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07-29-2013, 11:32 PM
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Planning my 210 gallon reef tank!
Piece by piece! I know I can do it. So, I'll start the questions small. Should I use distilled water in the tank? How exactly is the salt mixed and how much would I need? Can I put my heaters in the sump? Any advice on getting started?
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07-29-2013, 11:37 PM
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Buy a R.O.D.I. unit and make your own water. Yes, you can put heaters in the sump, and the salt is mixed by you. I use a large pump in the bottom of my mixing barrel, and let it mix overnight. I use a refractometer to tell me when I've put the right amount of salt in.
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07-29-2013, 11:39 PM
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Buy a R.O.D.I. unit and make your own water. Yes, you can put heaters in the sump, and the salt is mixed by you. I use a large pump in the bottom of my mixing barrel, and let it mix overnight. I use a refractometer to tell me when I've put the right amount of salt in.
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I'm not famiar with the unit you're talking about. What kind of water does it put out?
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07-29-2013, 11:41 PM
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Perfectly clean water, with zero T.D.S.
It's a must have, for a reef tank IMO.
search "reverse osmosis" on ebay, or look to the sponsors. Bulk Reef Supply sells them.
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07-29-2013, 11:48 PM
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Perfectly clean water, with zero T.D.S.
It's a must have, for a reef tank IMO.
search "reverse osmosis" on ebay, or look to the sponsors. Bulk Reef Supply sells them.
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Maybe I should look for a used one somewhere?
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07-29-2013, 11:58 PM
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07-30-2013, 12:12 AM
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That a great one...I have that one. Filters are cheap
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07-30-2013, 12:13 AM
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Di resin (on top filter) is old needs to be replaced. Should be golden/green color. Brown means its no longer cleaning like it should
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07-30-2013, 12:14 AM
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Di resin (on top filter) is old needs to be replaced. Should be golden/green color. Brown means its no longer cleaning like it should
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Is it cheap to replace?
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07-30-2013, 12:38 AM
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Yes its cheap. Most online stores sell them. Get the refill bag which is around $18 for 3 refills.
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07-30-2013, 01:00 AM
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Yes its cheap. Most online stores sell them. Get the refill bag which is around $18 for 3 refills.
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How does it hook up? Is it hard? Where does my water come out?
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07-30-2013, 01:19 AM
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Okay, I got my hands on a RD - 102 system. Now I'll be getting the water I need. Once I get tank and stand, I need to get sump, power filters, and etc. Then live sand. I was going to do a mix of live and non live rock.
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07-30-2013, 01:24 AM
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How does it hook up? Is it hard? Where does my water come out?
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I should come with two adapters. One that wraps around the drain pipe under a sink and the other on the cold water supply line. Water comes out line from the filter on top of the rodi unit.
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07-30-2013, 01:25 AM
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I should come with two adapters. One that wraps around the drain pipe under a sink and the other on the cold water supply line. Water comes out line from the filter on top of the rodi unit.
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So, I'll need to catch it in something?
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07-30-2013, 01:45 AM
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Okay, I got my hands on a RD - 102 system. Now I'll be getting the water I need. Once I get tank and stand, I need to get sump, power filters, and etc. Then live sand. I was going to do a mix of live and non live rock.
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If you are going with a sump you don't need a filter get a sump with a refugium. What do you mean by non live rock?
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07-30-2013, 01:48 AM
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Is this tank reef ready (drilled)?
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07-30-2013, 01:48 AM
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If you are going with a sump you don't need a filter get a sump with a refugium. What do you mean by non live rock?
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I meant powerheads for currents, and non live rock is just rock without BB. You grow some on there.
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07-30-2013, 01:48 AM
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Is this tank reef ready (drilled)?
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Meaning overflows?
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07-30-2013, 01:51 AM
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Meaning overflows?
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Yes. Do you have them
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07-30-2013, 01:52 AM
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What power heads do you have in mind?
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