What is the best method to move my salt mix out of the storage container and into the

reeferkeeper · 03/25/2009, 12:23 PM

.....display tank. Should I just dunk a 5 gallon bucket in there or use a pump or siphon it out?

spleify · 03/25/2009, 12:35 PM

I use a pump, then pump it back into the tank.

metal1971 · 03/25/2009, 12:37 PM

any of them will work. I use a 44 gallon brute trash can .I put a bulk head with a shut off valve on the bottom front and use that to fill a 5 gallon bucket

snorvich · 03/25/2009, 12:46 PM

I have a 250 gallon reservoir that is constantly being filled with RO water. It has a heater with ranco controller and circulation pump. I mix the saltwater and keep it heated and circulating. The circulation system can be diverted to pump it to one of the sumps in the basement. Voila!!

billdogg · 03/25/2009, 01:33 PM

pretty much the same setup as snorvich, but in a 55g barrel. I have schlepped WAY too many buckets over the years - arrange it so that you don't have to if at all possible - well worth the small investment in time and $

JEFFR259 · 03/25/2009, 02:13 PM

I pump the RO/DI water out of the Brute Can into a 5 gallon bucket. Then I mix in salt. I'll usually let the salt water "cure" for a day.

Then I carry the bucket over to the tank and pump it out of the 5 gallon bucket into the sump.

Voila!

reeferkeeper · 03/25/2009, 03:10 PM

Thanks for the ideas. I have a Brute trash can. I guess I need to rig some sort of pump/bulkhead to it to fill a 5 gal bucket which is just about 8% of my tank. Then schlep it about 290 feet to my DT.

Anyone have any pictures?

reeferkeeper · 03/26/2009, 11:38 AM

Anyone have any pictures of your method for getting your storage water out of its container?

chimmike · 03/26/2009, 11:53 AM

yah. I do the same as above. A bulkhead with ball valve on the bottom, I fill up 5gal buckets, and schlep it straight to my display about 40' away, where I use a pump to pump it from the buckets into the sump.

cateyes · 03/26/2009, 05:42 PM

we have a brute trash can on a dolly that is made to fit it. we push the can right up to the tank and as others have said, pump it right into the display...

S_Stoney_S · 03/27/2009, 06:51 AM

I use an outside water butt (like you would use to collect rainwater off your roofs) They conveniently have a tap at the bottom to run the water off from.

Like snorvich's set up this is connected to my RO unit. I have raised the butt up above my sump so all I have to do to top off is open the tap.

03/25/2009, 12:23 PM	#1
reeferkeeper Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 86	What is the best method to move my salt mix out of the storage container and into the .....display tank. Should I just dunk a 5 gallon bucket in there or use a pump or siphon it out? __________________ If you want what most don't have, you have to do what most won't do to get it. Current Tank Info: None

03/25/2009, 12:35 PM	#2
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	I use a pump, then pump it back into the tank. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

03/25/2009, 12:46 PM	#4
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	I have a 250 gallon reservoir that is constantly being filled with RO water. It has a heater with ranco controller and circulation pump. I mix the saltwater and keep it heated and circulating. The circulation system can be diverted to pump it to one of the sumps in the basement. Voila!! __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

03/25/2009, 01:33 PM	#5
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	pretty much the same setup as snorvich, but in a 55g barrel. I have schlepped WAY too many buckets over the years - arrange it so that you don't have to if at all possible - well worth the small investment in time and $ __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

03/25/2009, 03:10 PM	#7
reeferkeeper Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 86	Thanks for the ideas. I have a Brute trash can. I guess I need to rig some sort of pump/bulkhead to it to fill a 5 gal bucket which is just about 8% of my tank. Then schlep it about 290 feet to my DT. Anyone have any pictures? __________________ If you want what most don't have, you have to do what most won't do to get it. Current Tank Info: None

03/25/2009, 12:37 PM	#3
metal1971 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Hampton ct. Posts: 94	any of them will work. I use a 44 gallon brute trash can .I put a bulk head with a shut off valve on the bottom front and use that to fill a 5 gallon bucket

03/25/2009, 02:13 PM	#6
JEFFR259 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 595	I pump the RO/DI water out of the Brute Can into a 5 gallon bucket. Then I mix in salt. I'll usually let the salt water "cure" for a day. Then I carry the bucket over to the tank and pump it out of the 5 gallon bucket into the sump. Voila!

03/26/2009, 11:38 AM	#8
reeferkeeper Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 86	Anyone have any pictures of your method for getting your storage water out of its container? __________________ If you want what most don't have, you have to do what most won't do to get it. Current Tank Info: None

03/26/2009, 11:53 AM	#9
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	yah. I do the same as above. A bulkhead with ball valve on the bottom, I fill up 5gal buckets, and schlep it straight to my display about 40' away, where I use a pump to pump it from the buckets into the sump. __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

03/26/2009, 05:42 PM	#10
cateyes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: OliveBranch, Mississippi Posts: 2,773	we have a brute trash can on a dolly that is made to fit it. we push the can right up to the tank and as others have said, pump it right into the display... __________________ some things in life are not meant to be understood... just accepted.... Current Tank Info: 150 gallon mixed reef, 35ish gallon RBTA tank..

03/27/2009, 06:51 AM	#11
S_Stoney_S Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Guildford, UK Posts: 150	I use an outside water butt (like you would use to collect rainwater off your roofs) They conveniently have a tap at the bottom to run the water off from. Like snorvich's set up this is connected to my RO unit. I have raised the butt up above my sump so all I have to do to top off is open the tap.