Poseidon's NEW Adventure!

[tazzy695]

sorry to here about the bad mike

if you are looking for driveway heat I know meijer has the bags of it no buckets though

[Poseidon]

Thanks Marc, I'll have to check that out.

[tcp316]

It's really good to see you get your tank set up again. You are really handy and creative with figuring these things out. Wish I understood these reactors. I need to figure out how to do something for my tank. I am doing softies and LPS so I am sure I will have to do something once I start adding more things. I will have to pick your brain sometime.
Good to see you on again. Good luck Mike.

[Poseidon]

Thanks Vicki! About $10 worth of parts, not including the valve. Kalk is a "balanced" additive, adding both Ca and Alk to the tank, inline from your ATO. (Fresh water)

It works very well when done correctly, and is really cheap too.

[tcp316]

Well, I already know I am doing my ATO wrong. It is hooked straight from my RO/DI to the float valve in my sump. I have a BRUTE can that I have plans to hook to the RO/Di for the ATO water but I got sick and haven't bought my float switches yet. I also need to get an aqualifter to pump it up to the sump. I keep checking my ATO and am a bit paranoid about failure Andy told me it is inevitable.
sigh. Always something. I was thinking of doing 2 part in my ATO barrel when I get that set up. I may ask you some questions when i do it. I was wondering if I should try to plumb the ATO barrel to the salt mixing barrel so I can open a valve to let the water in to mix water. What do you think? I can't do it that way if I am mixing the 2 part in the ATO barrel can I?

[tcp316]

I've had it running like this for 1 1/2 years. I actually have an extra 10 gallon tank I could use. I would need an extra float for that tank and then a pump I guess to pump it from the 10 to the sump. Here is a picture of the set up I have now.

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This picture was when I first got it running so it is not so clean now

[tcp316]

Mike,
I'm sorry, It just occurred to me I hijacked your thread. Please forgive me

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[Poseidon]

That is quite all right Vicki! :D

Chris already answered, but to go a little farther, if you add BOTH parts of a 2 part system at the same time, to a fresh water mix, chances are you will be "making sand" in the bottom of that container. (It will form a precipitate that is not very soluble, and may even turn the water to a milk color, which will reduce the amount that your corals have available.)

Back to my tank.... Water change is on tap today. I have about 20-25 gallons of fresh mixed RC ready to go. :D :D

[Poseidon]

Are you planning on doing larger water changes less frequently, or just larger WC's regularly.... or is there a different reason for the larger WC Mike?

I like to do once a month water changes, the volume is due to where my float switch is located mostly. I have always done larger water changes, no sense in changing now.

A MAG 5 in this volume mixes and HEATS the water to 74..... not a bad deal.

[binford4000]

Actually, I was planning on copying Binford! His looks really nice, and it is something that I think I can do.

Mike I have about 20 feet of the tounge and groove left over . It's yours if you want it. You could grab the reactor at the same time ! Tank looks good also.

Ps my friend owns the mill that makes this cedar t&g so I can get it for you at a good price.lmk