tank and regulator came!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

 

[revhtree]

Nice!

 

[Streetdoc77]

Where did you pick up the co2 tank ? I need one

 

[Mark Derail]

Since I live in Florida I'm look at generators to protect my investment

Or just use a Prius car. It's a mobile generator that uses petrol, a gen-2 is a cheap buy, and an extra set of wheels can be useful when the other car is being serviced.

You can pull 8 to 10 amps @ 12DCV and a 1000w or 1200w inverter, so nothing complicated to setup. Plus power to spare for the fridge and TV.
The Prius 12v battery is in the back, where the hatchback is, on the right.

A Toyota hybrid can run for weeks without moving and without oil changes.
A generator is a major PITA - most have cycles that must be respected, requiring an oil change in between.
Even a 4-cycle top of the line Honda generator cannot run 24/7 for a week without an oil change.

I've seen a used Gen-2 Prius (2005/2006) sell used for less than 1k$ because of an accident, but the traction battery was still good.

The Westinghouse generator PDF manual, says:
- After first 20 hours of use, change oil
- After 50 hours of use, or every six months, change oil

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Where did you pick up the co2 tank ? I need one

I picked it up from Bulk Reef Supply of course! I got a signed Christmas card from Bulk Reef Supply and I thought that was super nice of them.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Alright now with the everything back in stock I was able to finally order the 48" aquatic life hybrid T5 fixture to go with my Kessil's!

Also had to re-order the Gyre xf 250's, they weren't going to be in stock until Feb and I need em now. Amazon had em in stock.

Business prep is going well. My CPA wants me to build his office a large salt water system.

So that might be my first sale once I have my business aquarium system up and running!

 

[Streetdoc77]

Alright now with the everything back in stock I was able to finally order the 48" aquatic life hybrid T5 fixture to go with my Kessil's!

Also had to re-order the Gyre xf 250's, they weren't going to be in stock until Feb and I need em now. Amazon had em in stock.

Business prep is going well. My CPA wants me to build his office a large salt water system.

So that might be my first sale once I have my business aquarium system up and running!

Sweet !!!! Congratulations on your upcoming endeavors! That’s the same light I’m going to use but with radions.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Sweet !!!! Congratulations on your upcoming endeavors! That’s the same light I’m going to use but with radions.

It will be fun to compare results between our two systems!

I made another purchase today. I decided to step up my sump game with a 150 Rubbermaid stock tank.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Getting estimates for solar panels to power the system!

Big deep cycle marine batteries are a must.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-kWh-Bat...-1-Volt-Submarine-Style-Battery-/301941299859

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Met with the CPA again. If I can prove profitability on the beta system I may be able to get financing.

Things are coming along smoothly.

New gear arrived. The Gyre XF 250'S!!! Finally!!!

Sitting on 120lbs of sand.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Also ordered this. To hold a couple (up to three) low boys.

 

[count krunk]

Will those be strong enough for the tanks? and im expecting a great post when you start putting this system together!!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Will those be strong enough for the tanks? and im expecting a great post when you start putting this system together!!

The stand supposedly can handle 5k lbs. I wouldn't stack more than three. Starting stacking two. It can handle 1k per shelf.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

The 150 gallon rubbermaid sump came in. And so did the industrial shelving. Things are moving quickly now. I will post when I can.