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How do you do a water change?
I want to improve my water changes and actually do them lol... How do you do yours? Weighing or measuring salt? heating or not heated water? How do you get water from the tank to the disposal/outside? Any tricks? i have seen the pvc pipe things to drain water and whatnot.. I originally...
Where did you buy the plastic containers for your rodi water. Ive been meaning to set up my own “water station.” Ive been using a rubbermaid tote for storing my rodi waterI have a mixing station in an adjacent room that's heated and cooled. I also have a sink in my basement man cave where the tank is. I have 1" PVC pipe plumbed from the mixing station through the wall under the sink. I have valves and barbed fittings that I attach a 3/4" ID clear tubing to to pump fresh salt water to my tank or RO/DI to my ATO reservoir.
When I remove water from the tank I siphon it in to a 32 gallon Brute on rollers and roll it to a window where I put a pump in and pump it via a garden hose to the woods in the back of my property.
All said it takes about 10-15 minutes to do a 25-30 gallon water change without lifting a single bucket.
Under the sink in the man cave.
The fitting to attach to water hose for emptying the Brute full of old water.
Mixing station....you can see the two different pipes for RO/DI and salt water.
My home made method for attaching the clear tubing that sends new salt water to the tank.
. I'm sure there are cleaner way but this works my tank is in my living room and I don't have the luxury or skills for plumbing I have my apex setup to awc a gallon a day. I fill up the 15 gallon container once every two weeks. The old water is pumped outside while the freshwater is pumped in. Best thing I've ever done to my tank. My corals have showed a big improvement in growth and color.
I like your PC tubing attachment. With it going so low, how do you break the siphon? I currently use an old clip that came with a pump. Holds the tubing and I can lower to level I want removed (marks on tank for level of change) and then raise it when I add fresh SW back.I have a mixing station in an adjacent room that's heated and cooled. I also have a sink in my basement man cave where the tank is. I have 1" PVC pipe plumbed from the mixing station through the wall under the sink. I have valves and barbed fittings that I attach a 3/4" ID clear tubing to to pump fresh salt water to my tank or RO/DI to my ATO reservoir.
When I remove water from the tank I siphon it in to a 32 gallon Brute on rollers and roll it to a window where I put a pump in and pump it via a garden hose to the woods in the back of my property.
All said it takes about 10-15 minutes to do a 25-30 gallon water change without lifting a single bucket.
Under the sink in the man cave.
The fitting to attach to water hose for emptying the Brute full of old water.
Mixing station....you can see the two different pipes for RO/DI and salt water.
My home made method for attaching the clear tubing that sends new salt water to the tank.
