Water Mixing Station

[AdamS]

My wife does the water change on our 75Gal tank most of the time, so I had to make an easy way for her to do it. So here is what I did:

The top can is filled via the RODI system and has a float valve to prevent overfilling. The RODI also has a valve the I turn off manually once the tank is full.  The bottom tank is used for mixing salt water, and both are dispensed directly into a 5Gal pail. We still have to lug water upstairs but at least the mixing and dispensing are easy.

Feel free to post your storage / mixing / Dispensing systems, would love to improve mine for next time. Actually, at the next house it will be automated, but still...

Adam

 

[Seggsy]

I didn't take a picture of the culligan bottle sitting in the laundry tub, or the stick I use to mix the salt in.....

This would be a good holiday project for me, for sure. 

 

[Neopimp]

I use a 20 Gallon Brute Garbage Can from home depot.  I have the RODI run to the can with a shut off valve and a float valve.  I open the manual valve and walk away.  COme back whenver I remeber and toss 6ish cups  of salt into the can.  In the can I have a powerhead and small heater that runs all the time.  I have a MAG6 or somethign in the can plugged into an outlet whcih is run by a switch.  After the salt is mixed for a couple days or whenever I throw the swithc and it pumps it into my sump.

To get water out of the sump I open a valve and the water just drains to the houses sump pit then out to the city drains

 

[AdamS]

Seggsy, i think i spent an evening to put it together, really doesnt take long if you have all the parts.

Neopimp, sounds similar, i would like to do what you do, but sump is upstairs, this is downstairs. But what you do is the way to go if possible.

 

[phi delt reefer]

My wife does the water change on our 75Gal tank most of the time....

The bottom tank is used for mixing salt water, and both are dispensed directly into a 5Gal pail. We [glow=red,2,300]She[/glow] still have to lug water upstairs but at least the mixing and dispensing are easy.

Adam

You my friend are a god amongst men... I'll send my wife over for whatever training regime you got yours on... Money isnt an issue... I'll sell some of her purses to finance the tuition.

 

[AdamS]

Haha, Reefhero was over the other day and she was doing water top up at 8.5months prego! Now I kinda sound abusive...but I'm not, I always follow the rule of thumb  :-\

 

[phi delt reefer]

Haha, Reefhero was over the other day and she was doing water top up at 8.5months prego! Now I kinda sound abusive...but I'm not, I always follow the rule of thumb  :-\

LOL - your on a roll buddy!

 

[sunnykita]

Keep the ideas coming guys, I'm liking this thread, I have to set up my ro/di system, mine will be in the basement too and have been pondering the how to. I like this idea. Is there a small inexpensive pump you could buy that would pump the water up into the sump of the tank vs carrying jugs? only running when necessary? I'm trying to plan ahead.

 

[sunnykita]

Storage question
Do you worry about chemicals from the plastics leaching into the water? with all the care that goes in to water quality, I wonder whether using the garbage cans is a good option? I work in the food industry and storage and food safe is a big deal, just wondering. I'm assuming that this system with the garbage cans has been working for some of you for a while. Comments appreciated. Not meaning to hijack a topic, this can be moved if need be.

 

[AdamS]

Any ato system would have that very type of pump. I just havent decided i want to drill through my floor yet, although i may one day.

The garbage cans are NSA certified to standard 2 and 21. They are USDA meat and poultry equipment group listed, and used by reefers all over the place and nobody has had a problem that i know of. My water tests 0 tds after being in the cans for a period of time. Google rubbermaid brute, or look it up on reefcentral.

Btw i posted this quite a while ago and the system is still working great.

 

[sunnykita]

Thanks so much Adam, you just clarified for me the fact that I can use them with no worries, I will check out the rubbermaid brute. I will be able to drill through the floor when the tank is in it's final place, the water should be right underneath it. I was going to put the sump in the basement, but to conserve electrical costs, I'll set it up behind the tank, i will have the room for it. Thanks again. Appreciate the info and not having to look all over for it. Saves me a lot of time and frustration too !

Any ato system would have that very type of pump. I just havent decided i want to drill through my floor yet, although i may one day.

The garbage cans are NSA certified to standard 2 and 21. They are USDA meat and poultry equipment group listed, and used by reefers all over the place and nobody has had a problem that i know of. My water tests 0 tds after being in the cans for a period of time. Google rubbermaid brute, or look it up on reefcentral.

Btw i posted this quite a while ago and the system is still working great.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

There was some topics in here about the pails leaching  in here amd refefcentral.    As lomg as yu use food grade yur good