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Old 05-08-2009, 06:21 PM
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Yup, Sh**y plumbing in the house. Which got me thinking about the wiring, I might run into breaker troubles once everything is running. Two fishtanks (albeit the FW is not running alot of wattage compared to what the SW will be running) and a jacked up computer. I guess we will see. Started filling the tank with RO water. I feel bad for people with huge tanks, this must take forever.
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Old 05-09-2009, 12:05 AM
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You should borrow Greg's(Snappy aka Coral Master) RO unit I think he said it does 300gpd. Nothing like waiting for water to drip huh?
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Old 05-09-2009, 12:40 AM
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You should borrow Greg's(Snappy aka Coral Master) RO unit I think he said it does 300gpd. Nothing like waiting for water to drip huh?
Its defiantly not the most exciting thing I've ever done, but its not the worst either. A few decent water changes from now I could see myself hating the process. Im going to look into a cylindrical plastic water tank, 40G at most. It wont be in the same room as the tanks so Ill still have to bucket it in, still a hell of a lot better than watching them fill.

Just trying to work out the wiring, thinking of doing a little black box idea. Sturdy and water tight so I could place say a 20G QT on top. meh ill just worry about getting the water in the tank for now, I have a solid 5 months of tinkering ahead.
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Old 05-09-2009, 01:33 AM
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You should borrow Greg's(Snappy aka Coral Master) RO unit I think he said it does 300gpd. Nothing like waiting for water to drip huh?

I cant wait till I fill my 150g with my 50gpd...and wait...and wait....and wait...and wait...and
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I cant wait till I fill my 150g with my 50gpd...and wait...and wait....and wait...and wait...and
+1... 187g+66g sump with a 75gpd unit... 3.37 Days...
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+1... 187g+30g sump with a 75gpd unit... 2.89 Days...

I'd say lets have a race, but I think you would win LOL.


Is it just me, or does it seem that a RO unit slows down after a day? I was filling a bunch of Rubbermaid totes, and the first one was WAY faster than the last.
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I'd say lets have a race, but I think you would win LOL.


Is it just me, or does it seem that a RO unit slows down after a day? I was filling a bunch of Rubbermaid totes, and the first one was WAY faster than the last.
We can race, I changed the sump from 30 to 66... DUH! 187+66...
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I'd say lets have a race, but I think you would win LOL.


Is it just me, or does it seem that a RO unit slows down after a day? I was filling a bunch of Rubbermaid totes, and the first one was WAY faster than the last.
Way way slower as ive progressed, started at about 45min to every 5g bucket. up to about an hour a bucket now. Yay
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45 min a 5g bucket!!!! Ohh I WISH! I'm like 3-4 hrs LOL
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I cant wait till I fill my 150g with my 50gpd...and wait...and wait....and wait...and wait...and
And wait... and wait... and wait... and im half done
Id love a tank that size, but I sure dont envy you having to fill it.
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