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super thanks for sharing my friend... and BTW, I dont think the vent on that wood burning stove is up to PA code :p
Joking aside... very nice work. A question/checkup here: have you employed some kind of vapor-barrier? Plastic sheeting behind the drywall? Incorporated into the insulation, etc?
If not, at least use a REALLY good paint (multi-coats) like Behr. I have used this for many years in my fishrooms and seen nothing else that holds up.
But better yet... if that drywall if not finished yet, simply paint it (to seal it) and then add a layer of TekFoil with the TefkFoil tape. Massive heat/energy savings... low initial outlay... and also extremely light reflective (97%). You can find it at Farmtek:
http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/cat1a;ft1_tekfoil_reflective_foil_insulation.html
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| No vapor barrier. I was planning on using multiple coats of paint and either bathroom paneling or acryllic sheets over the bottom 4' of all the sheetrock. I will look into that foil. We are still up in the air on heating this place. We are planning on using a radiant heating system to heat the water and a forced hot air unit to heat the room. This looks like the most expensive part of the whole building and I hate to make a mistake here. I was hoping to incorporate some type of ventilation system which could be hooked up to the forced air ductwork. The air would be sucked in from the ceiling vents along the sides of the room and blown out through a wall on the second floor. Initially we planned on using a regular greenhouse fan and pull the air out through the 2 crawlspaces on either side of the building, but all that hot moist air going through the roof and rafters didnt seem like such a good idea. This is the next major project we need to handle and any input you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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Man, that looks like a lot of work! Thanks for posting.
Another option for a vapor barrier is using a PVA primer paint. This can then be easily followed by either of Anthony's suggestions. I live in Seattle which does not require large aquariums to have humidity issues  and just finished building my house. A vapor barrier is required by code (and common sense) here, and we went with this option. It just sprays or rolls on like any other paint. HTH
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| Alti, Nice new spot bro, looks like plenty of room. Are ya gonna build a greenhouse out back yonder? With the art/poster collection that came wt the building I thought for awhile that ya had moved down here to North Carolina!! Beers, Women, & Dogs, YEEEHAAAWWW But seriously, how are you gonna cycle the new systems bf moving the corals in? Are ya gonna use the same table designs as you have now? Keep up tha good work, Joshua
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| It is a ton of work. At first it seemed like we were getting so much dont so fast, but now all the finishing touches are taking forever. These last few days we got some windows in and finished most of the sheetrock. With a little luck we can finish most of the structural work in the next 2 weeks and get to building the tanks. I am going to seal this thing up as much as humanly possible. I am also installing fans similar to greenhouse cooling fans and vents to remove as much humidity as I can. Cycling these tanks shouldnt be too much of an issue Josh. I have tons of cycled rock and sand in my current systems that I will be using to seed the new tanks. Most of the tanks in this new farm will be the white pallet tanks I was using at the old place. I am going to have 4 sets of 4 of these tanks and will use one old one on each system. 3 out of the 4 sump I am going to use will be sumps that have been in use for the last 3 years. I dont expect much of a cycle at all, but I am not going to rush anything into the new systmes until im sure they are ready.
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Oops, forgot to mention the greenhouse  . One is going up right behind that building. Hopefully we will have it finished this summer. Heres some pics of what we got done these last 2 days.
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Sounds like a rock solid plan bro! Found a cool new product that I am going to try on the greenhouse this spring & summer - Blue poly shadecloth- absorbs % of red light & is said to help avoid certain corals from getting that "bleached out" look from too much light  Ah might have to make me a road trip up north this summer  Joshua
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| Sounds interesting. Let me know how that shade cloth does. I just hope im going to be able to handle this much water. Its not bad since im going to be living on the same property, but its tough when there are so many construction projects going on.
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| Dude, Theres an easy solution to making more time available to the corals bro, quit sleeping, don't plan on doing nuthin on yer day off, & con yer kids into thinking it's "Cool" to help do water changes But ya may have to up yer alchol intake to compensate for da changes to the normal routine  Keep up da good work, Joshua
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