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Tanks! I will be splitting the overflow to provide slow flow into the fuge.

Joe

 

Yup! You nailed it, I have an ATO with a small pump. I will plump the output from my RO/DI filter to the RO section and will manually turn a valve on and off to fill it up as needed. I am not comfortable putting a float in there as of yet. Maybe some day I will!?!?!

Tanks!

Joe

 

Where is your skimmer going....is it a HOB and how are you supplying that and returning to the sump?

 

The skimmer is going in the sump in the intake section. The heaters will go in the return area.

 

Only thing to worry about is usually when a R/O unit is first turned on the water needs to flush out the membrane so initially you will have a slightly higher TDS count. Since you will be doing this manually just flush the first 5 min or so then add to your holding area. Why are you adding an area for R/O water though if you aren't going to set up a float switch and ATO unit IMO a trashcan works just as good and you can hold a much larger volume reducing the frequency at which you "make" water. Then the extra space will add increased volume to the overall system. However, if you keep the holding tank and add a ATO unit I think its a great idea should only have to fill it every three days or so instead of daily like normal top offs.

 

Actually, looking at it again it's probably not an issue, but I like to keep my baffle walls higher than the top of my return pump.

 

Good call, the 5" height won't allow enough room for the return pump and extra space so it doesn't suck air. On my 20 gal long sump, my last baffle height is about 9" and I have a Rio 2100 return.

 

That makes sense, however, would the level of the water not be controlled by the maximum height of the first baffle which is 14 inches instead of the last one being 5 inches due to the head pressure of the deeper water on the 14 inch baffle? Also, with the lower height would there not be more room for evaporation accomodation?

Would the return pump suck air even if the baffle was higher if the flow of water stopped and there was no more head pressure on the 14 inch baffle?

Just trying to get it all straight in my head. I am putting the last ones in tonight which includes the last baffle on the bubble trap.

Tanks!

Joe

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One last thought on the baffle height, in the past when I accidentally overfilled my return area I ended up with a sloshing wave action in the return area. I think it was caused by the flow of water coming from the baffles and pushing the water acress the sump till it hit the fuge wall and rippled back seting up the back and forth wave action. It went away as soon as the water level fell even or below the last baffle again.