Steve's 480g upgrade 730g total Zeovit system

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14489818#post14489818 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by porthios
yeah but why waste the money on sch 80 when you don't have any water in the tank? right steve?

That is a good one :lol:.... Just wait brother. It will be up and running soon

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14489796#post14489796 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishypets
Your tank is only as strong as your weakest link. Sch 80 is the only way to go when setting up a big tank. Besides what's another $600 for plumbing parts when you in this deep? We're talking about pennies on the dollar here.

Thanks god i didn't do CL or else plumbing part will be triple

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14490225#post14490225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dudester
Personally I think Sched 80 is only necessary for the bulkheads. Most of our applications don't require the high-pressure security that Sched 80 affords. I particularly don't like the fact that Sched 80 pipe has a smaller inner diameter than Sched 40, which restricts flow. All that being said, Sched 80 pipe does come in gray in the large local hardware stores, so it's easy to get without mail ordering which is often necessary for gray Sched 40. And you know how much I like gray PVC Steve!

Mike, i use sch 80 on all the elbows, and valves but the PVC pipe is sch 40. I know what you mean...

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14490239#post14490239 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
true dat! You get less internal space with schedule 80...but they fit much better. You can get schedule 40 in colors now anyway, like gray and black.

Most of my plumbing will be sparflex...

 

[fishypets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14490225#post14490225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dudester
Personally I think Sched 80 is only necessary for the bulkheads. Most of our applications don't require the high-pressure security that Sched 80 affords. I particularly don't like the fact that Sched 80 pipe has a smaller inner diameter than Sched 40, which restricts flow. All that being said, Sched 80 pipe does come in gray in the large local hardware stores, so it's easy to get without mail ordering which is often necessary for gray Sched 40. And you know how much I like gray PVC Steve!

Mike,

I disagree with you here. By using sch. 80 you are not "restricting" you are only making the flow more forceful, which is what we want in a reef correct?

 

[Dudester]

Let's use an extreme example, Clint. 100 gallons of water will flow completely unrestricted through a large pipe, say 6 feet in diameter. It won't flow quickly perhaps, but it will flow without restriction. Let's send that same 100 gallons of water through 1/4" tubing. It will be very restricted, although it may leave the end of the tubing with a greater velocity. If you want restriction to flow, put it at the very end of the pipe, like when you place your thumb over the end of a hose to squirt the bird crap off your outdoor furniture. You don't want to use a 1/4" hose as the conduit to get the water to the end of the hose, right?

 

[jnarowe]

and fluid dynamics is a lot more complicated than all that, but really you wan to allow as much flow (volume) as possible, regardless of what presure it comes out at.

 

[fishypets]

I smoked a little too much before I posted guys, Sorry you guys are right

 

[Jar*Head]

Wow, two on one....

 

[fishypets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14491898#post14491898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jar*Head
Wow, two on one....

You're a sick, sick dude Steve.

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14493226#post14493226 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishypets
You're a sick, sick dude Steve.

I didn't mean it that way. BTW, my 9 stages RODI arrived yesterday. I am going to mod it a little bit. The unit originally come with 1 sediment, 1 carbon block, and 3 DI. I am going to add 2 more canister to run 2 sediments, 2 Chloramines and 3 DI also adding a U.V sterilizer unit . Again, i know it is not necessary for the U.V but i rather be safe :lol:

 

[jnarowe]

yeah, I personally think the UV is a good idea and will probably implement that my next time around. Will you put the UV first in line? Seems like that would be a good way to get the water temp. up a bit and increase production.

 

[GSMguy]

Edit: oh the uv is for the RO/di, not the tank...,

 

[jnarowe]

Well, that's what I assume anyway.

 

[Jar*Head]

The U.V is for the RODI unit. I am not going to run U.V in my tank. Just got off the phone with Aqua FX they said i don't have to run the U.V because the city water is good already just remove the chlorine ang Chloramines but i am going to run it any way. You'll never know...

 

[jnarowe]

I would. They don't really know anyway. A "snapshot" of tests does not give the picture 27/7/52. Since I am on a well, I feel it would be stupid of me to not use UV on my next system.

 

[Jar*Head]

Thanks god the U.V didn't cost much...

 

[erics3000]

I never thought of running uv on RO water. I am on a well.. Jonathan what is it about well water with UV your mentioning???

Steve any new pics...

 

[jnarowe]

Generally being untreated and such, well water is much more likely to have stray organisms. I live in an area that was farmland not too long ago so there are plenty of "nutrients" in the water supply as well as the probability of various bacterium we wouldn't want alive in our systems.

The part I need to figure out is how to connect the UV through my LLC so that it is only on when the water is running. Also, I would bet there is a minimum flow required to operate a UV lamp safely, so keep that in mind.

 

[Dave's Reef]

Hey,

I never thought of running a UV on my DI system? Do they make a smaller type "cartridge" size one like the cartridges for the RODI or, are you retrofitting the UV to the unit?

This sounds interesting details, details!