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[scmountain]

having fought for permits before fingers crossed for ya. Pics look awesome with the fall colors.

 

[halmus]

Well done Chris! Even have the bird netting around the perimeter. That’s legit.

 

[CaptainJack]

I thought I had seen others having issues with theirs as well. You would think a bigger company like this would have worked out more of the bugs before release though.

look at how poorly reviewed the nyos reactor is... effectively it dumps the carbon into your tank at some point.

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Well done Chris! Even have the bird netting around the perimeter. That’s legit.

The critter guard was a last minute addition....but seemed to make sense. Keeps birds and squirrels out of there and away from the wires. This is the stuff I got, from Amazon.

 

[SynDen]

Nice, thats a great upgrade. I have been wanting to do the same to my house too, just havent bit the bullet on it yet. Who did you get them from?

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Nice, thats a great upgrade. I have been wanting to do the same to my house too, just havent bit the bullet on it yet. Who did you get them from?

I ordered the system from Wholesale Solar, and paid a company called Solar Permit Services do draw up the plans and detailed electrical line drawings. Wholesale Solar was fantastic to work with, I'd highly recommend them. Solar Permit Services was great at first, and then I probably wore out my welcome by making too many change requests. He flat out isn't responding to my emails anymore.

In the city of Loveland I can offset 100% of my previous years power consumption. So I averaged out my last 12 months of usage and designed a system that will get me as close to that 100% as I could. On paper the system is 14.5 kWh with 32 panels, each with a micro-inverter that converts the power from DC to AC at the panel. I guess that means if part of the array is shaded or covered in snow, the unobstructed panels will still produce and the whole array won't be compromised.

I'm actually kind of excited to get those first couple of power bills to see the real world numbers, and stop dealing in the hypothetical...

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

I should have said that they were 32 BIG panels:

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[halmus]

And you’re about 4’ tall right?

Those panels are huge! Ideally they should produce 450wh at peak? My system went online last Nov. So, you’re just entering the low point for the year but should still see some good results.

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

And you’re about 4’ tall right?

Those panels are huge! Ideally they should produce 450wh at peak? My system went online last Nov. So, you’re just entering the low point for the year but should still see some good results.

The panels are 6'5" tall and 3'3" wide....I'm 6'3" and at least in that picture I don't look like I'm 3'3" wide. The panels are 365w each at max power output.

 

[SkyShark]

Wow, awesome to see. How far out do you estimate breakeven to be?

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

@SkyShark I'm still waiting on the bill for the installation help I had. Originally it was looking like 6-7 years, now I'm guessing more like 8. I'll let you know after all the bills are paid.

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Just some cell phone pictures with the 20k Orphek filter.
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[TheRealChrisBrown]

I started a new job on Monday, tank already looking poopy! Lol.

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[Dr.DiSilicate]

You’re working too hard...


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[scmountain]

clean up crew slacking with no manager to supervise!

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Yeah, I feel like I am the glass clean up crew....and I have been slacking. It's so gross! I still haven't touched it since that pic was taken.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

It just means your hands are outa the tank... all good. It’ll look so great when you clean the glass.


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[TheRealChrisBrown]

I recently had a birthday, and my wife got me a new Olympus underwater camera. I only had a few minutes this morning, but I thought this was pretty good. Literally under water, snapped a few shots, and uploaded and cropped this one. Call it my tester:

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[scchase]

I love that camera, anyone that wants something easy and likes to take pics needs one

 

[JuanGutz]

I recently had a birthday, and my wife got me a new Olympus underwater camera. I only had a few minutes this morning, but I thought this was pretty good. Literally under water, snapped a few shots, and uploaded and cropped this one. Call it my tester:

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Was that photo with lights off and just flash or?