A Clearly Fabricated 270g

[ret25yo]

not the shipping... IO was on sale for 30.... the shippping shocked me in checkout

 

[Jobiwan]

Better stock up before they wise up, I've purchased 28 buckets of Seachem Reef Salt(only around $41.00 a bucket), 200 pounds of oolitic sand, a cubic foot of carbon, all delivered by FedEx, no matter how big the order it is $17.99 for shipping....And best of all no sales tax....The FedEx guy loves me...

 

[roscoe]

O man I better stock up on some salt I thought it would cost a heck lot more with all that weight!

 

[ret25yo]

heres the stand and some plumbing

 

[ret25yo]

how does this look for an RO/DI?
any other suggetions..?

http://www.purelyh2o.com/product.php?productid=16219&cat=249&page=1

 

[roscoe]

I was referede to check out ebay by a friend on here. They have some good stuff for very reasonable price.

 

[mmkeeper]

I have been very happy with this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-2-110G...hZ002QQcategoryZ20756QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[roscoe]

I have been very happy with this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-2-110G...hZ002QQcategoryZ20756QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

That is the exact unit I'm ordering.

 

[mmkeeper]

I just tested it with the TDS meter, the filters are 4 months old and a reading of ZERO. I have made alot of water this summer.

 

[roscoe]

sweet! I thought because these units were cheap for a reason but heck They all pretty much filter your water clean. So that is great news. Did you test your incoming also and compare it to the outcome?

 

[ret25yo]

well to be on the safe side I'm going with the 150g w/booster pump from the filter guys. our water is very low flow in our house ... as most of it goes to the cattle..lol.

 

[mmkeeper]

i have not tested my incoming water. But it is very hard. Lots of minerals. My ro drinking water tests at 100

 

[jedimike]

I also got my RO/DI from filtersdirect. Mine is nearly a year old and I'm just starting to get some TDS. It registers 3 ppm ..lol Even then I can't be sure the filters need changed because I did get a bit of salt from the bucket into my holding water. I'll have to get a cup or so right from the spout and see what it measures.

ret25yo - keep posting pics. I'm curious to see how this monster will turn out. I'm a vet as well... ex-Navy, so I'm happy to see the VA is making some accomodations for you. After hearing about Walter Reed, I wasn't sure if the VA was doing our vets right. Of course, if the VA doesn't get adequate funding, then there's not much that can be done. I think our "new" congress will fund them properly though.

 

[Maxx]

glad to hear you made it back Kyle from the sandbox....I was in Doha Qatar and Saudi for 3 months while I was in the Marine Corps....only place in the world that made Mogadishu Somalia seem normal by comparison...

yes but my sump is not about the flow of the tank (thats what I have 2 closed loops and tunzes for). If one pump goes down I'll still have my system running just not as strong.. and if I had one pump that went down it could be disaterous(sp). The overflow due to size ect. for proper flow to the sump can safely handle 2500 gph, But I dont want to "push" water through the sump.

I realize you've already bought the pumps, but I would suggest you reconsider your plan here. One larger pump can do more for you, while using less electricity. That can be a concern if your forced to use a generator at all. As far as redundancy goes...design your plumbing so that replacing a pump is fast and easy, and then buy a back up pump and keep it ready to go.

Experiance talking here. I have two pumps in my 58 gallon tank.....I need a chiller. I have one pump running on my 120, no chiller needed. Both are in the same room.

Nick

 

[ret25yo]

posting pics stay tuned.....

have to find cables...

 

[ret25yo]

o.k picked up the tank... First order was to attack the door...
before...

during...

after...


sump...

tank...

stand...tank...sump before wipedown.

size comparison

 

[Jobiwan]

Beautiful Setup Kyle, you're going to have a show piece. I was admiring the Sump, Jason does incredible work doesn't he? Keep us posted, best regards, Joe

 

[Scooterman]

Really nice Kyle, man another big tank
What is used between the metal stand frame & the actual tank? Is that like a plastic or something that acts as the surface?
I have to admit, Jason is cranking out some nice work here, man very nice work!

 

[ret25yo]

1/2" or 3/4" starboard... as I didnt want plywood

 

[JPG@CFI]

Kyle,

Any new pic's? Everyone is waiting..............

Jason