I have a 220G reef and I want to setup automated water changes. This is the last piece of the puzzle to kick my reef into high gear since I really do not have a practical way to do water changes.
I don't really have anywhere to store water tanks though, so I have to get creative. I was going to build a small outbuilding next to my house to store everything, but then I realized just ten feet away from the tank there is an 8x40' crawlspace under my porch. This is perfect because the porch needs remodeled this spring anyway.
Goals:
Lovely! This part is sealed off from the rest of the house. I doubt anyone has entered this section in over 20+ years. The best part is there is a ledge around the entire foundation that is nice and level. I can rest floor joists on this.
I will post updates as I do things. I am going to "just do things" instead of try to plan this out to death, so it should come together quickly.
My wife will not be consulted and no permission shall be requested.
Thanks for following along, and please say hi in the thread, I would love to hear your ideas or comments about how crazy I am!
I don't really have anywhere to store water tanks though, so I have to get creative. I was going to build a small outbuilding next to my house to store everything, but then I realized just ten feet away from the tank there is an 8x40' crawlspace under my porch. This is perfect because the porch needs remodeled this spring anyway.
Goals:
- Easy maintenance so I can be as lazy as possible!
- I do not want to mix saltwater more than once every 1-2 months
- I want to change 2.5G of water per day automatically
- Must have one 75G storage tank for fresh RODI water automatically filled via float valve
- Must have two 75G storage tanks for saltwater
- Water changes must be done via a simple timer, with no float switches or fancy controller logic required
- Monitor TDS of RODI water via Hydros
- Monitor level inside saltwater holding tanks via Hydros (get notified when near empty)
- Keep it simple (because I tend to overengineer things)
- Everything must be hidden in a secret room under my porch!
- BONUS: Secret room should have it's own power and lights
- BONUS: I would like to be able to control which saltwater tank is being drawn from via Hydros app
- BONUS: Move existing ATO pump into secret room and pull from freshwater tank
- BONUS: Secret room should not be a regional mecca for rats or snakes
- BONUS: Secret room should be large enough to store "porch junk" in (pool toys, smoker, etc)
Lovely! This part is sealed off from the rest of the house. I doubt anyone has entered this section in over 20+ years. The best part is there is a ledge around the entire foundation that is nice and level. I can rest floor joists on this.
I will post updates as I do things. I am going to "just do things" instead of try to plan this out to death, so it should come together quickly.
My wife will not be consulted and no permission shall be requested.
Thanks for following along, and please say hi in the thread, I would love to hear your ideas or comments about how crazy I am!