Outdoor sump system in texas

[jmb357]

Hi friends. Anyone in Texas has a outdoor systems for their DP??

250g dp
75g refugium
30g bio filter
Digital aquatic control system

 

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Or is anyone running a outdoor system???

 

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[melypr1985]

hmm. I'll help ya out with another bump. I live in texas and it seems like its way too hot to do anything outside for my tank. Heck it's too hot to do anything outside period right now. lol

 

[jmb357]

Lol not only the hot weather. Lol winter time too. I guess it's all in the insulation deal. Well I'm building a 6x6 building for my outdoor systems. I have to. Not much space to play with in my man cave lol. Thanx for your reply tho

 

[jmb357]

hmm. I'll help ya out with another bump. I live in texas and it seems like its way too hot to do anything outside for my tank. Heck it's too hot to do anything outside period right now. lol

Your in Dallas??? I have to drive there 2hrs, cuz the dang LFS here is suck. Your lucky lol

 

[melypr1985]

Your in Dallas??? I have to drive there 2hrs, cuz the **** LFS here is suck. Your lucky lol

I'm just outside of dallas in mesquite. Its nice to be close to at least two stores, one that I trust.

If your going to build a building and insulate it REALLY REALLY well, then I don't see much of a problem there. Your right... our winters can be just as bad as the summer here. I'm curious now. What is going to be in this building? The display and all filtration? or is this just a place to keep the filtration like a fish room?

 

[jmb357]

I'm just outside of dallas in mesquite. Its nice to be close to at least two stores, one that I trust.

If your going to build a building and insulate it REALLY REALLY well, then I don't see much of a problem there. Your right... our winters can be just as bad as the summer here. I'm curious now. What is going to be in this building? The display and all filtration? or is this just a place to keep the filtration like a fish room?

My sump/refugium, filtration, everything but my DP tank.

 

[jmb357]

I'm running a digital aquatic system for my sw tank. A bunch of wires. Also want my tank to be as low as I could for maintenance, water changes. Or whatever

 

[melypr1985]

Will you bury the plumbing to keep it out of the direct sun and avoid serious heat problems? I guess it would be easier to just have the building right against your reg house so you don't have to do that. Burying the pipe would cause all kinds of issues if you need to work on it at all.

 

[jmb357]

Will you bury the plumbing to keep it out of the direct sun and avoid serious heat problems? I guess it would be easier to just have the building right against your reg house so you don't have to do that. Burying the pipe would cause all kinds of issues if you need to work on it at all.

Your right on point... the building will be right by my house. Lol actually I'm building it right on my back porch that has a roof over it. So hopefully that's gonna help a bit. I hope lol

 

[jmb357]

Will you bury the plumbing to keep it out of the direct sun and avoid serious heat problems? I guess it would be easier to just have the building right against your reg house so you don't have to do that. Burying the pipe would cause all kinds of issues if you need to work on it at all.

Your right on point... the building will be right by my house. Lol actually I'm building it right on my back porch that has a roof over it. So hopefully that's gonna help a bit. I hope lol

 

[Diesel]

Not much ppl have a outdoor system, no matter where you live.
The closed that come to mind in TX is in the garage but still need to have it temperature controlled year round.
I have my frag tanks in the garage but build an extra AC unit for it as the last two weeks were record breaking in Houston.

 

[jmb357]

Not much ppl have a outdoor system, no matter where you live.
The closed that come to mind in TX is in the garage but still need to have it temperature controlled year round.
I have my frag tanks in the garage but build an extra AC unit for it as the last two weeks were record breaking in Houston.

Yes. Here in Wichita Falls tx where I live, the weather can be a pain. Thanx for the reply yall

 

[melypr1985]

I'd be really interested in seeing your progress and results as you get your system up and running. Make sure to start a build thread!

 

[Kurt Copeland]

107 degrees in the Summer.

Solids weeks of freeze in the Winter.

My sump would have to be environmentally controlled.

(outside of Dallas, TX)

 

[jmb357]

I'd be really interested in seeing your progress and results as you get your system up and running. Make sure to start a build thread!

I will. Thnx