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RupertofOZ
 Post subject: Re: Insulating the FT
PostPosted: Feb 4th, '11, 11:51 
Your alter-ego isn't Rosco is it?? ... :laughing3:
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PostPosted: Feb 4th, '11, 15:28 
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My tank is half buried and insulated with marine carpet which keeps the sun from warming the tank directly (its also a painted IBC). It seems to warm up pretty quickly from running through the GBs. Pretty much can tell what the tank temp will be by looking at the temp of the day and averaging the max and min etc....

I am wondering if anyone knows how much water is lost from a tank covered vs uncovered through evaporation... :wave1:
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PostPosted: Feb 4th, '11, 19:18 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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RupertofOZ wrote:
Your alter-ego isn't Rosco is it?? ... :laughing3:


Keh?
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 Post subject: Re: Insulating the FT
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Stuart Chignell wrote:
RupertofOZ wrote:
Your alter-ego isn't Rosco is it?? ... :laughing3:


Keh?


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@Stuart: rupertofoz is referring to this thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8924&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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 Post subject: Re: Insulating the FT
PostPosted: Feb 5th, '11, 05:59 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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PostPosted: Feb 5th, '11, 06:02 
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 Post subject: Re: Insulating the FT
PostPosted: Feb 5th, '11, 06:58 
You can say that again Stuart.. :mrgreen:
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I insulated my system so I could keep trout all year round, otherwise I would not bother. Shade cover is the most essential aspect of keeping the temperature stable. In one of my systems direct sun can raise 1000L of water about 6-7c in one day, shade it and it shifts about 2-3c.
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PostPosted: Feb 5th, '11, 09:21 
Is that based on this summer though... you guys have been unusually cool up until now...
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Micro climate of system location does play a huge part in the temperature of a system. Shade, access to prevailing cool breezes, distance from hot summer thermal masses like north facing brick walls. Location of the system is probably more important than insulation of the tank.
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So right next to a green corrugated fence might not be the best? :dontknow:
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RupertofOZ wrote:
Is that based on this summer though... you guys have been unusually cool up until now...

That is based on last 3 years including Black Saturday. This year the insulated system has not passed 24c but as you say its been much cooler this summer only 2 days at 40c
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