Headless_donkey Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The green line is where the trash can used to be This whole assembly fit inside a can. The trashcan sprung a leak so it has been decommissioned. The pump is a MAG 5. All of the PVC is 3/4" because the output of the pump is 3/4". You can see where the two fill lines are. I wish I had added the extra ball valve because the output valve leaks. Please feel free to ask me questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks for posting. Are you going to use this in the barrel? Can you add dimensions at least for a starting point? I think it would be most beneficial. Did I not read the whole post? What is the long red line represent? PVC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 If not mistaken, I believe the red wide line, is where the water comes in as a down pour to help mix the salt. We have a similar setup w/ a 60g. drum and not sure if it's a mag12 or 24, but we have it piped from the laundry room up through the attic and all the way to the main reef. Water changes takes around 10 minutes or so and just a simple turn on the ball valves. And vise versa when dumping the water thru the main line that goes out where the washing machines dumps out. P.S. James, you will be so glad and your BACK, when doing water changes. -Cindy- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 The red thing is a section of pvc. I chose to make it the same length has the water level of 10 gallons. 10 gallons of water is a common need around our house. As for dimensions, that depends on the container. I was using it in a small rubbermade can. Using the union made it super easy to take the pump out and clean it or use it some where else. I now use this thing to mix water in a 55 gallon drum and to do water changes on the "big fish" tank. I am designing/stealing other's ideas about a 2 drum fresh/salt water container. It is sometime down the road after we get the new tank up and going, clean the garage, and oh yeah buy a house. cmanning-I would love to see your water change set-up. Stuff running through the attic is always fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The red thing is a section of pvc. I chose to make it the same length has the water level of 10 gallons. 10 gallons of water is a common need around our house. As for dimensions, that depends on the container. I was using it in a small rubbermade can. Using the union made it super easy to take the pump out and clean it or use it some where else. I now use this thing to mix water in a 55 gallon drum and to do water changes on the "big fish" tank. I am designing/stealing other's ideas about a 2 drum fresh/salt water container. It is sometime down the road after we get the new tank up and going, clean the garage, and oh yeah buy a house. cmanning-I would love to see your water change set-up. Stuff running through the attic is always fun. Yeah, tell that to my husband. We piped during the cool weather, so we didn't have to suffocate during the hot weather. Just to give you an idea, from the laundry room to the main tank, roughly 50 ft. or so of pcv. Well worth it, PVC is cheap. I'll try an post so pics of the setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Cmanning, How do you control the temp, chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Cmanning,How do you control the temp, chiller? We don't have a chiller, we keep the tank between 79-80. We have place 2 fans w/thermostat. They are plugged into the same power strip that the MH's are so they all (fans and MH lights) come on and go off by the timer that powers the entire strip. This way when the MH's (800 watts) start to generate heat, then the fans are pulling that heat upwards and away from the water surface & blowing it into the ceiling above. There is a 125 gal sump that is also lit up (only at night) & because it is also enclosed, the lights for it are 2 x 65 watt PC's (130 watts) & there is a single fan at one end of the bottom section of the stand that pulls air through the bottom section & out the left side (air enters on the right bottom side). The upper half (main display) is separated from the bottom half by a sheet of plywood with a 3/4 inch sheet of house sheathing styrofoam insulation board-- drilled where the overflows/return lines pass through from the main tank. A word about these fans: they are 120 volt box fans, cheap ones (about $27 each at Home Depot) which happen to have thermostats on them/ 3-speed switch. We run them on the lowest speed, which moves plenty of air while staying relatively quiet. (Not silent, but quiet enough that we really don't notice them). They are rather large. After trying all the smallish fans - we found that the smaller fans are noisy, and don't move enough air, while the big fans on their slowest speed setting move the required volume of air while remaining quiet enough,(we experimented with several fan types including computer fans, but nothing smaller then these could keep up with the heat our lights generate w/o being too noisy). We now have a buttload of smaller (noisy) useless fans lying around the garage. The temp stays at almost exactly 80 degrees (we have 6 -300 watt heaters total = 5 watts/gallon) for winter, & the first one kicks on at 79 degrees; the remaining ones at 78 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Here some pics of our water mix setup....something similar to James'. On the last pic. to the right is valve that goes to dumping water out (that's washer's drain pipe also). To the left it continues for about 2' and turns up to attic---and all the way to main tank. -Cindy- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I use a 2-gallon bucket, a small pump, and a heater. Of course, I'm only mixing 2 gallons at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 That's cool cmanning. Thanks for posting. I like how you made the valves accessible form the outside of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Great set cmanning. I have to ask, where did you get your water container and did you figure out the gallon markers? Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Great set cmanning.I have to ask, where did you get your water container and did you figure out the gallon markers? Dave- Thanks James. Thanks Dave......we got our containers thru Austin Homebrew for $10. They come in white like one in the pic....and baby blue. They're opaque so you can see the water level and the gal. marks are already embossed on the outside.....so just get a sharpie and make them stand out. If you decide to get a barrel from them, all you have to do is call them, reserve a 60g. plastic barrel for $ 10 (they will ask if you prefer white/blue). I believe they also have barrels w/removable lid, but they cost some more. We got ours, we rinse them several times. It helps if you have a narrow sprayer attached to your hose since there's some residuals from the beer malt. A couple of rinses and what we did, we left ours set full of water for 1-3 days just to get some of the smell and residue. But it has worked really well for us. -Cindy- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieMEDIC Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I picked up two of those barrels from AHB yesterday, once i get it set up ill post pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) We will be picking up a barrel tomorrow. Cindy, what size mag pump is that in you set up picture? Dave- Edited September 13, 2007 by dapettit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Well I thought it was 12 but I checked it and it's 9.5 mag. -Cindy- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Can you buy something like this, or does it have to be a DIY project? I'd love to have an easier way to drain/add water to tank, other than the hose & powerhead method because I generally make a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Can you buy something like this, or does it have to be a DIY project? I'd love to have an easier way to drain/add water to tank, other than the hose & powerhead method because I generally make a mess. I have no idea where to buy a ready made setup, but most setups we have to built it to fit our needs. -Cindy- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) Here's mine! Got my inspiration from Headless_donkey and cmanning. This is strictly for pumping out RO/DI water. Whada you think? Dave- Edited October 15, 2007 by dapettit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Nice set up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) Hey Cmanning, aggieMEDIC What did you use to get the marker off the barrels. Mine are marked wheat and dark. I guess I can live with it but I am very CO about these kinds of things. LOL! Edited October 26, 2007 by dapettit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Acetone will get ANYTHING off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I thought so but will it have any effect on the plastic like leaching through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I was wondering th e same thing. You know, I bet there'd be a decent market for these mixing setups. I know I'd buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Hey Cmanning, aggieMEDICWhat did you use to get the marker off the barrels. Mine are marked wheat and dark. I guess I can live with it but I am very CO about these kinds of things. LOL! Dave, Our plastic drums had the wording on top. It was easy for us, since we cut out an opening for the pump to go in, so it was simple to remove that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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