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I can’t stand to let it run down the drain. Just can’t. Not in me. It’s perfectly good tapwater with no disinfectant and a somewhat more ions. Wouldn’t consume it, but seems like plenty to be done with it. To whit, things I have done:
1. Use for successive rinses of new GAC to get the dust out.
1a. Cleaning filter socks.
1b. Cleaning tank stuff generally. Today I mixed it up with some citric acid to get the coralline and other calcareous gunk off of various things.
2. Water the garden, water indoor plants.
3. Laundry—throw in clothes, a bucket or two of reject water, and set the machine to hot. Presto, warm water. Won’t work for front loader I guess. I also don’t do this if the bucket is dirty or the water is for whatever reason anything other than straight reject water.
4. Flush the toilet. This requires a certain compulsiveness, but this is reefing, where compulsiveness is a thing.
5. Add to RODI water to get to the target TDS for WC’s in my FW tank. Not a huge advantage over mixing tap, but the trip through the carbon stage does eliminate the need for dechlor. One less thing to add. (Yes I’ve checked for chlorine.)
Bonus: use old water from reef tank water changes to brine the sidewalk outside my house before a snow storm. Pavement has to be dry, and weather has to stay dry enough for the water to evaporate before the snow starts.
Bonus bonus: brining a turkey. Lol just kidding!
Anyone else share my insane inability to run good wastewater down the drain?
1. Use for successive rinses of new GAC to get the dust out.
1a. Cleaning filter socks.
1b. Cleaning tank stuff generally. Today I mixed it up with some citric acid to get the coralline and other calcareous gunk off of various things.
2. Water the garden, water indoor plants.
3. Laundry—throw in clothes, a bucket or two of reject water, and set the machine to hot. Presto, warm water. Won’t work for front loader I guess. I also don’t do this if the bucket is dirty or the water is for whatever reason anything other than straight reject water.
4. Flush the toilet. This requires a certain compulsiveness, but this is reefing, where compulsiveness is a thing.
5. Add to RODI water to get to the target TDS for WC’s in my FW tank. Not a huge advantage over mixing tap, but the trip through the carbon stage does eliminate the need for dechlor. One less thing to add. (Yes I’ve checked for chlorine.)
Bonus: use old water from reef tank water changes to brine the sidewalk outside my house before a snow storm. Pavement has to be dry, and weather has to stay dry enough for the water to evaporate before the snow starts.
Bonus bonus: brining a turkey. Lol just kidding!
Anyone else share my insane inability to run good wastewater down the drain?