JDubb_4051
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About to start my first fill today. Can’t flipping wait
tl/dr; want to store/mix water on Florida, screened, shaded patio and plumb for automation...but have questions.
On topic, my plan WAS to build a mixing station in my garage, plumb my RO/DI and use buckets allowing time for water to acclimate. Automation would not be a day 1 thing. Longer term consider running pvc through attic to fish room, automate, but admittedly not easy and probably not to code
My wife says last night, why not store on the screened back porch? Which is on the other side of my fish room. Thought being I could hook RO/DI to outside spigot, and I’d have my mixing station. Poke a hold through the wall, run tubes for AWC and ATO, and I’d be off and running. Certainly seems like the safest option in the event of a leak (at least from that part of the system). Still not a day 1 thing but could do it soon.
1) NE Florida. Summers get as high as 94, hard freeze warnings a few nights a year. I’ve never measured temps on the patio but the screen makes a noticeable difference and Reservoirs would not be in direct sun. If setting up ATO and AWC I’ve read temp variances are okay and maybe only need to worry about a heater in the sump for cold nights? Maybe also only schedule during daytime hours (hard freezes are overnight and usually by AM we’re in the 40’s)
2) no drain available, so my RO/DI waste and salt from water change will essentially have to be run outside and drain into the grass (suppose I could dig a deep hole and fill with rock). Will salt damage grass and will I have to worry about things coming back up my 1/4’ tube? Mold? Probably should plan to replace every so often. I could add a third vessel for SW waste but still won’t be able to bring near a drain.
3) I’m estimating I’ll end up mixing SW every 3-4 weeks but with an AWC I can obviously increase that and plan to mix every 2-3 weeks. Assuming I could just circulate during that time but would rather not have a pump going 24/7 could I plan to mix it for a hour every few hours or because my AWC would be hooked up, would need to keep circulating. I suppose I could circulate and perform AWC only during certain times of the day, ensuring circulation kicks on sufficient time before AWC
Thanks in advance. New to all of this and quickly fell in love with the project side of reefing. Trying to make maintenance easier from the start. Every reefers goal right?
Holes in my plan I’m not thinking through?
tl/dr; want to store/mix water on Florida, screened, shaded patio and plumb for automation...but have questions.
On topic, my plan WAS to build a mixing station in my garage, plumb my RO/DI and use buckets allowing time for water to acclimate. Automation would not be a day 1 thing. Longer term consider running pvc through attic to fish room, automate, but admittedly not easy and probably not to code
My wife says last night, why not store on the screened back porch? Which is on the other side of my fish room. Thought being I could hook RO/DI to outside spigot, and I’d have my mixing station. Poke a hold through the wall, run tubes for AWC and ATO, and I’d be off and running. Certainly seems like the safest option in the event of a leak (at least from that part of the system). Still not a day 1 thing but could do it soon.
1) NE Florida. Summers get as high as 94, hard freeze warnings a few nights a year. I’ve never measured temps on the patio but the screen makes a noticeable difference and Reservoirs would not be in direct sun. If setting up ATO and AWC I’ve read temp variances are okay and maybe only need to worry about a heater in the sump for cold nights? Maybe also only schedule during daytime hours (hard freezes are overnight and usually by AM we’re in the 40’s)
2) no drain available, so my RO/DI waste and salt from water change will essentially have to be run outside and drain into the grass (suppose I could dig a deep hole and fill with rock). Will salt damage grass and will I have to worry about things coming back up my 1/4’ tube? Mold? Probably should plan to replace every so often. I could add a third vessel for SW waste but still won’t be able to bring near a drain.
3) I’m estimating I’ll end up mixing SW every 3-4 weeks but with an AWC I can obviously increase that and plan to mix every 2-3 weeks. Assuming I could just circulate during that time but would rather not have a pump going 24/7 could I plan to mix it for a hour every few hours or because my AWC would be hooked up, would need to keep circulating. I suppose I could circulate and perform AWC only during certain times of the day, ensuring circulation kicks on sufficient time before AWC
Thanks in advance. New to all of this and quickly fell in love with the project side of reefing. Trying to make maintenance easier from the start. Every reefers goal right?
Holes in my plan I’m not thinking through?
