RODI setup- show me yours

shibumi · 07/19/2007, 03:43 PM

I just got my RODI system

and I was looking for some ideas how to set it up.

Please show me some pics of yours where you storage the water and you mix it with salt, tips, what not to do ... everything you can give me will help.

Thanks

CMcNeil · 07/19/2007, 03:49 PM

here is mine,i got rid of the garbage cans a bought two 30 gallon drums.

i have a pump in both drums to keep them from getting stagnant.for mixing salt i just pour it into the left side drum and let the pump mix it.every once in a while ill go out and still it with a stick just for added stirring.

mflamb · 07/19/2007, 05:41 PM

The RO/DI is mounted in the space above the hot water heater.
The two waste water drains are plumbed to the swimming pool and the Rose garden.

adnup · 07/19/2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by mflamb
The two waste water drains are plumbed to the swimming pool and the Rose garden.

I just did that. Its great to not waste the water!

FYI - I got 100' of drip irrigation tubing 1/4" od for $7 at HD Beats the price of RO tubing

mflamb · 07/19/2007, 07:25 PM

I got mine at HD also.

plc001 · 07/19/2007, 08:20 PM

This is mine:

I'm also planning to put the waste in the pool.

I have the new fresh RODI going in the fish room from the barrel via gravity and control my hand by a valve. In the fish room I have a 14g container that pumps water to the tank via a float switch.

In the Brute can, I have a pump with a switch in the fish room. I turn it on to get new salt water to the tank when I do water changes. I also have a pump for circulation.

No more buckets for me;-)

mflamb · 07/20/2007, 08:48 AM

Great work Pedro!

deftonead · 07/20/2007, 10:13 AM

right in your bathroom sink...

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plc001 · 07/20/2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by mflamb
Great work Pedro!

Learned from the best (Carol and you) ;-) Thank you guys!

hexedagain · 07/20/2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by mflamb

The RO/DI is mounted in the space above the hot water heater.

Sorry, but I have to ask, why are you heating hot water?
Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine. I drive the wife nuts when she calls it a hot water heater. It's the most commonly used term for a water heater, I just like to razz people about it.
All in good fun.

Nice setup by the way.

ReefArtist · 07/20/2007, 06:08 PM

Sweet setups! Mine will look just like Mike's and Pedro's all DIY! The water changes will be done by turning ballvalves and turning on a pump using a switch. Everything will be automated to the max. My RO/DI will be tapped off my Hot Water Heater pipes

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shibumi · 07/20/2007, 06:17 PM

I didnt get it, but no I do

heating hot water funny

Yes carol your looks exactly like mike's ... Did he help?

I think that is the design I am going to TRY to go for. I saw Emmet's and it is the same design.

Thanks you all

ReefArtist · 07/20/2007, 06:22 PM

We always help each other

. Mike had started with the design and I just kept adding to it - but he was the brains behind this operation. I just did the drawings (Tried to do the drawings).

mflamb · 07/22/2007, 12:03 PM

Teamwork always improves the end product. That's one thing I really like about the reefers in the Tampa Bay area...lots of teamwork!

07/19/2007, 03:43 PM	#1
shibumi Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seminole / St Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,832	RODI setup- show me yours I just got my RODI system and I was looking for some ideas how to set it up. Please show me some pics of yours where you storage the water and you mix it with salt, tips, what not to do ... everything you can give me will help. Thanks

07/19/2007, 03:49 PM	#2
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	here is mine,i got rid of the garbage cans a bought two 30 gallon drums. i have a pump in both drums to keep them from getting stagnant.for mixing salt i just pour it into the left side drum and let the pump mix it.every once in a while ill go out and still it with a stick just for added stirring. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

07/19/2007, 05:41 PM	#3
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	The RO/DI is mounted in the space above the hot water heater. The two waste water drains are plumbed to the swimming pool and the Rose garden. __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.

07/19/2007, 07:25 PM	#5
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	I got mine at HD also. __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.

07/20/2007, 08:48 AM	#7
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	Great work Pedro! __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.

07/19/2007, 08:20 PM	#6
plc001 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,803	This is mine: I'm also planning to put the waste in the pool. I have the new fresh RODI going in the fish room from the barrel via gravity and control my hand by a valve. In the fish room I have a 14g container that pumps water to the tank via a float switch. In the Brute can, I have a pump with a switch in the fish room. I turn it on to get new salt water to the tank when I do water changes. I also have a pump for circulation. No more buckets for me;-)

07/20/2007, 10:13 AM	#8
deftonead Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Valrico Posts: 385	right in your bathroom sink...

07/20/2007, 06:08 PM	#11
ReefArtist Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 2,703	Sweet setups! Mine will look just like Mike's and Pedro's all DIY! The water changes will be done by turning ballvalves and turning on a pump using a switch. Everything will be automated to the max. My RO/DI will be tapped off my Hot Water Heater pipes .

07/20/2007, 06:17 PM	#12
shibumi Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seminole / St Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,832	I didnt get it, but no I do heating hot water funny Yes carol your looks exactly like mike's ... Did he help? I think that is the design I am going to TRY to go for. I saw Emmet's and it is the same design. Thanks you all

07/20/2007, 06:22 PM	#13
ReefArtist Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 2,703	We always help each other . Mike had started with the design and I just kept adding to it - but he was the brains behind this operation. I just did the drawings (Tried to do the drawings).

07/22/2007, 12:03 PM	#14
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	Teamwork always improves the end product. That's one thing I really like about the reefers in the Tampa Bay area...lots of teamwork! __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.