Tank NUked by storm

[stunreefer]

Damn dude, so sorry to hear this Mike.

Great move on the back-up power, can't go wrong there! Also, make sure to test your VT batt back-up weekly while in use.

Good luck with the rebuild man, lemme know if you need any help.

[thefishgirl]

Mike, I was very sad to read about this. You had some really gorgeous fish, and of course super corals as well. Let me know if I can help in any way.

[Mike]

The electrician from HD just left and I ended up getting a 12kW whole house GE. The entire panel gets wired into the transfer panel. It will be able to run pretty much all the things in my house. We dont have an electric dryer so that is a good thing. Mostly all NG appliances with the exceptions being the micro, dishwasher and refrigerator. We can set the priority of power too. The generator will shed loads if need be to power the essentials, one of which will be the recirc and skimmer on the aquarium. Cost right at 7K (1 year interest free installed). The cool thing is we can take it with us if we move.

[thefishgirl]

That's awesome Mike!! And of course, priority power to the fishes!!! Would not have it any other way!

[Mike]

It is a big investment but it serves the entire family and will for years to come.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

The labor is as much as the unit. The electrician said it will take around 6-8 hours to install it. I want it done right and believe in you get what you pay for. It will be a master electrician doing the install for me. It also includes any site work, the permits, inspection, etc.

[180wall]

Nice Mike. You run natural gas or propane?

[Sir Patrick]

That is one monster of a generator!!!

[Mike]

It is going on NG. I started working on aquascaping a few minutes ago. I am hoping to finish by Monday or Tuesday and start adding water.