Water test

Reefrookie733 · Apr 6, 2020

Testing a 200G tank. Can i get by with filling it with 3 tanks of 55G from RO/DI leftover water or should i really fill it all the way to the top?
Thx
Wes

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 6, 2020

I can’t tell what you are asking. Are you just asking if you can keep a tank partly full?
What is ro/di leftover water?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 6, 2020

You mean the waste water from the ro for leak testing?

Reefrookie733 · Apr 6, 2020

I'm using the waste water to fill the tank from my Ro/Di unit so as to not waste 200G of just tap water and im using 55G drums for waste water. i just wanted to know if 3 X 55G = 165G = 3/4 full if that is a good enough indicator for tank leaking if it is going to do so

Reefrookie733 · Apr 6, 2020

I'm using the waste water to fill the tank from my Ro/Di unit so as to not waste 200G of just tap water and im using 55G drums for waste water. i just wanted to know if 3 X 55G = 165G = 3/4 full if that is a good enough indicator for tank leaking if it is going to do so

mike550 · Apr 6, 2020

Reefrookie733 said:
I'm using the waste water to fill the tank from my Ro/Di unit so as to not waste 200G of just tap water and im using 55G drums for waste water. i just wanted to know if 3 X 55G = 165G = 3/4 full if that is a good enough indicator for tank leaking if it is going to do so

I think you want to leak test a “full” tank not just 3/4. But keep in mind you can put things in to help displace the water so it acts like a full tank. You’re not testing the middle of the tank. Just the seams.

Reefrookie733 · Apr 6, 2020

mike550 said:
I think you want to leak test a “full” tank not just 3/4. But keep in mind you can put things in to help displace the water so it acts like a full tank. You’re not testing the middle of the tank. Just the seams.

Thanks, that's kinda the info i needed was add stuff to it to make it displaced and that will test it full instead of actually having to fill it with 200G of water.