Initial Fill Up.

[Olllie]

guys..

looking to start my reef aquarium soon but was wondering what you all do to initially fill up your tank?

- tap water with suitable additives to remove coppers e.t.c...
- RO water from lfs? ( dont think i could get 340l on the back of a sportsbike)
- is there any other substitute?

im swaying towards adding the additives to tap water for ease of use and the do water changes with RO...

cheers guy's n gall's

Olllie

 

[seffieuk]

guys..

to the salty side

looking to start my reef aquarium soon but was wondering what you all do to initially fill up your tank?

- tap water with suitable additives to remove coppers e.t.c...
- RO water from lfs? ( dont think i could get 340l on the back of a sportsbike)
- is there any other substitute?

im swaying towards adding the additives to tap water for ease of use and the do water changes with RO...

It really is all according what plans you have for the tank - if you never intend to have corals then you can go the first route, but I can bet you that even if you are planning not to have corals, you will fall under their charm very quickly

So, I would say go for the RO water straight away: buy yourself an RO unit and make your own, solves the problem of transporting the water on the back of a bike

cheers guy's n gall's

Olllie

Seffie x

 

[Olllie]

guys..

to the salty side

looking to start my reef aquarium soon but was wondering what you all do to initially fill up your tank?

- tap water with suitable additives to remove coppers e.t.c...
- RO water from lfs? ( dont think i could get 340l on the back of a sportsbike)
- is there any other substitute?

im swaying towards adding the additives to tap water for ease of use and the do water changes with RO...

It really is all according what plans you have for the tank - if you never intend to have corals then you can go the first route, but I can bet you that even if you are planning not to have corals, you will fall under their charm very quickly

So, I would say go for the RO water straight away: buy yourself an RO unit and make your own, solves the problem of transporting the water on the back of a bike

cheers guy's n gall's

Olllie

Seffie x

... on the subject of these RO machines.... how do you use it? do you plug it in and fill up or is it something you leave pluged in... i know what it does and how... just how long does it take ...

cheers seffie

 

[seffieuk]

Ro unit is left plugged in all the time and it is all according how big a unit you get as to how quickly you will get enough water, also depends on water pressure and the weather (heat)

I only run a small unit, takes about six hours to fill up a 25 litre container, but that is fine for me there are a few other things you need along with an RO unit:

best to buy:

an ro unit with a DI attached
if buying secondhand ask how old the membrane is and has it been kept wet, you will need, pipe connectors, either self tapping or y connector (think that is what it is called - Trod is the expert in this family ). ball valves, x 2
TDS meter if not an inline one they can be got very cheaply on fleabay

Take a look on ROman

Mine is just screwed in to the cold water mains pipe under the sink

Seffie x