woodnaquanut
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I'm not sure that's a good idea. It's really designed to push water thru the RO membrane. How much flow does that pump have? Seems like you might need to valve it down so the water has some contact time in the DI.
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I'm not sure that's a good idea. It's really designed to push water thru the RO membrane. How much flow does that pump have? Seems like you might need to valve it down so the water has some contact time in the DI.
jlnielsen13
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Great water setups- just starting mine and borrowing from a lot of yours!
Thanks,
JIM
Thanks,
JIM
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mrkalel
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Have you used those with one side under water? The JG brand equivalent leaks because water bypasses the tubing seal. bassically it's like haveing unsealed threads inside the fitting... the outside is sealed, the tubing is sealed to itself, but water passes between the outside of the tubing and the inside of the housing on most of those.
powderhogg01
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has any tried adding the plastic spacers that hold the seal out and tight to the tubing? I think it would help with leaking, but i dont know for certain.
Yes, and didn't seem to make a difference on any of the ones I tried.
97dezertranger
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Damn that was a very helpful link. I was just gonna use 55g blue plastic barrels. But those containers look way cleaner plus there only an hour from home. Thanks again im gonna give them a call tomorrow and if there reasonably priced I may go that route. Hopefully I can get mine built by the weekend and I can post some pics up. I just picked up a reeflo dart for a circulation and pump out pump for the mixing station. But I still need to go pick up some steel to weld up a nice little rolling stand/table for the two barrels.
btucker7587
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Still building the shed for mine.
Tank is on the other side of the glass door. Figuring out how to run all the line Inside the house is the trick.
Tank is on the other side of the glass door. Figuring out how to run all the line Inside the house is the trick.
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coffee_snob
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I'm one of the lucky ones and have my sump under water station, in adjacent utility room.
RODI Left
SW Right
RODI tank has auto shutoff valve from RODI filter
RODI pumps to SW tank via internal power head
SW tank mixes with it's internal power head, and has 150watt heater in it
Simple water changes
Simple 5g ATO into sump
OK I looked a few days ago but now I can not find the answer.
I am getting ready to setup 2x 200g mixing station. One 200g for RODI and one 200g for SW.
Some people say mix right before you use it and don't let it sit for too long. While personally I have let SW sit for a week before. While right now I am using Brute cans, I do get the brown caking on the sides.
I plan on sitting the sw up to do daily small water changes through a stinner pump.
So my question is how long can/should sw not only sit, before use, but sit in general.
I plan on putting a pump to mix during salt addition, also to keep it moving. Piped from the bottom to a hard pipe into the top.
What luck have people had using something like an MP60 mounted to the bottom. Mixing before use VS 24/7 mixing.
What about a heater?
I found some of my question in a few places, but trying to get a conscious from this post, geared toward mixing station / storage.
Thanks
-Larry
btw, yeah I am adding a 265 tank to my fish room. So I will have 120+180+265 for DT and sumps below. So going through 200g will be interesting.
I am getting ready to setup 2x 200g mixing station. One 200g for RODI and one 200g for SW.
Some people say mix right before you use it and don't let it sit for too long. While personally I have let SW sit for a week before. While right now I am using Brute cans, I do get the brown caking on the sides.
I plan on sitting the sw up to do daily small water changes through a stinner pump.
So my question is how long can/should sw not only sit, before use, but sit in general.
I plan on putting a pump to mix during salt addition, also to keep it moving. Piped from the bottom to a hard pipe into the top.
What luck have people had using something like an MP60 mounted to the bottom. Mixing before use VS 24/7 mixing.
What about a heater?
I found some of my question in a few places, but trying to get a conscious from this post, geared toward mixing station / storage.
Thanks
-Larry
btw, yeah I am adding a 265 tank to my fish room. So I will have 120+180+265 for DT and sumps below. So going through 200g will be interesting.
jason2459
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I've just setup something similar with a stenner dual head fixed 70gpd peristaltic pump. I'd be interested in hearing others answers to those questions as well. What I got from researching was some let it sit and do nothing, some will mix just before use, some will have a pump on a timer mix through out the day.
What I am doing since I'm doing very small 2 minutes at a time water changes is just letting it sit and no heater. What I just did and plan to do, unless some other more informed and convincing information gets posted here, is fill my mixing container every couple weeks w/ ro/di and mix new salt water for a few hours then turn off the mixing pump and let it sit ready to be used and switch back on my stenner ready to go for the next 2 minute water change. No heater and no mixing after that.
coffee_snob
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I'm on a smaller scale than you, but I mix internally with power head mounted bottom/center pointed straight up, and ordinary 150w heater 24 hours before my 10g weekly wc.
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