AV99's custom 600g Reef Savvy on site build-Lots of pictures - Page 12

Nanook · 05/30/2017, 10:52 AM

I've got the same generator

Mine turns on immediately on a power outage. Maintenance by a local generator company and 10 year warranty. Nice to have here where I live because our power goes out way too often, and typically takes a long time to get back on

brett559 · 05/30/2017, 11:13 AM

Great thread. Amazing tank!

Sorry if you've already answered this and I missed it. What do you do for a living?

locito277 · 05/30/2017, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by anbosu

Most of these generators come with an auto switch over functionality. I don't know exactly how they work, but I would imagine it detects a loss of power and fires up.

They do. My question was in reference to knowing what to power on and what to leave off in case of outage.

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albano · 05/30/2017, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by locito277

They do. My question was in reference to knowing what to power on and what to leave off in case of outage.

It will only power on the circuits that are specifically wired to the generator fuse panel

locito277 · 05/30/2017, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by albano

It will only power on the circuits that are specifically wired to the generator fuse panel

That's what I was thinking of as a temp fix. I can power the hammerhead which would not be damaged by the dirty generator power of the generator I currently have. I would have to be home to crank it but it's good for a stopgap.

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aquavista99 · 05/31/2017, 09:41 PM

Wow, a 10 year warranty is amazing, Dave! Glad to know you are using the same backup generator as well.

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Originally Posted by Nanook

I've got the same generator

Mine turns on immediately on a power outage. Maintenance by a local generator company and 10 year warranty. Nice to have here where I live because our power goes out way too often, and typically takes a long time to get back on

Thanks for the nice compliment, Brett! I am a lawyer by trade.

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Originally Posted by brett559

Great thread. Amazing tank!
Sorry if you've already answered this and I missed it. What do you do for a living?

aquavista99 · 05/31/2017, 09:44 PM

My electrician is still waiting on the permits before starting the installation but some progress was made today.

McPuff · 06/01/2017, 01:20 AM

The boxwoods were prettier. :0)

aquavista99 · 06/01/2017, 05:13 AM

Yes, indeed. I found a new home for the boxwoods too.

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Originally Posted by McPuff

The boxwoods were prettier. :0)

aquavista99 · 06/09/2017, 09:01 PM

I have a new level of appreciation for my electrician now (emphasis added)! Always nice to have a backup plan for your new reef project.

maxxII · 06/10/2017, 09:36 AM

What size genset is that? I've been following so many threads, I cant recall if you've mentioned it already or not...apologies.

Nanook · 06/10/2017, 02:08 PM

22kw

locito277 · 06/10/2017, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by aquavista99

I have a new level of appreciation for my electrician now (emphasis added)! Always nice to have a backup plan for your new reef project.

Looks great!

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aquavista99 · 06/11/2017, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the compliment ... I am getting closer to adding rock and water to the tank as well. I have been cooking over 400 pounds of large Pukani rock in complete darkness for the past few months.

Nanook · 06/11/2017, 04:10 PM

How is the phosphate level on that rock?

LefkoNJ · 06/11/2017, 07:12 PM

I have that same generator, its great. Go to amazon and order an extra maintenance kit or two and keep oil on hand. Even if you contract with someone for maintenance, want to be prepared just in case there is an extended outage and you need to perform maintenance.

aquavista99 · 06/12/2017, 05:43 AM

I have not tested for phosphates yet, just doing water changes and occasional dosing. Call it just being crazy busy and/or lazy or both right now. I am operating under the assumption that the rock will leach phosphates for a while and before I transfer the rock to the new display, the plan is to test on a regular basis.

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Originally Posted by Nanook

How is the phosphate level on that rock?

aquavista99 · 06/12/2017, 05:47 AM

Thank you! I appreciate the recommendation.

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Originally Posted by LefkoNJ

I have that same generator, its great. Go to amazon and order an extra maintenance kit or two and keep oil on hand. Even if you contract with someone for maintenance, want to be prepared just in case there is an extended outage and you need to perform maintenance.

brett559 · 06/12/2017, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by aquavista99

I am a lawyer by trade.

Me too.

Judging by your tank/fish budget, the practice is doing well! Congrats!

Ojos22 · 06/15/2017, 02:47 PM

Incredible build so far! I have been following this build for a year now. Looks like you are getting close to getting it up and running! I have a whole house generator as well. You will not regret investing into one at all. Remember to set the time for it to start up for when you are normally home. They can be programmed to start up and run for a few minutes once a week. That way you know it is still working in event of a real emergency/ power outage. You will also be the most popular guy in the neighborhood when the power goes out.

Keep the pics coming.

reefzone123 · 06/25/2017, 08:41 PM

thats a dream come true. love the on site build. so unique. prime dimensions.

Editour2 · 06/26/2017, 02:40 PM

Rockscaping? Water? Corals?

aquavista99 · 06/28/2017, 09:16 PM

Sorry for the delayed reply and thank you so much for the amazing compliments and tips for the generator.

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Originally Posted by Ojos22

Incredible build so far! I have been following this build for a year now. Looks like you are getting close to getting it up and running! I have a whole house generator as well. You will not regret investing into one at all. Remember to set the time for it to start up for when you are normally home. They can be programmed to start up and run for a few minutes once a week. That way you know it is still working in event of a real emergency/ power outage. You will also be the most popular guy in the neighborhood when the power goes out.

Keep the pics coming.

Thank you and more pictures to follow, stay tuned.

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Originally Posted by reefzone123

thats a dream come true. love the on site build. so unique. prime dimensions.

It is all coming along and more pictures to follow, I promise!

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Originally Posted by Editour2

Rockscaping? Water? Corals?

aquavista99 · 06/28/2017, 09:58 PM

So here is the back story on why I have not updated this thread in a while. For those who know me well, know that keeping SPS long-term (ie, years) and leaving for vacation takes a lot of planning and work to make sure everything survives without me for up to two weeks at a time.

And this year is no different as I just returned from an amazing 10 day beachfront island vacation. I already miss the amazing views from the past two weeks at Lido Key. When I recover from my beach blues, I will post more coral and build update pictures, no worries.

Mr06evo · 06/29/2017, 11:18 AM

Looks like an awesome vacation, looking forward to seeing the updated pics!

05/30/2017, 10:52 AM	#276
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	I've got the same generator Mine turns on immediately on a power outage. Maintenance by a local generator company and 10 year warranty. Nice to have here where I live because our power goes out way too often, and typically takes a long time to get back on __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

05/31/2017, 09:44 PM	#282
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 544 Blog Entries: 1	My electrician is still waiting on the permits before starting the installation but some progress was made today. Last edited by aquavista99; 11/06/2017 at 11:06 PM.

06/09/2017, 09:01 PM	#285
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 544 Blog Entries: 1	I have a new level of appreciation for my electrician now (emphasis added)! Always nice to have a backup plan for your new reef project. Last edited by aquavista99; 11/06/2017 at 11:08 PM.

06/10/2017, 09:36 AM	#286
maxxII Super Housemonkey! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 4,442	What size genset is that? I've been following so many threads, I cant recall if you've mentioned it already or not...apologies. __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun!"

06/10/2017, 02:08 PM	#287
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	22kw __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

05/30/2017, 11:13 AM	#277
brett559 In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 1,790	Great thread. Amazing tank! Sorry if you've already answered this and I missed it. What do you do for a living?

06/01/2017, 01:20 AM	#283
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	The boxwoods were prettier. :0)

06/11/2017, 01:55 PM	#289
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 544 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the compliment ... I am getting closer to adding rock and water to the tank as well. I have been cooking over 400 pounds of large Pukani rock in complete darkness for the past few months. Last edited by aquavista99; 11/06/2017 at 11:09 PM.

06/11/2017, 04:10 PM	#290
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	How is the phosphate level on that rock? __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

06/11/2017, 07:12 PM	#291
LefkoNJ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 213	I have that same generator, its great. Go to amazon and order an extra maintenance kit or two and keep oil on hand. Even if you contract with someone for maintenance, want to be prepared just in case there is an extended outage and you need to perform maintenance.

06/15/2017, 02:47 PM	#295
Ojos22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 116	Incredible build so far! I have been following this build for a year now. Looks like you are getting close to getting it up and running! I have a whole house generator as well. You will not regret investing into one at all. Remember to set the time for it to start up for when you are normally home. They can be programmed to start up and run for a few minutes once a week. That way you know it is still working in event of a real emergency/ power outage. You will also be the most popular guy in the neighborhood when the power goes out. Keep the pics coming.

06/25/2017, 08:41 PM	#296
reefzone123 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 194	thats a dream come true. love the on site build. so unique. prime dimensions.

06/26/2017, 02:40 PM	#297
Editour2 Frank Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 1,907	Rockscaping? Water? Corals? __________________ Frank Current Tank Info: 215 gal DT, 125 gal sump, 40 gal refugium w/ATS, 20 gal frag tank, reeflo orca skimmer, Knop HD calc reac w/2nd chamber, BRS dual reac, dart rtn pump, 2x tunze 6105's on seasweeps, 2x jebao PP20's, 30gal QT, LED/T5 Ltg, 1/2 hp aqualogic chiller.

06/28/2017, 09:58 PM	#299
aquavista99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 544 Blog Entries: 1	So here is the back story on why I have not updated this thread in a while. For those who know me well, know that keeping SPS long-term (ie, years) and leaving for vacation takes a lot of planning and work to make sure everything survives without me for up to two weeks at a time. And this year is no different as I just returned from an amazing 10 day beachfront island vacation. I already miss the amazing views from the past two weeks at Lido Key. When I recover from my beach blues, I will post more coral and build update pictures, no worries. Last edited by aquavista99; 11/06/2017 at 11:42 PM.

06/29/2017, 11:18 AM	#300
Mr06evo Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 83	Looks like an awesome vacation, looking forward to seeing the updated pics!