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01-31-2008, 03:09 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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   |  Storing RO/DI Water
Where do you store your RO/DI water? I currently store it in a 40 gallon plastic trash can.... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
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01-31-2008, 03:40 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: central Missouri
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I use a gray Brute trash can. The gray, red, and yellow Brutes are all food safe. _________ Diamond Bits USA -- drill bits and bulkheads -- Check out our new lower prices! | |
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01-31-2008, 03:51 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Michigan
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I have an RO/DI coming from Air, water, and ice, shipped today. Does it have to be a dark container with a lid?
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01-31-2008, 06:36 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: central Missouri
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It's better if it is. The dark container will keep algae from growing and the lid will help keep the water clean. | |
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01-31-2008, 08:03 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Thank you, all...Yeah, that is my concern, the can being food safe.... | |
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01-31-2008, 08:49 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 46
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| Store salt and ROI run
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Originally Posted by DiamondBitsUSA  I use a gray Brute trash can. The gray, red, and yellow Brutes are all food safe. | Same here. I actually have 2. One for RO/DI One for saltwater. That way I'm always ready for a water change. I put them right next to each other so its easy to transfer RO to the salt mixing Brute. I run a UV on each can circulating the water through the UV. My top off is connected to the RO/DI. I also run an air stone in each. I have another pump in the saltwater can that I have connected to the tank to replace saltwater for changes.  no lifting buckets. 
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01-31-2008, 09:25 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Yeah, I have white 32 brute. We run a seio powerhead in it. We keep premade saltwater in 5 gallon buckets...We run small powerheads in each of the 5 gallon buckets | |
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01-31-2008, 09:32 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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I have about 4 55 gallon plastic drums that im going to start using for rodi water and mixed saltwater. But the Brutes should be fine. _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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01-31-2008, 10:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: central Missouri
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Here's my storage and mixing setup. The upper brute holds RO/DI. There are two valves coming out of it; one gos to a piece of 1" flex for filling buckets and the other into the salt mixing/storage tank below. I used 1" bulkheads so it only takes about 8 seconds to fill a 5 gallon bucket.  | |
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02-01-2008, 02:10 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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i went to tractor supply and got a 110 gal water storage tank to store mine in works good for me i just have to make water a couple times a month. _________ 160 gallon
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