water storage

[lads13]

how long can you keep asw in a storage tank after you have mixed it i have a 150g dt and plan on mixing 264g at a time in a storage tank :)
cheers

[waynem]

Will it be circulating or air rated?

Also watch the temp if your doing big changes.

So you live in a city of crows......

[lads13]

what type of circulation would you recommend?

[monotreme_man]

it all depends but i just use a small pump pointed tangentially so that my whole
storage tank is rotating. i use via aqua 480's (but anything reliable will do).
i also having a 250w visitherm stealth heater in there.

[waynem]

Yep I agree any small power head just to keep it circulating a little.

[AC2020x]

what do you guys use to store your water for large water changes? And how do you move it from the storage into the tank???
Thanks alot!

[Indymann99]

Mix tank (Brute) works great for me

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/Indymann99/MixRoom.jpg

I have a Mag 9.5 to mix OR pump to the tank sump for waterchanges (about 40-50feet away).
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/Indymann99/MixStorage.jpg

The mix tank pump runs for 20min every 4 hrs to keep the water circulated. heater keeps water at temp for waterchanges.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn10/Indymann99/DSC_0098-1.jpg

I have it hard plumbed to my tank sump and QT. but could easily be put on wheels to roll to the tank /sump for waterchanges.

[Playa-1]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/158898brute43.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/158898Brute42.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/586/158898OCEANREEF2.jpg

I use an inexpensive pump and polyflow tubing to move water from my garage to the tank. I just roll it out when I need it and roll it up when I'm done.