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02/08/2014, 11:17 AM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 18
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Water Changes
I am handicapped and can not carry heavy containers of water. I have a 180 gallon reef tank.
I would like to automate my water changes and am looking for some ideas. I would like to have barrels for 25 gallons of RO/DI water and one for mixing salt water. I would then like to pump RO/DI water to salt water tank, then salt water to display tank sump for weekly changes. Is there any way to automate this? If someone already has done this and is willing to share parts and pictures, it would make my day. Thanks! |
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02/08/2014, 01:48 PM
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EMT-B
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 879
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Genesis make an auto water change system. Maybe that would help?
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I see your Schwartz is as big as mine. Current Tank Info: 20 long |
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02/08/2014, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Boulder,CO
Posts: 1,291
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ATO for adding RODI. For WCs I use a mag 7 pump with a garden hose to pump saltwater into the sump. The mag 7 is being used as a submersible pump right now but it could also be used as an inline pump if I chose to switch it up.
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90G DT w/ 30G sump, 2 Apollo SolarBlast Dimmable LEDs, 160 Reef Octopus Extreme, Neptune Apex, Mag 7, MP10 & MP40 |
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02/08/2014, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: The Wild Blue Yonder
Posts: 8,887
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A Brute trash can on wheels with a pump works great.
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If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. Steve Current Tank Info: 180, 2-240 FOWLRs, 240 reef |
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02/08/2014, 04:01 PM
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In Memoriam
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Infinity and Beyond
Posts: 2,445
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Tim I have a LittermeterIII and It does a 179 small water changes a day. Never had the genesis system but it probably works the same way if you want PM me with a email or txt number and I will share some pics,
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02/08/2014, 04:08 PM
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Dr. Reef at ur service
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I have genesis renew pro system a $900 expensive equipment but it does everything automatically.
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Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE |
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