mixing station

  1. monfilsi

    How often do you clean Salt water Mixing Station and Gear

    At my current rate of consumption (1.2% water change per day) I use up my clean salt water from my mixing station in about 40days. I usually run the cycle three times so ~120days before I pull out the mixing pump, hoses, etc and flush out any precipitates and sterilize everything including...
  2. kylevan

    Plumbing for Maintenance/Mixing Station

    Good morning, reef dudes. I am currently brainstorming ideas for a mixing station setup in the house I am having built. While I have a solid plan in mind, I am unsure about the idea of running PVC pipes through a finished wall. My main concern is that this would make the plumbing inaccessible...
  3. B

    Water Mixing Station

    Water Mixing for sale. 2 55-gallon verticle water containers. Pump and 5-stage BRS RODI set up. I am asking for 250 with no shed and 450 if you also want the shed. I will also throw in a half box of Tropic Marin Pro salt. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida
  4. T

    Water tight 1/4” bulkhead push connecto

    Does anyone have recommendations on where to get a 1/4” bulkhead push connector that is water seal tight? I need a few of these for my mixing station. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/1-4-push-connect-bulkhead-tank-adapter.html
  5. derpysmurp89

    RODI Booster Pump Pressure Switch not working?

    I recently purchased a used 6-stage BRS RODI system with a Aquetec booster pump. The pump came with the auto-flush and the 40psi pressure switch for the clean water line. After watching countless youtube videos, I feel very confident that I have the system setup correctly. I currently have a...
  6. laxer23

    Crawl space

    Would a mixing station be viable in a crawl space if the holding containers are legit tanks with lids? I don't have room inside my house, nor do I have a garage. Humidity would be the issue but I think* as long as the tanks have lids that shouldn't be an issue. I'm in central NC for reference.
  7. oceake

    Gravity fed ATO

    I'm working on a new build and have a vertically arranged saltwater mixing station in the garage which is conveniently on the other side of the wall from my tank. I'd like to plumb an ATO directly to the RODI barrel, so that it's gravity fed to the tank. I plan to have a solenoid near the RODI...
  8. Cudaman

    California RO/DI Drygoods Water Storage Barrels / Mixing Station

    Letting go of Two 55 gallon water storage barrels … was using strictly for storing RO/DI water … always stored indoors and extremely clean. Pick up in Redwood City … 7️⃣5️⃣ea
  9. dangles

    Introduction, My Setup, and pH/dKH Question

    Hey all... New to the reefing world. I wanted to post a brief intro, some photos of my setup, along with a question... I started my build in October and took it pretty slowly this has allowed me to tweak things and get them (mostly) just how I want them before adding livestock. I decided on...
  10. CincyReefer07

    RO/DI Container Cleaning

    My 65g rodi container just in the past month has started to smell a little funky whenever I go to fill up a bucket of rodi water. Kind of a fishy smell is how I’d describe it. Figure it’s time to empty it out and give it a cleaning. How do you guys clean yours? Take a pressure washer to it...
  11. Connor-Waddle

    UV steralization on salt mixing station?!

    Hi guys! I know the title sounds ridiculous, why would you run a uv sterilizer on a mixing station? Long story short my step dad has had some health issues in the past which had led him to using a CPAP machine. With a CPAP machine you need to use distilled water due to the fact that it has no...
  12. A

    Build Thread Cade 2100

    New Cade 2100 finally in the house. Cable and dosing line management going on inside, and mixing station happening in the garage. The tank will be going up against the grey wall. Ikea cabinet came up a treat in the garage. Still plenty to do but it's taking shape.
  13. Jayanth

    Build Thread My Waterbox Reef 130.4 Build

    Hello All! I starting this thread to showcase my Waterbox 130.4 build. I have planned a lot on automation and a lot of gadgets. I am indeed a control freak. My Waterbox 130.4 finally arrived here in Canada after around 3 months. Some of the equipments that I have now and will be adding more...
  14. Leon Gorani

    What is this growing in my rodi container?

    I have filled my rodi container and mixed it with salt and had the heater turned on and let it circulate for more than a week. I was unable to use the water immediately due to being sick. Now when I looked inside of it I found this brownish film along the edge and the water itself looks kinda...
  15. SLVRADO

    Waterbox Reef 220.6 DREAMBUILD

  16. fdevans

    Mixing Station Build with Images and Lessons Learned

    The mixing station wasn't on my original budget, but was always in the plan. My LFS isn't conveniently close enough to drop in on so self sufficiency was important. I didn't track all the costs but it definitely spiraled into quite the project. Since it's been up and running for a bit now...
  17. ariellemermaid

    Help Us Design a Fish Room!

    So we’re installing a new 200g system in a finished basement. It just recently occurred to me that because there’s an unfinished room off the basement, we have open trusses, and we’re going to have a hole in the ceiling anyway from installing new electrical circuits, that we can have a fish...
  18. sarahgo

    Sarah’s IM 75EXT and Manifold Fed Display Refugium Build

    Hi everyone, I’m super stoked to finally be posting my 6 month long build thread this week. This is my first build thread, and it has lots of DYI, from building a light box for the main display, to conversion of a media cabinet for control purposes, and drilling my first tank. It’s been fun, and...
  19. nivekid

    Mixing Station Explanation & Instructions

    Hello all, I'm currently in the process of buying a house. This house has a concrete floored room that will be my first ever fish room. I would like to set up a nice mixing station like a see so many of you have. Does anyone know of a good write up on how these mixing stations are plumbed, how...
  20. Leon Gorani

    TDS coming from mixing container? How do you keep yours clean?

    I have two brute trash cans that I use for my rodi storage and mixing station. I’m gonna call the clean rodi water storage can Can A, and the other one I’ll call can B which I used to use to make the saltwater mix. Normally I use can A just to store and heat the new rodi water and can B to make...
  21. G

    Water Mixing Setup Design Help

    Hello R2R! So I am getting ready to set up a "smart" water mixing station. With that, I am in the beginning stages of planning the design. I have my hands on 3 65-gal pickling containers, so those will be my storage containers. 2 drums will be stacked on each other (connected with PVC) for...
  22. Cavalina

    Water from new Salt Water Mixing Station smells like PVC glue -- discard it?

    HI All, I recently completed my salt water mixing station. It has a two container vertical alignment that relies on a fair amount of PVC pipe. This morning I mixed my first batch of salt water (10 gallons) and poured it into a couple of 5 gallon jugs. Everything worked great, BUT....... I'm...
  23. Cavalina

    Small Mixing Station: Need R2R Expert Advice!

    Hi Guys, For years I have trudged over to my LFS once a month or more to refill my collection of 5 gallon jugs. But this will be coming to an end fairly soon -- later this week I will be receiving a 4 stage BRS Value Plus RODI unit. I plan on placing the unit under my utility sink in my mud...
  24. fox0521

    Why is my newly mixed saltwater dirty??

    I’ve noticed my newly mixed saltwater having some brown “stuff” in it lately. Tried rinsing and wiping away the brown build up on the walls of the container (nfs brute can), but it came back after a couple mixes. The last water change I did on my 55 g seemed to tick off my Duncan and hammer...
  25. golgobot

    Build Thread Jonathan's Waterbox 130.4 with Detailed Plumbing Diagrams

    It's been 20 years since I kept fish and now seems as good a time as any to start up again and it's amazing how much the hobby and technology has changed in that time. Since January 1st 2021, I've been slowly building my reef tank piece by piece. It's only been 6 weeks, and I don't event have...
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