FrankAbagnale
Aquarium Advice Freak
So can 300 gallons!
Haha no kidding! Every tank I've set up in the past, I immediately want it to be bigger. That's how it goes!
So can 300 gallons!
Picked up my RO/DI system from UPS this morning and I'm pretty excited. I just got it set up and all the lines ran. It's flushing the membrane for the next hour or so. My float valves should be arriving today. If they do, I'll get them set up on my containers and I'll be good to go!
This is after I got it out of the box.
I also received my Pukani rock this morning. I've been working on my scape and think I'm happy with what I did. I guess time will tell...
Yeah, I've only heard good things about the BRS systems. One of the nice things about them is the connection options they give you. There a bunch of different ways to connect the system to your house with some that are quick connects and some that are permanent. I went with the permanent connections.
This is the water line going to the system. I connected it to copper pipe that was near the system. Super easy to do.
This is the drain line. I have it connected to the drain of my utility sink. Also very easy.
This is a photo of the back of my aquarium and the room where all the work gets done.
And this is what I have so far for the scape. I tried to have little cave type areas that the fish can swim through. I also tried to leave the top of the rocks semi flat to leave room for corals and for their growth. I feel like the picture doesn't do it justice, but I am definitely open to opinions. I have some more rock that I can work with as well.
Looks good. Might be a dumb question cause ive never hooked up a RO unit. Why is it connected to the drain? Shouldnt in drain into a water storage? That sink and 'in-wall' setup looks like it makes things easy!
The drain is waste water. Roughly every 1 gallon of RO/DI water you make you will have 4 gallons of waste water. So you have to have that waste water go somewhere. Some people also store the waste water and use it to water their yard. The waste water is crap water that you don't want to put in your aquarium.
You should youtube BRStv. They have lots of videos on RO systems and setting them up.
The truth is...you really don't need all this stuff. You can spend a fortune on a saltwater or freshwater!
The truth is...you really don't need all this stuff. You can spend a fortune on a saltwater or freshwater!
Cycle is on. I put about five pounds of trusted live rock on top of my dry rock and added some ammonia. I'll test tonight to check the parameters.
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