Life Just Got Easier

t316

Active Member
Just got my RO/DI unit up and running. I decided to take it a step further and automate everything. See what you think.
No more need to lug these things back and forth to the lfs...good riddance

Here's the RO/DI. I installed it in the basement, in a room directly below the tank.

Here's the new setup. I piped both fresh and salt water up thru the floor.

Or, I can still get it the old fashion way into jugs.

Upstairs, in the cabinets below the tank, both salt & fresh water are wired to individual switches. Fresh goes into the 20 gal. top off tank, salt water into the 65 gal sump during water changes.

A drain I installed in the floor is for water changes. Drain leads to the basement, picking up waste from RO unit, then exits the house, underground to the woods.

 

t316

Active Member
Wasn't sure if I needed siphon breaks or not, since storage water is well below sump and tank, but just in case anything went wrong above...and I was having fun with the pvc
 

indyws6

Member
Good Job! I'm doing something similar, but my storage tanks are in the garage and I'll need to plumb through a crawl space. I wish I had a basement or room below my display tank like your setup...
 

t316

Active Member
Originally Posted by grumpygils
Outstanding! Now let's see the tank! All that work people for a 10 gallon display tank!
Mc

and I keep 4 tangs in there
 
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