Wayne's 90 Gallon Build

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by wmcinnes

Reef Central.. if you think your water is bad, you havent seen mine..


Before on the Left, After ~250G on the right...

This is my first stage pre-filter... the second stage carbon block and third stage 1micron filter werent much better... unbelievable.

safe to say I will not be drinking any of my tap water any time soon. :uhoh2:

I was just gonna said that is some high reading from the TDS meter, I guess I should be glad to have in coming water reading at 10ppm.

Good looking build, but just out of curiosity, if you are doing a herbie should you use gate valves instead of regular on and off valves? I didn't see in the picture. It would be a lot harder to control water flow with a regular union valve.

[sphelps]

Nice looking build!

Those aquasafes have an adjustable valve on the waist line, typically you're just told to set it to about 4:1 ratio but you can play around with it to get better results, ie more waste should give you a little lower tds from the membrane. I also mention it because some people don't set it right to begin with and end up with higher TDS. You also sometimes need to run new units for a while before your TDS drops right down.

[wmcinnes]

Thanks for the comments and support guys!

Originally Posted by lastlight

Looks nice so far I love the detailed reports reminds me of a time when I wasn't so lazy

Perhaps running a pair of membranes in series would save you a step? Also, It's generally recommended to mount the aquasafe di canisters vertically to help avoid the water running through channels in the media... contacting more of it.

I dont think I would have enough flow for another membrane in series with the first one. Id have to buy another booster pump and to be honest, i dont want to do that lol
This is actually how it is shown on the unit instructions from aquasafe but it was something I had no idea about! I will keep that in mind, thank you!

Originally Posted by sphelps

Nice looking build!

Those aquasafes have an adjustable valve on the waist line, typically you're just told to set it to about 4:1 ratio but you can play around with it to get better results, ie more waste should give you a little lower tds from the membrane. I also mention it because some people don't set it right to begin with and end up with higher TDS. You also sometimes need to run new units for a while before your TDS drops right down.

I have to use that valve lots when I am adjusting the pressure from the booster pump into the membrane. I try and keep it between 55-65 PSI.

[wmcinnes]

I got my MarcoRocks today (thanks to Eli at CaCo3 Reef Rocks!) and decided to whip up a quick aquascape before I put them in containers to be RO/DI soaked! (just precautionary as I want no phosphates leaching!)



Camera with flash (harder to see depth and caverns in the rocks)


Photo taken off iphone (looks much more like it looks in real life)

[wmcinnes]

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by Elias@caco3reef.com

You got a very nice and detailed build
I think your rock work is going to look grand in there.And I think you should go to sleep

Eli, I think your rock is gonna look excellent in there! Haha i work a 12hr nightshift tonight so i was staying up late to sleep during the day today!

Eli, when I get the rock do I need to cure it to remove phosphates or no?