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  1. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI discharge pressure

    The waste line will make it that 10 feet no sweat, you will just want to measure the waste ratio once installed though and adjust if necessary. It...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 18, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  2. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI discharge pressure

    The brine or waste is 4 times the permeate or treated flow. 4 waste to 1 treated so 300 gallons of waste and 75 gallons of good. This is necessary...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 18, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. AZDesertRat
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    UV or not UV

    Love a properly sized UV on fish only systems but wouldn't have one on a reef since it inactivates the good along with the bad. UV doesn't kill...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 17, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  4. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI discharge pressure

    When you change the configuration of the waste line, you change the waste ratio. You will want a capillary tube flow restrictor such as Spectrapure...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 17, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. AZDesertRat
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    what do you think of my tap water...

    And a barge or boat crashes or dumps fuel in the river without your knowledge and you kill your tank. Tap water changes, it can change shift to...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 16, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
  6. AZDesertRat
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    Pumps

    I quit using Mag pumps years ago except for mixing new saltwater due to their noise, heat and power consumption. I would recommend a Water Blaster...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 16, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Self-priming external pump

    The entire pump end is cast machined stainless steel so the wetted parts are too. For intermittent use its probably OK as long as you rinse with...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 15, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  8. AZDesertRat
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    Self-priming external pump

    For intermittent use it may be OK but most stainless steel will eventually rust in saltwater. Also notice it is not designed for continous use, 15...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 15, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  9. AZDesertRat
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    Self-priming external pump

    There really isn't anything affordable in the aquarium hobby like that. Self priming pumps have very tight tolerances, expensive to manufacture and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 14, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  10. AZDesertRat
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    what ato do you recomend

    The Spectrapure is the same price and a better controller with more adjustability and uses the same bulletproof 3 roller peristaltic pump as their...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 12, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  11. AZDesertRat
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    what ato do you recomend

    It uses a digital electronic sensor similar to the Tunze and the pricing is at Spectrapure.com . They have them on sale all the time.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 12, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  12. AZDesertRat
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    what ato do you recomend

    Spectrapure has a wide selection of ATO devices to fiat any budget. Their Ultra Precise Level Controller II is even better than a Tunze and what I...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 12, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  13. AZDesertRat
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    Should I get a 500 gph or 700 gph for my return pump?

    With 5 feet of head neither would be optimal, the 5 would just trickle and the 7 would probably only have 200+/- GPH at that head. Something in...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 8, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    plumping question

    Never hook a RO/DI directly to the sump. Always fill an ATO reservoir so you have a limited supply of RO/DI to flood the system in case of a failure....
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 6, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  15. AZDesertRat
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    Koralia clicking with wavemakers.Possible solution.

    I never received an email from them, the covers just showed up in about a week.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Bulkheads questions

    I would like to see a photo of what you have found at Home Depot, I have never seen them there. The LaCo thread sealant stays pliable forever so...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 29, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Bulkheads questions

    Sch 80 bulkheads have a much larger outside diameter so need a larger hole. There really isn't any reason for sch 80 in most cases as they are...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 27, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  18. AZDesertRat
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    Shall i change my ball valve?

    If it is a hang on back style overflow the inside tank portion of the overflow box should have an adjsuatble height, usually a couple nylon screws...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 27, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Shall i change my ball valve?

    I stand by by what I said, never restrict and over flow, ever period. I have seen the Herbie style overflows which to me are overly complicated for...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 27, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Koralia clicking with wavemakers.Possible solution.

    Hydor Koralis Evolutions should not run in reverse period. If they do either thay are an early model that had a bushing that would slip out of place...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Oct 27, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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