mixing station

I do not currently have a hydros system but will be purchasing soon and need to plan out what I need. My mixing station is in the basement and I ran water lines up to the 1st floor through a 1” chase tube I installed. Looking to do ATO and automatic water changes. I’m trying to eliminate the...

My 2nd pump failed in less than a year. Can anyone else recommend another pump for moving water between 2 100gallon storage tanks? The only equivalent on BRS seems to be discontinued and I really don't want to drop ~$400 on another pump just to have it fail in less than a year. Thanks,

I am a new reefer switching from the freshwater side. I just started my first 20 gallons AIO and doing a research to convert one of my larger tanks to saltwater (125 gallons). Mixing 3-4 gallons for my current tank is not a big deal but I will need a proper salt mixing setup for a large tank...

At my current rate of consumption (1.2% water change per day) I use up my clean salt water from my mixing station in about 40days. I usually run the cycle three times so ~120days before I pull out the mixing pump, hoses, etc and flush out any precipitates and sterilize everything including...

Good morning, reef dudes. I am currently brainstorming ideas for a mixing station setup in the house I am having built. While I have a solid plan in mind, I am unsure about the idea of running PVC pipes through a finished wall. My main concern is that this would make the plumbing inaccessible...

Water Mixing for sale. 2 55-gallon verticle water containers. Pump and 5-stage BRS RODI set up. I am asking for 250 with no shed and 450 if you also want the shed. I will also throw in a half box of Tropic Marin Pro salt. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida

Does anyone have recommendations on where to get a 1/4” bulkhead push connector that is water seal tight? I need a few of these for my mixing station. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/1-4-push-connect-bulkhead-tank-adapter.html

I recently purchased a used 6-stage BRS RODI system with a Aquetec booster pump. The pump came with the auto-flush and the 40psi pressure switch for the clean water line. After watching countless youtube videos, I feel very confident that I have the system setup correctly. I currently have a...

Would a mixing station be viable in a crawl space if the holding containers are legit tanks with lids? I don't have room inside my house, nor do I have a garage. Humidity would be the issue but I think* as long as the tanks have lids that shouldn't be an issue. I'm in central NC for reference.

I'm working on a new build and have a vertically arranged saltwater mixing station in the garage which is conveniently on the other side of the wall from my tank. I'd like to plumb an ATO directly to the RODI barrel, so that it's gravity fed to the tank. I plan to have a solenoid near the RODI...

Letting go of Two 55 gallon water storage barrels … was using strictly for storing RO/DI water … always stored indoors and extremely clean. Pick up in Redwood City … 7️⃣5️⃣ea

Hey all... New to the reefing world. I wanted to post a brief intro, some photos of my setup, along with a question... I started my build in October and took it pretty slowly this has allowed me to tweak things and get them (mostly) just how I want them before adding livestock. I decided on...

My 65g rodi container just in the past month has started to smell a little funky whenever I go to fill up a bucket of rodi water. Kind of a fishy smell is how I’d describe it. Figure it’s time to empty it out and give it a cleaning. How do you guys clean yours? Take a pressure washer to it...

Hi guys! I know the title sounds ridiculous, why would you run a uv sterilizer on a mixing station? Long story short my step dad has had some health issues in the past which had led him to using a CPAP machine. With a CPAP machine you need to use distilled water due to the fact that it has no...

New Cade 2100 finally in the house. Cable and dosing line management going on inside, and mixing station happening in the garage. The tank will be going up against the grey wall. Ikea cabinet came up a treat in the garage. Still plenty to do but it's taking shape.

Hello All! I starting this thread to showcase my Waterbox 130.4 build. I have planned a lot on automation and a lot of gadgets. I am indeed a control freak. My Waterbox 130.4 finally arrived here in Canada after around 3 months. Some of the equipments that I have now and will be adding more...

I have filled my rodi container and mixed it with salt and had the heater turned on and let it circulate for more than a week. I was unable to use the water immediately due to being sick. Now when I looked inside of it I found this brownish film along the edge and the water itself looks kinda...

The mixing station wasn't on my original budget, but was always in the plan. My LFS isn't conveniently close enough to drop in on so self sufficiency was important. I didn't track all the costs but it definitely spiraled into quite the project. Since it's been up and running for a bit now...

So we’re installing a new 200g system in a finished basement. It just recently occurred to me that because there’s an unfinished room off the basement, we have open trusses, and we’re going to have a hole in the ceiling anyway from installing new electrical circuits, that we can have a fish...

Hi everyone, I’m super stoked to finally be posting my 6 month long build thread this week. This is my first build thread, and it has lots of DYI, from building a light box for the main display, to conversion of a media cabinet for control purposes, and drilling my first tank. It’s been fun, and...

Hello all, I'm currently in the process of buying a house. This house has a concrete floored room that will be my first ever fish room. I would like to set up a nice mixing station like a see so many of you have. Does anyone know of a good write up on how these mixing stations are plumbed, how...

I have two brute trash cans that I use for my rodi storage and mixing station. I’m gonna call the clean rodi water storage can Can A, and the other one I’ll call can B which I used to use to make the saltwater mix. Normally I use can A just to store and heat the new rodi water and can B to make...

Hello R2R! So I am getting ready to set up a "smart" water mixing station. With that, I am in the beginning stages of planning the design. I have my hands on 3 65-gal pickling containers, so those will be my storage containers. 2 drums will be stacked on each other (connected with PVC) for...

HI All, I recently completed my salt water mixing station. It has a two container vertical alignment that relies on a fair amount of PVC pipe. This morning I mixed my first batch of salt water (10 gallons) and poured it into a couple of 5 gallon jugs. Everything worked great, BUT....... I'm...