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04-22-2008, 11:55 PM
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Grow lights
I just finished up a job today for a coral growing operation.
I had intentions of taking pics of all the work including transfer switch/sub for emergency power and the contactors for the 14 circuits......but it was 5PM by the time I wrapped up and I only grabbed a couple pics.
4, 16' fiberglass tanks with a heat pump for water temp, 7 circulating pumps and 12, 1000 watt and 12, 400 watt metal halide fixtures (fbo) hanging 3' above the water.
All the ballasts are 120v cord and plug. Outlets are installed on top of the unistrit racks. The cords look messy but...oh well. Customer wanted to be able to move/replace them.
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04-22-2008, 11:58 PM
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Oooohhh. Such a beautiful Environment. Hydro-Grow!!! 
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04-23-2008, 12:01 AM
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Coral,
yeah,right!
That what the kids are callin' it now? 
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04-23-2008, 04:56 AM
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Coral,
yeah,right!
That what the kids are callin' it now? |
I used to have a 1000 watt combo metal halide/high pressure sodium grow light-boy she sure did the job...... 
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04-23-2008, 08:59 AM
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Growing coral in Phoenix?
Makes no sense at all. The light is not as much of an issue as the need for a constant supply of fresh sea water.
Because the light is substantially filtered by the water, and because growing in tubs allows much less water above the corals, using a standard greenhouse for light would be more than adequate.
Adding the salts to convert large quantities of fresh water into sea water in the middle of a dessert seems to be a real stretch.
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04-23-2008, 03:55 PM
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Ahhhh, a little sea salt with your weed huh?
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04-23-2008, 06:22 PM
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some of these: 
would have helped the cord situation.
Looks nice when you use them to attach the cords to the drop chains as well.
So, any idea what you feed a pet coral?
They aren't much for tricks but they don;t leave little piles of stuff all over the carpet like the dog does.
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04-23-2008, 09:56 PM
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Coming from one of the "greenest " states in the Union, I see that setup and think Adam Sandler said it best...
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/v/2kqmCIrq9Jw&hl[/YOUTUBE]
Sorry dude, I'm "sure" it's for a legitimate coral growing operation, but all I can say is, track your energy usage with those high-powered lights and be able to sufficiently explain it to the authorities!
Mac
WELL CRAP. It's a lot funnier hearing him say "You can put your weed in there" than looking at these lines of code. I dunno what's goin' on...it worked when I previewed my post but not since then...
Last edited by ProWallGuy; 04-23-2008 at 11:57 PM.
Reason: sorry, it didn't work for me either, think you picked the wrong vid to embed
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04-23-2008, 10:17 PM
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04-24-2008, 10:47 PM
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He was told by other growers to expect visits from the police because the routinly patrol by helicopter looking for these kind of things. This place is way too open and high profile for an illegitimate operation.
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04-24-2008, 11:01 PM
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That reminds me of an episode of Weeds where Doug (kevin Nealon) steals the cross and then puts it in his Grow-House. The feds see an image of an illuminated cross through the roof via FLIR. The rest is too funny to go in to.
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04-25-2008, 01:46 AM
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I love that show!!
...talk about a serious MILF - money-making MILF at that!!!
[Dude, you're so close - you'll hit 1K tonight! Then you gain entrance to the hallowed ground!!]
I can't wait for Season 3 to hit - DVD set!
ETA: Mickey, thanks for getting that link in. Don't know what the hell happened on my end!
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04-25-2008, 02:12 AM
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04-25-2008, 09:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BuiltByMAC
I love that show!!
...talk about a serious MILF - money-making MILF at that!!!
[Dude, you're so close - you'll hit 1K tonight! Then you gain entrance to the hallowed ground!!]
I can't wait for Season 3 to hit - DVD set!
ETA: Mickey, thanks for getting that link in. Don't know what the hell happened on my end!
Mac (guilty of PUI, just blew a 1.2!)
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Just found out what's MILF!  :laughing
Ain't Google grand?
Hard for me to think of her as "mother" material!
I have had a serious sigh for her since
"Grand Canyon."
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03-14-2009, 09:11 AM
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6months later
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03-14-2009, 03:59 PM
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Straight people don't know, what you're about... they put you down and shut you out
You gave to me, a new belief... and soon the world will love you sweet leaf
OH YEAH BABY!
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03-14-2009, 04:13 PM
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03-15-2009, 04:56 AM
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220.. is the economy hurting? you went to the subprime end of the clientel?
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