saltyjewell
Member
oh as for sand I have 80lbs in my 170 but thats actually low. You'd probably need at least 140 lbs I'd think
New to the hobby need help
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skidemon95
Member
ok, so i went and pulled the trigger and bought the 210. i got a 500 wet/dry under the tank. im having it drilled for everything. is that going to be enough?
skidemon95
Member
just gotta wait for it. should be ready by the end of this week
skidemon95
Member
ok, i know we kinda talked about this. about the one thats 139. am i better off going with anyother one . i was looking at the typhoon 5? or any recommendations of any other one?
http://www.airwaterice.com/category/1/
i dont wanna skimp on it. i want a good one?
thanks in advance!
http://www.airwaterice.com/category/1/
i dont wanna skimp on it. i want a good one?
thanks in advance!
meowzer
Moderator
HMMM....I didn't think I skimped 
....LOL....
If you want a bigger one...get a bigger one...I have a 225g, 54g, and 29G...and have no problems when I need water....I have the unit atuomatically hooked up to my 225 for top off, and I keep a 10g container filled at all times...also with ato...for topping off my 19 and 54...also I use it when I mix for water changes....
....LOL....If you want a bigger one...get a bigger one...I have a 225g, 54g, and 29G...and have no problems when I need water....I have the unit atuomatically hooked up to my 225 for top off, and I keep a 10g container filled at all times...also with ato...for topping off my 19 and 54...also I use it when I mix for water changes....
skidemon95
Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3095239
HMMM....I didn't think I skimped....LOL....
If you want a bigger one...get a bigger one...I have a 225g, 54g, and 29G...and have no problems when I need water....I have the unit atuomatically hooked up to my 225 for top off, and I keep a 10g container filled at all times...also with ato...for topping off my 19 and 54...also I use it when I mix for water changes....
im sorry i didnt mean that you skimped. i just dont know anything about these things. how does it exactly work? is it idiot proof lol?
after it makes the water what do i have to do to it?
also how do you have it set up to top off?
http:///forum/post/3095239
HMMM....I didn't think I skimped
....LOL....If you want a bigger one...get a bigger one...I have a 225g, 54g, and 29G...and have no problems when I need water....I have the unit atuomatically hooked up to my 225 for top off, and I keep a 10g container filled at all times...also with ato...for topping off my 19 and 54...also I use it when I mix for water changes....
im sorry i didnt mean that you skimped. i just dont know anything about these things. how does it exactly work? is it idiot proof lol?
after it makes the water what do i have to do to it?
also how do you have it set up to top off?
meowzer
Moderator
LOL...I was jokin about the skimp thing...
They sell a float valve...I actually bought 2...My husband hooked it up. We have it in the laundry room. we bought a Y and hooked the ro unit to that. The unit comes with a shut off valve on it....we put one float in a 12g trash can....so when the unit makes 10g's it turns off....we bout a T from airwater ice and some more tubing.....he ran tubing under the house (I didn't want to be able to see it..lol) and came up by the sump/fuge.....we put a float in the return part of the sump.....
I'm not very good at explaining....does that help????
They sell a float valve...I actually bought 2...My husband hooked it up. We have it in the laundry room. we bought a Y and hooked the ro unit to that. The unit comes with a shut off valve on it....we put one float in a 12g trash can....so when the unit makes 10g's it turns off....we bout a T from airwater ice and some more tubing.....he ran tubing under the house (I didn't want to be able to see it..lol) and came up by the sump/fuge.....we put a float in the return part of the sump.....
I'm not very good at explaining....does that help????
meowzer
Moderator
Here are a couple of pics
You can see on the front of the pail where we inserted the float
Attachment 228513
and in this. see the float
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You can see on the front of the pail where we inserted the float
Attachment 228513
and in this. see the float
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skidemon95
Member
nice setup. how do you mixh the salt in it? it tops it off automatically?
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Skidemon95
http:///forum/post/3095264
nice setup. how do you mixh the salt in it? it tops it off automatically?
I have a 35g trash can that I mix salt in...I just put some of the ro water already made in it, add the salt and a powerhead...and go from there...Of course I do not have 20g's of ro made up...so I start with the 10gs made up...then when more ro is made I add it to the 35g trash can.
Of course when I do my 54g and 29g water changes I have enough ro made up already
ANd I always have water to top off my 54g and 29g...I do not have ATO on them.
OHHHHH and I did not have to buy an electric ato sensor or pumps either.
and yes....My 225g is topped off automatically with ro/di, and my white trash can (in pic) ALWAYS has 10g's of ro/di water
http:///forum/post/3095264
nice setup. how do you mixh the salt in it? it tops it off automatically?
I have a 35g trash can that I mix salt in...I just put some of the ro water already made in it, add the salt and a powerhead...and go from there...Of course I do not have 20g's of ro made up...so I start with the 10gs made up...then when more ro is made I add it to the 35g trash can.
Of course when I do my 54g and 29g water changes I have enough ro made up already
ANd I always have water to top off my 54g and 29g...I do not have ATO on them.
OHHHHH and I did not have to buy an electric ato sensor or pumps either.
and yes....My 225g is topped off automatically with ro/di, and my white trash can (in pic) ALWAYS has 10g's of ro/di water
king_neptune
Active Member
whats the name of the store?
Petsmart?
sorry you got burned like that. never ever ever take what the fish store has to say as truth unless you double check and researched it to back them up, i know its harsh....but within a month you will know more than the typical teenage kid behind the register(unless its one of the teenage kids hear on the forums^^)
Also, a good idea is to go in knowing more about a topic than you let on...then ask about it...if they give you some dumb advice you can sniff them out immediately.
It will be a long but extremely rewarding and addicting adventure, so don't let this kill it for you. learn from the people on this site...they are a great community. Honestly you have potentially hundreds of hours of reading ahead of you before you will feel like you got it down. Ive been studying for three years now...and still feel like a noob^^
good luck. and you came to the right place.
Petsmart?
sorry you got burned like that. never ever ever take what the fish store has to say as truth unless you double check and researched it to back them up, i know its harsh....but within a month you will know more than the typical teenage kid behind the register(unless its one of the teenage kids hear on the forums^^)
Also, a good idea is to go in knowing more about a topic than you let on...then ask about it...if they give you some dumb advice you can sniff them out immediately.
It will be a long but extremely rewarding and addicting adventure, so don't let this kill it for you. learn from the people on this site...they are a great community. Honestly you have potentially hundreds of hours of reading ahead of you before you will feel like you got it down. Ive been studying for three years now...and still feel like a noob^^
good luck. and you came to the right place.
skidemon95
Member
Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/3095766
whats the name of the store?
Petsmart?
sorry you got burned like that. never ever ever take what the fish store has to say as truth unless you double check and researched it to back them up, i know its harsh....but within a month you will know more than the typical teenage kid behind the register(unless its one of the teenage kids hear on the forums^^)
Also, a good idea is to go in knowing more about a topic than you let on...then ask about it...if they give you some dumb advice you can sniff them out immediately.
It will be a long but extremely rewarding and addicting adventure, so don't let this kill it for you. learn from the people on this site...they are a great community. Honestly you have potentially hundreds of hours of reading ahead of you before you will feel like you got it down. Ive been studying for three years now...and still feel like a noob^^
good luck. and you came to the right place.
thanks! i felt comfortable going where i went because it was the owner of the store, and he said he was in this for 20+ years. so i figured i was good. hopefully it goes better for me when i get the new tank.
http:///forum/post/3095766
whats the name of the store?
Petsmart?
sorry you got burned like that. never ever ever take what the fish store has to say as truth unless you double check and researched it to back them up, i know its harsh....but within a month you will know more than the typical teenage kid behind the register(unless its one of the teenage kids hear on the forums^^)
Also, a good idea is to go in knowing more about a topic than you let on...then ask about it...if they give you some dumb advice you can sniff them out immediately.
It will be a long but extremely rewarding and addicting adventure, so don't let this kill it for you. learn from the people on this site...they are a great community. Honestly you have potentially hundreds of hours of reading ahead of you before you will feel like you got it down. Ive been studying for three years now...and still feel like a noob^^
good luck. and you came to the right place.
thanks! i felt comfortable going where i went because it was the owner of the store, and he said he was in this for 20+ years. so i figured i was good. hopefully it goes better for me when i get the new tank.
skidemon95
Member
ok, so i finaly got the new tank in the house. that was a huge pain. didnt realize how heavy these things are.
crypt keeper
Active Member
dont fill that tank up past the first hole. It will flood your basement. Go to home depot and get some valves. Place them over the piping. Actually stop putting water in. Go get some foam. Place that under the tank. This will level out the tank and allow it to settle correctly on the stand. Then start filling it up.
I would look into getting rid of that wet dry system and setting your own sump depending what route you go, I would slap a 55 gallon tank with a asm g4 skimmer. a very large fuge with a 6 inch sand bed.
Here is a 210. This will give you an idea of what it can look like.
IMO you are about 30 days away from putting a single live animal in this tank.
I would look into getting rid of that wet dry system and setting your own sump depending what route you go, I would slap a 55 gallon tank with a asm g4 skimmer. a very large fuge with a 6 inch sand bed.
Here is a 210. This will give you an idea of what it can look like.
IMO you are about 30 days away from putting a single live animal in this tank.
skidemon95
Member
i already started filling it up. i have valves on it already.
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by Skidemon95
http:///forum/post/3095264
nice setup. how do you mixh the salt in it? it tops it off automatically?
Just to make sure you understand.
Salt does not evaporate, so top off water is freshwater..we use RO water to make sure it is pour and free of pollutants. Mix salt water for water changes only, not top off.
http:///forum/post/3095264
nice setup. how do you mixh the salt in it? it tops it off automatically?
Just to make sure you understand.
skidemon95
Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3100956
Just to make sure you understand.
Salt does not evaporate, so top off water is freshwater..we use RO water to make sure it is pour and free of pollutants. Mix salt water for water changes only, not top off.
yeah, 100% of the salt is in the tank till i do a water change.
thanks.. its like 3/4 full already. cant wait.
http:///forum/post/3100956
Just to make sure you understand.
yeah, 100% of the salt is in the tank till i do a water change.
thanks.. its like 3/4 full already. cant wait.
obiji
New Member
Originally Posted by Skidemon95
http:///forum/post/3101125
yeah, 100% of the salt is in the tank till i do a water change.
thanks.. its like 3/4 full already. cant wait.
Man, Wish I had the cheese you did to get this tank :-D
http:///forum/post/3101125
yeah, 100% of the salt is in the tank till i do a water change.
thanks.. its like 3/4 full already. cant wait.
Man, Wish I had the cheese you did to get this tank :-D
skidemon95
Member
Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3101901
Are you on the first floor?
no, its in the basement. was actually alot of fun getting it down there! i dont think ill ever move it again lol.
http:///forum/post/3101901
Are you on the first floor?
no, its in the basement. was actually alot of fun getting it down there! i dont think ill ever move it again lol.