Setting up RODI

Jimaustin39 · 11/27/2012, 11:05 PM

Can anyone reply with some pics of their plumbing and tank setup so I have a better idea what to do?

thegrun · 11/27/2012, 11:11 PM

Check out the Bulk Reef Supply website. They have several videos worth your time to view.

Fizz71 · 11/28/2012, 01:12 PM

There are SOOOO many different ways to plumb an RO/topoff setup. Mine runs to a float in a 55g drum to hold the water and the tub runs to another float in the sump so it drips the water in using gravity (no pumps). I turn the RO on and off every few days to refill the top of the drum.

Pictures won't do you much good until you figure out how you want to to top-offs.

Palting · 11/28/2012, 04:14 PM

It cannot get any simpler than mine. I set it up this way temporarily just to get things going, planning to make it more "proper" later. That was 3 years ago. LOL!!!

I plumbed in a t-fitting to the cold water line and attached a garden hose faucet to serve as the source. Put a plank of wood atop the Brute and set the RODI unit on top of that, then drilled a small hole in the top cover for the RODI output. Plumbed in two bulkheads to the Brute, one low with a gate valve, and one high up close to the top. The high bulkhead is connected to a hose the delivers the run-off to a drain if I happen to forget to shut it off and the tank starts to overfill. The lower one with a gate valve delivers water to a 22 gallon mixing bin with a pump for mixing. Once well mixed and aerated, the pump in the mixing bin then switches around to pump new saltwater to the sump for water changes. It has worked so well, I had no urge to improve on it.

11/27/2012, 11:05 PM	#1
Jimaustin39 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 9	Setting up RODI Can anyone reply with some pics of their plumbing and tank setup so I have a better idea what to do?

11/28/2012, 01:12 PM	#3
Fizz71 FragSwapper Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 5,800	There are SOOOO many different ways to plumb an RO/topoff setup. Mine runs to a float in a 55g drum to hold the water and the tub runs to another float in the sump so it drips the water in using gravity (no pumps). I turn the RO on and off every few days to refill the top of the drum. Pictures won't do you much good until you figure out how you want to to top-offs. __________________ --Fizz Current Tank Info: Current system is 8x2x2 240g peninsula setup with a single "chamber" 100g sump in the basement with an RDSB. All corals are 100% home grown from frags of fellow reefers (low natural reef impact).

11/28/2012, 04:14 PM	#4
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	It cannot get any simpler than mine. I set it up this way temporarily just to get things going, planning to make it more "proper" later. That was 3 years ago. LOL!!! I plumbed in a t-fitting to the cold water line and attached a garden hose faucet to serve as the source. Put a plank of wood atop the Brute and set the RODI unit on top of that, then drilled a small hole in the top cover for the RODI output. Plumbed in two bulkheads to the Brute, one low with a gate valve, and one high up close to the top. The high bulkhead is connected to a hose the delivers the run-off to a drain if I happen to forget to shut it off and the tank starts to overfill. The lower one with a gate valve delivers water to a 22 gallon mixing bin with a pump for mixing. Once well mixed and aerated, the pump in the mixing bin then switches around to pump new saltwater to the sump for water changes. It has worked so well, I had no urge to improve on it. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

11/27/2012, 11:11 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Check out the Bulk Reef Supply website. They have several videos worth your time to view.