The Experimental solar Frag tank

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  1. Pennstatereefer

    Pennstatereefer Feather Duster

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    frag tank and racks a looking sharp dad keep up the good work;D
     
    Pennstatereefer, Aug 15, 2010
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  2. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    emergence power or a new power supply??? for this tank is the next thing I'm working on gonna try to run this tank on soler power for the pumps and power heads, have a small solar kit orderd to get started with. and i will ad on to it till i figure out what it takes.
     
    homegrowncorals, Sep 23, 2010
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  3. sostoudt

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    looking good will this be using sunlight?
     
    sostoudt, Sep 23, 2010
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  4. Pennstatereefer

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    awsome cant wait to see how the solor panles turn out
     
    Pennstatereefer, Sep 23, 2010
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  5. homegrowncorals

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    yes it is going to go in a green house for light and solar power to run the pumps . at least thats the idea. :confused:
     
    homegrowncorals, Sep 23, 2010
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  6. kcbrad

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    Interested to see how this works out!
     
    kcbrad, Sep 23, 2010
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  7. vankirk

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    Man that sounds pretty cool. Thanks for sharing and keep the pics coming;D thanks.
     
    vankirk, Sep 23, 2010
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  8. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    on the roll

    Did i say slow.......... just about had to push this buss :LolLolLol
    but finally things are on the move.
    a new home for the frag tank is going up.

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    and moved the rack for the soler panels to power this set up into place, started on wiring the combiner box/charge controller.

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    still a lot of wire to run and a wile till i add water .

    but we are on the roll...........:beatnik2:
     
    homegrowncorals, May 3, 2011
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  9. Pennstatereefer

    Pennstatereefer Feather Duster

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    looks good dad i cant wait to see you pull this off.
     
    Pennstatereefer, May 13, 2011
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  10. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    A building for a frag tank, you are the man!!!!!!!
     
    Corailline, May 13, 2011
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