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Old 07-20-2013, 11:33 PM
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I have done it before where I have just set up an rodi bin in a spare bedroom. You have to get really creative with storage too as there isn't normally a lot of room for salt buckets etc.

Get chatty with your landlord early and they may let you borrow a bit of space on the garage

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Old 07-21-2013, 12:12 AM
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Hey there Joe, I'm currently in a basement suite & running 2 tanks. I just fill ro/di water daily as needed & keep it in 5 gal buckets, not ideal I guess, but it works for us. When I need to do my water changes, just mix in an 18 gal tote, again, as needed.
We are a tad crowded, but then again I have always been relatively comfy in smaller living quarters, lol.
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BTW, any luck in your tank hunt yet ? I told my friend to contact you.
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Old 07-21-2013, 01:28 AM
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Use one of those fridge icemaker connexions and tee it into the nearest cold water pipe.
Water goes into to ro/di than into 2x1x1 tupperware type container with a float valve and auto top off. All of which is under the tank with the sump
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Old 07-21-2013, 01:48 AM
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For a 90-gallon tank you can use two Rubbermaid Roughneck 18 gallon totes. One for RO/DI water and one for saltwater mixing. They fit into standard closets. I used to run my RO/DI hooked to the kitchen faucet on a timer to fill up 5-gallon pails that I would dump into the 18 gallon totes. If you have a fairly fast RO/DI then it doesn't take all day.
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