mixing station

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...

Hi Guys, For years I have trudged over to my LFS once a month or more to refill my collection of 5 gallon jugs. But this will be coming to an end fairly soon -- later this week I will be receiving a 4 stage BRS Value Plus RODI unit. I plan on placing the unit under my utility sink in my mud...

I’ve noticed my newly mixed saltwater having some brown “stuff” in it lately. Tried rinsing and wiping away the brown build up on the walls of the container (nfs brute can), but it came back after a couple mixes. The last water change I did on my 55 g seemed to tick off my Duncan and hammer...

It's been 20 years since I kept fish and now seems as good a time as any to start up again and it's amazing how much the hobby and technology has changed in that time. Since January 1st 2021, I've been slowly building my reef tank piece by piece. It's only been 6 weeks, and I don't event have...

It's been 20 years since I kept fish and now seems as good a time as any to start up again and it's amazing how much the hobby and technology has changed in that time. Since January 1st 2021, I've been slowly building my reef tank piece by piece. It's only been 6 weeks, and I don't event have...

What’s the best pump out there to hook up to a mixing station? I have two 210 gallon drums that it would be hooked up to and I mix about 600 gallons of water a week. I’ve gone through 3 L2 pumps in less then a year so it’s time for some better options that can stand up to mixing the salt. Any...

My 150g tank from SCA arrived today & looks great! I am so excited to be upgrading our 45g reef tank to this one. Within the next few months I will be buying my equipment, building a stand, building a 75g sump, reinforcing my existing floor & building a fish room in the basement where all of my...

December 2020 One Year Two Years Old Since 2015, I've been keeping a 60 cube tank. I used dry rock and the system took some time to mature and eventually evolved into an acropora dominant mixed reef. I enjoy seeing larger colonies, but space was getting tight and with my wife's...

Recently upgraded my tank from a 40g AIO to ~120g total volume and now need to be able to make my own water both RODI and salt. I am in the process of getting all my ducks in a row to build a mixing station. Here is my question/ situation: I live in KC where in winter we can have a stretch of...