refuge or frag rack?

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fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

WELLLLLLL Just some food for thought. But even melevs reef will say this. You shouldnt connect your RO unit to your tank directly.....reason being....what if your float valve fails......your putting 100 gallons a day of fresh in a saltwater tank.......thats BAAAAAAAAAAD news. If you at least have a resivior (my spelling sucks) then it would put no more than 29 gallons in.....a BIG plus. Now you could get a 55 gallon drum.....with a mag drive 7 and hook up some 3/4 inch tubing.....and top off your 29 once a week without a problem. And just let your RO water top off your 55 gallon drum. Then if it fails going into the drum.....you just have water everywhere instead of watereverywhere and dead fish. :)


snowboss
 
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by snowboss

good point my friend ............lol if i can happen it will happen to me


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

I know its one more step......and a little more money. But it will give you piece of mind. My lfs had a float valve fail on his Fresh water resevoir, it was bad. It was about 14 hours of RO water off the back dock into the parking lot. Store was flooded, it caused a lot of damage. Personally.....I would set up a 55 gallon drum, or a few.....turn it on let it top it off........and turn off the unit. your membranes will last longer too. :)


snowboss
 
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by snowboss

damn that would suck..............what is the purpose of an auto top off if you can't trust the valves? are they that sketchy? it makes complete sense not to run the ro/di directly to the tank though

Boss


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

Well, snails can climb on them.....and eventually debris may keep it closed or open, either way it stinks.


blueshoes2208
 
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by blueshoes2208

looks like eveyone has pics of their clownfish as their main pic.... guess ill have to do the same sometime......... better not get any color remarks either! jus cuz ill have the only ( pardon my french) "nigger" fish to say....... btw bought 7 frags today for 3.33 ea. 2 mushrooms, 4 zoos and another clove polyp....


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

damn buddy, thats a good deal


saltwaterpimp
 
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by saltwaterpimp

LMAO,Your a texan, we already know how you feel about color=)


blueshoes2208
 
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by blueshoes2208

haha and what are you gunna do about it! Texas happens to have the largest percentile of armed forces in the military..... but i must say that im pretty leanient (sp?), the breaker comes in when people commonly referred to as "gangstas or ghettos , or beaners " come into hte picture... theyre the ones that use our tax dollars to but cheetos and dr.pepper instead of bread and milk........


jweb
 
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by jweb

or trade their food stamps for beer and drugs. haha. 1st or 15th, lol.

refuge or frag rack?

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