So over the weekend I started working on this "small" project. After a few ups and downs, and many curse words along with several trips to almost every single big box hardware store in the city, and the realization that PVC primer and glue sets almost INSTANTLY, I finally got this project finished.
Enjoy!
First I had to make a cut into the side of the salt water container to allow for a bulkhead, so I can utilize the pump to mix my salt for me. Of course I didn't have a hole saw nor a spare bulkhead so both of those had to be acquired. Easier than I thought, I measured, cut, siliconed it in. Worked great, hope it holds water. lol
First test fitting,
Oops, too long; story of my life....
Before gluing I started thinking about repairs, especially to something like the pump and I realized if I did it this way I would have no way to take it apart if it required repair, or if the pump decided to die, so back out to home depot, then rona, then finally at Lowes I found what I needed. 1" and 3/4" union couplers, this way I can simply close the appropriate valves, and unscrew the section that I need. These things are harder to find than unicorns. At the end of the day, the hardware store that is furthest away from me seemed to have the best selection of fittings so just a heads up to the rest of you guys, just save yourself some time and go straight to Lowes out in Hyde Park.
Anyways, here is what it looks like now:
RO/DI feeding directly into the container:
So the tank on the left will be a salt mixed container, and the one on the right is pure RO/DI only.
Now with the setup I have made (Copied) I can:
1. Transfer RO/DI into the tank on the left from the right tank to prepare more salt water used for both water changes, and ATO. Making more room to store just RO/DI.
2. Mix the salt in the left container by running it in a loop.
3. Attach my fitting into the tree and running clear nylon hose to my sump when I need to refill it for a water change
4. Empty both containers for transport when the time comes to move. It breaks down into 4 pieces.
What do you guys think?