75 gallon 3 months later, new typhoon III ro/di

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  1. eggerstout

    eggerstout Skunk Shrimp

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    Just got my 75 gal typhoon III from airwaterice the other day, made a little stand for it, so it can be locked in the janitors closet in my dorm room, ro is at 4 tds, ro/di at 0 tds, tap water at 156 tds, does about 66 gallons a day due to the 55 degree water supply, I'm extremely happy with it, I was using tap water for about 3 months, I started getting a little hair algae about the size of a quarter here and there as soon as school ended, so I made the plunge and got a ro/di, it was either the ro/di and an order for some snails from saltwaterfish.com or an aquac ev 180, I guess i'll have to wait on the ev 180. I'm glad i bought the ro/di, just wish I had some more money to afford the ev 180 too. I bought some star polyps that aren't in the pictures.

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  3. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Off to a great start..... Looks awesome.....
     
  4. Matt Rogers

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    Yeah that's a score. And the tank looks great too!

    Does that RO/DI have a pressure gauge?
    If not, you can get one from them and put it inline. I run mine at 60PSI now as it is optimum for the RO membrane. I was running it lower and below optimum beforehand.
     
  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Looks great and so does the tank. Luna
     
  6. eggerstout

    eggerstout Skunk Shrimp

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    I'll have to look into getting one for inline, supposedly my school's water system is at 60 psi.
     
  7. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    If so that's perfect...
    They are cheap FWIW:
    Pressure Gauges
     
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  9. Daniel072

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    nice, there's nothing like having your own ro/di unit. Tank is looking good too
     
  10. eggerstout

    eggerstout Skunk Shrimp

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    Just ordered some goodies from marinedepot, A refractometer, aquac ev 180, mag drive 7 aquac auto waste container 2.5L, tunze osmolator universal 3155 top off, I have a mag drive 9.5 all ready, I plan on using the 9.5 on the skimmer and the 7 for my return pump, a couple of extra tom aquatics aqua lifters
     
  11. eggerstout

    eggerstout Skunk Shrimp

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    I'm supposed to get my goodies tomorrow and just looked at the tracking and theres been an exception (severe weather conditions), I'm so bummed I was hoping to get working on my new sump this weekend, doesn't look like its going to happen
     
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  12. wareagle35031

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    looks good buddy karma to ya