firereef 180 gallon build

[firereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14751227#post14751227 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
Yeah, get yourself a TDS meter. Click HERE Also, it doesn't look like you have a DI stage. Maybe I can't see it in the pic. If you don't you can easily add one. That will bring your water down to 0 TDS. That is what you are looking for, purity. I usually purge the system with about a gallon before I use it. Might not be totally necessary, but that's what I do.

Heres a better pic of my system. Can you tell if theres a DI stage?

 

[firereef]

TDS

TDS

My TDS meter finally came in and it reads 0;-)

 

[Michael]

the top section could be the di, nice looking filter as well

 

[firereef]

A couple questions please...

I have over 200 lbs of live rock in my tank and another 150 in the process of being cured.

*How long should I wait b4 I put the 150 in my tank??

*How many times should I feed my fish a day??

*Can I add more than 2 corals at once?

*Maybe 10 frags at a time??

*How about invertebrates?

*Is four 1200 maxi jets enough for a 180 gallon?

I have more pics of my tank coming... Im just waiting to finish my aquascape. Thx for answering my questions!

 

[drummereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14757656#post14757656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firereef
Heres a better pic of my system. Can you tell if theres a DI stage?

Hard to say.... Like the above poster said, it looks to be the filter on the top as it is the last in the chain. I had a setup like that a while back. Some DI filters are not refillable. They are basically disposable cartridges. Once that one (presuming it is the DI) exhausts I would get a canister style DI so you can replace the media rather than replacing the whole cartridge. You'll save quite a bit of money. Last time I bought one of those disposables they were around $40, verses the $12 you'll spend on refillable DI resin.