I'm building a fish room and i have some ideas but not sure if this is the correct route - first some background:
My tap water is around 100-120 TDS and I want a couple of SA tanks that would do better with TDS around 15-25 but i want minimal work around maintenance of the tank.
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My idea is to have something that filters the water so it has no cholorine (any suggestion for a model?) and it pumps water into a 500 gallon container.
My idea is to have something that RO the water so it has no minerals (any suggestions for a model?) and it pumps water into a 500 gallon container.
These containers then run through two pipes and there are valves to control the flow of each one near each tank (mix val -> shut off val). The water at the shut off val can then be measured occassionally to make sure things stay on track. The reason for 500 gallon containers is that these tanks are not small and the water needs to be preheated a bit so the fishes don't get shocked. The motivation to mix ro water with filtered tap water is to avoid having to add minerals to the water nor add water conditioner to remove chlorine.
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More complex is for a couple of the tanks i'm thinking of running a drip system (pump water in - it overflow in the sump to the drain - then the question is what to do with this drained water - i was thinking of running it through either resin or ro system and then through and ro system and put it back into the ro tank (is this a good thing to do or will it cause serious issue esp if there is parasite or bacteria in a tank - will the ro system filter out these negatives?).
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So i guess i'm asking a few things:
what is a good large thingy to filter the water ?
what is a good large thing to produce ro water ?
is it worth trying to reuse the waste water from the tanks (whether it is a water change or drip system) or would i be better off sending it down the drain to the city ?
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Some considerations:
We are talking about 4 tanks between 80gallons and 500 gallon; the tanks with the softest water will likely have discus, geo or similar. I'm not set on discus due to heat requirement (i prefer to not run a tank above 82 degree) and this system can also be used with apistogramma and similar (no more nijsseni dying from 100tds water).
I'm not set on a drip system though it is feasible since we are running the water pipes in the room - these tanks are not intended for breeding though fishes might breed and i would likely move any pair i seriously wanted frys to the basement where the ro/filter units are located - those tanks woudl be smaller - 20gallon to 40 gallon.
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I hope i provided enough details with what i am trying to accomplish. If not please ask.
My tap water is around 100-120 TDS and I want a couple of SA tanks that would do better with TDS around 15-25 but i want minimal work around maintenance of the tank.
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My idea is to have something that filters the water so it has no cholorine (any suggestion for a model?) and it pumps water into a 500 gallon container.
My idea is to have something that RO the water so it has no minerals (any suggestions for a model?) and it pumps water into a 500 gallon container.
These containers then run through two pipes and there are valves to control the flow of each one near each tank (mix val -> shut off val). The water at the shut off val can then be measured occassionally to make sure things stay on track. The reason for 500 gallon containers is that these tanks are not small and the water needs to be preheated a bit so the fishes don't get shocked. The motivation to mix ro water with filtered tap water is to avoid having to add minerals to the water nor add water conditioner to remove chlorine.
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More complex is for a couple of the tanks i'm thinking of running a drip system (pump water in - it overflow in the sump to the drain - then the question is what to do with this drained water - i was thinking of running it through either resin or ro system and then through and ro system and put it back into the ro tank (is this a good thing to do or will it cause serious issue esp if there is parasite or bacteria in a tank - will the ro system filter out these negatives?).
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So i guess i'm asking a few things:
what is a good large thingy to filter the water ?
what is a good large thing to produce ro water ?
is it worth trying to reuse the waste water from the tanks (whether it is a water change or drip system) or would i be better off sending it down the drain to the city ?
--
Some considerations:
We are talking about 4 tanks between 80gallons and 500 gallon; the tanks with the softest water will likely have discus, geo or similar. I'm not set on discus due to heat requirement (i prefer to not run a tank above 82 degree) and this system can also be used with apistogramma and similar (no more nijsseni dying from 100tds water).
I'm not set on a drip system though it is feasible since we are running the water pipes in the room - these tanks are not intended for breeding though fishes might breed and i would likely move any pair i seriously wanted frys to the basement where the ro/filter units are located - those tanks woudl be smaller - 20gallon to 40 gallon.
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I hope i provided enough details with what i am trying to accomplish. If not please ask.