I want to be you when i grow up, may i ask your profession..i need goal and motivation! This has me motivated for sure
Be born into a rich family?
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I want to be you when i grow up, may i ask your profession..i need goal and motivation! This has me motivated for sure
I get up to 900w of power during the day and use about 250-300w then during the night I'm running off the batteries. They are rated at about 5kw/h total but I've capacity tested it at 2kw at 50%dod (keeps the batteries healthy).What type of power are you drawing on the equipment and how long does the battery back up last?
The solar charger and inverter side of things I spent about £500 for all the parts but you can by all in one units that are only £200+ and have way more safety measures like auto transfer switch to mains.Very cool. Been wondering about doing that myself. Any chance can you give us an approximate cost of your setup? If not, totally understand.
I would prefer series but my inverter is 12v so would need to buy a new 24v one which costs a lot. Next I'm going to just buy an all in one solar charger like the Growatt ones and run my batteries in 24vPerfect setup!
Exactly what I am working on.
I see you have the batteries in parallel have you tried then in series? Currently have one battery in my setup and was curious.
Thanks for sharing!
It's a Red sea Reefer 250, Its only has 1 yellow tang 2 clowns and 3 chromis.Any additional info on your tank? Size/inhabitants, etc. I'm in the solar industry (16 years) and have a solid grasp of off-grid but don't have this type of setup on my 150ish gallon tank being it didn't make sense financially. I do have a 10kw grid tied PV array and will have 3 Tesla Powerwalls in the near future. Lots of PG&E PSPS events in my neck of the woods and thankfully some good rebates available. I do appreciate you sharing your setup. Very cool!
ATM I'm home everyday so if the batteries hit 12v and cut off power the gyre and back up heater will be there. But I have an automatic transfer switch if needed which shifts power to main when the voltage of the batteries gets too low.so when does your AC “Backup” kick in? Is there a voltage drop on cloudy days that causes the AC power to automatically kick in?
I don't know about quick and painless, have you watched the Chernobyl documentary.Well, at that distance if it goes Chernobyl, you won't have to worry about radiation. It'd be quick and painless!
I use my tankless hot water system to heat my 600 gallon setup. I found this titanium heat exchanger on eBay. Works like a charm.I use solar evacuated tubes to heat my 400+ gallon system. I use my Apex system to open electric valves when heat is called for. A pump in my solar reservoir pumps water thru a stainless (couldn't find titanium) heat exchange unit. My electric heaters are just backup.
Yes indeed and this is our retirement home. We did also install a whole house generator. The battery technology isn’t there yet from my perspective. We live in AZ and I need to keep the hvac systems running especially during the summer months. The genny can keep the whole house running during a power fail. The only thing we didn’t put on the genny was the pool.Now that's a compund!
5,000 sq ftHow big is that house!?!?!
We’ve heard that before.Is that a house? I thought it is a City Center.
My wife and myself were electronics engineers, retired now. It’s come in handy, now I build my own DIY LED reef lighting systems. Started building LED lights in 2009 for FW planted tanks. Then for SW tanks. I even had a small business building LED light systems for the local clubs I was in and for some of the LFS. This was back before the big name led companies started building them. With all the newer LED’s available now, I’m getting ready to update my current lights to provide a wider spectrum.I want to be you when i grow up, may i ask your profession..i need goal and motivation! This has me motivated for sure
I hear Sky Harbor in Phoenix uses our house as a marker for turning south to the airport. LolCan you zoom out about another thousand feet, don’t think your whole house is in this picture...haha
Isn’t that everyone’s wish or to marry into one. LolBe born into a rich family?
ive got about the same setup as you , and I can run my system for a full day or two with all lights and pumps , probably pulling around 600-700 watts at peak light times , im planning to add a couple more panels and couple more batteries one at a time as im not rich lol but so far ive got a good start , sure helps when the power goes out , I also have mine on an automatic transfer switch and a 2000watt inverterCurrently 4 100w panels with 2x100Ah batteries as a backup this keeps my system going for a week.All my pumps and wave makers are DC.My plan is to upgrade the system to run the whole tank 24/7 from solar
That's cool have you got any photos of your set up? What batteries are you running?ive got about the same setup as you , and I can run my system for a full day or two with all lights and pumps , probably pulling around 600-700 watts at peak light times , im planning to add a couple more panels and couple more batteries one at a time as im not rich lol but so far ive got a good start , sure helps when the power goes out , I also have mine on an automatic transfer switch and a 2000watt inverter
If you're looking for more information on solar power for your aquarium, check out https://yenex.com. They have a lot of great resources and guides that can help you understand the best way to power your tank using solar energy. They have a variety of options and solutions, from powering your lighting and heating to charging batteries and more.That's quite the setup you've got there! It's great to hear that you've been able to power all of your aquarium's needs with solar. I know it can be a bit intimidating to set up a solar system, but it sounds like you've got it figured out.