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02/13/2018, 09:48 PM | #1802 |
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Here is my new 150 gallons total volume mixing stations with bucket outlet and direct hose connection to fill without bucket
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02/17/2018, 08:35 AM | #1803 |
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Can't really get a good pic because of the limited space in my shed.
Simple design that works Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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02/28/2018, 08:38 PM | #1804 |
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I just finished mine this past weekend. Next step is a leak test. I also have to paint the riser ply under each tank.
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03/01/2018, 06:55 AM | #1806 |
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Are you asking about filling the tanks or filling a bucket? Tank on the left (RO) will be filled via 1/4” tubing that I have to rig up. Buckets can be filled using the spigots in the front, gravity fed, choice of RO or saltwater.
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03/01/2018, 07:17 AM | #1807 | |
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Yes so you’ll still be carrying bucket in the house, instead of using a outlet 3/4 and plug in a hose to fill your tank Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03/01/2018, 10:09 PM | #1808 |
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So I am planning my mixing station build. I will be using 2 65gallon Norwesco tanks. I have a brand new reefflo dart pump I’m hoping to use to move the water between tanks and mix the salt water. My question is will that pump be to much flow. I have had it sitting storage and don’t feel like buying a smaller pump if I don’t have to
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03/01/2018, 10:13 PM | #1809 | |
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Its never too much flow to mix water and salt you can alway add a fflow valve Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03/02/2018, 04:43 AM | #1810 | |
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03/18/2018, 12:54 PM | #1812 |
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Some nice stations. Tagging along for this.
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03/21/2018, 07:06 PM | #1813 |
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I just commissioned my automatic water changing system this morning. So far so good. It was a ton of work, but worth it.
There's a picture of my saltwater mixing station a few posts up.
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03/21/2018, 08:43 PM | #1814 | |
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Time to plumb in the RODI!
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My wife did not "feel" my mixing station plans I had for the patio so I had to regroup. After some thought I proposed one with a herb garden on top which got the stamp of approval. Finished it this weekend. It's plumbed into the house and feeds my tank at the flick of a switch. Love it.
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06/12/2018, 05:38 AM | #1816 |
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That is unique and lovely. award for prettiest water change station!
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06/12/2018, 08:59 AM | #1817 | |
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What size are those blue drums?
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06/12/2018, 09:51 AM | #1818 |
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06/12/2018, 11:43 AM | #1819 | |
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Those are nice. I’ve never seen the 15 gallon drums.
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06/12/2018, 05:42 PM | #1820 |
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I have my "station" setup in the Garage. I use a brute trash can to mix in, and do a daily water change with the Neptune DOS.
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06/13/2018, 12:26 PM | #1821 |
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hello all, just joined...my (awesome) neighbor passed his 150G SW tank to me (for free), fish & corals too...Had a local guy move & set it up for $400...been running for over 3 weeks now. I'm going old skool for first few water changes, but I need to build a mixing station. Love all these pictures and ideas, you guys rock. I can never tell my wife about this forum. In fact, I'm going to treat this forum like Fight Club...you guys know the 1st rule?
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06/18/2018, 12:32 PM | #1822 |
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Great setup - thx for sharing. I'm using your design as inspiration.
I'm planning my setup with two 55G Nowesco horizontal tanks and I'm wondering what kind of shut off are you using for RO - vertical float switch? TIA, Tom |
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I have 30 gallon drums set up in garage so may need to rethink it a bit. Plant light above? Very cool. I assume you irrigate the plants with wastewater?
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07/15/2018, 07:16 AM | #1824 |
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I am sorry, but like shellsea's wife, I am "not feeling' reading 1800 posts about mixing stations. But felt I should share one concept which I love and likely would not be added until the 2500 mark or so. I plumbed my SW tank into the system with a valve so I can take it out of the system whenever I want. Which is INVALUABLE. The SW mixing tank is a bit higher than my sump and has a small pump [which also manifolds into several reactors, fuge and frag tank]. I have another small pump which recirculates water through the SW tank but also has a T with a valve and a segment of loose flex PVC [long enough to reach the sump] and a T-valve into the drain. A 2nd small pump is attached to the RODI reservoir. The SW mixing tank has one of my heaters in it permanently. When it is time for a water change: 1) I close the valve to the SW mixing tank isolating it from the sump, 2) I open the valve to the drain and drain it [actively pumped by the mixing pump], 3) I activate the pump from the RODI reservoir to fill the SW mixing tank [this pump is on my neptune apex and also auto-flushes my skimmer twice daily], 4) I add salt and wait 24h to both confirm the S.G. and wait for then water to warm, 5) then I open the SW mixing tank to my main system [which adds 10% more volume to the total system and therefore increases my systems' stability]. The crown jewel of the system, however, is that when I need emergency water [which should be never be the case but, shockingly, proves bi-annual or so], I can simply close off my SW mixing tank, and use its pump to pump IDENTICAL WATER [completely matched for temp, salinity, and all parameters] directly to the sump. The latter has saved my butt numerous times. If you have the space and can ensure that it is somewhat protected from major environmental temp swings, this system is highly, highly, highly recommended. $0.02.
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03/26/2019, 01:44 PM | #1825 |
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How are those of you with raised reservoirs (ie RO and or SW) higher than sump level who are also running these tanks as reservoirs for automatic water changes (SW) and ATO (RO) managing siphoning.
I'd like to do a two tank system similar to many of those described but ideally the RO reservoir would also be used for ATO and the SW reservoir also plumbed directly into the sump for automatic water changes. Is a Tee after the pump that discharges back inside each reservoir into the air space (with the other branch to the sump) the safest way ? My reservoirs and tank will be on the same floor, with one of the reservoirs significantly raised above sump/tanks height. TIA! |
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