Steve b's new begining diary.

[Discus Fever]

Keep the pictures coming this will be a fun journey.

[steve b]

Well it's been a while but managed to run a leak test and did it leak!! Started to change the rubber seals but still leaked so was going to buy new fittings when (and this will save you money) I used the new RO tube I bought and not the 15 year old stuff I have loads of? It seems that the new tube is a fraction larger diameter than the old and it sealed all the leaks.
The twin RO's are in series and produce a combined TDS of 20 ppm and the 2 DI Resins knock it down to 0 ppm.
Next job is to put a splitter in the line after the Carbons to divert to my twin Nitrate resin to use on my Cichlid grow out tanks.
So does anyone know of a two way splitter (3 joints) with taps on each line instead of using a splitter and two taps (7 joints)1.jpg 2.jpg 4.jpg ccc.JPG vv.JPG

[brewmaster15]

Im having a hard time following here but could you not use a regular airline manifold? Just need a piece of thick walled airline tubing as a connector.


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[steve b]

What I want to do is to be able to divert the water to one or other filter pod, at the moment I can't find a 1/4"splitter with inbuilt taps to do the job.

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[brewmaster15]

Not sure you will find that Steve, you may just have to make it from a plain splitter and 2 shut offs...

al

[steve b]

True, just want to be spared the 7 points of possible leaks. Thanks.

[brewmaster15]

True, just want to be spared the 7 points of possible leaks. Thanks.

wonder if pvc cement would work?

al

[steve b]

Do you ever use these clips? never used them myself just wondered if they are worth it.eeee.JPG

[steve b]

Well just run my 1st 25l batch of ro/di water. Started off at 20ppm and now settled at 9ppm before the di. next the nitrate run.

Was going to use powders to remin the ro/di but now thinking of using the Nitrate resin water. Need to do some tests and let you know.

[steve b]

Just a quick note, ran a Nitrate resin test and I can get 0ppm Nitrate while the tap water is 30ppm so that's worth while. Also noted the Ph went from 7.6Ph to 6.5ph great.
Just waiting for a tap for the regen resin system so may be a week till I can test that.
I have also put a waste line after the IN TDS probe as I have found that after running flush to waste to clear the RO membrane I still get a high ppm from the RO for a minute around 135ppm, I run this till it settles at 19ppm then turn the tap to the DI resin. Thought it may degrade the DI quicker.
Photos to follow when all sorted.

[brewmaster15]

Just a quick note, ran a Nitrate resin test and I can get 0ppm Nitrate while the tap water is 30ppm so that's worth while. Also noted the Ph went from 7.6Ph to 6.5ph great.
Just waiting for a tap for the regen resin system so may be a week till I can test that.
I have also put a waste line after the IN TDS probe as I have found that after running flush to waste to clear the RO membrane I still get a high ppm from the RO for a minute around 135ppm, I run this till it settles at 19ppm then turn the tap to the DI resin. Thought it may degrade the DI quicker.
Photos to follow when all sorted.

Your tap water is 30 ppm nitrate? Thats pretty bad by USA standards. Forget the fish.. use that water for yourself!


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What the guidelines for where you are?

Al

[steve b]

Your tap water is 30 ppm nitrate? Thats pretty bad by USA standards. Forget the fish.. use that water for yourself!


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What the guidelines for where you are?

Al

Yeah I know.... this is a new API test kit, between 20 and 40ppm used a Tetra one in the pass and always been 12.5ppm? Think the EU standard is around below 50ppm, Will check with the water company data.

[steve b]

So now my water works is set up and running, done 80l of DI water and 20 of Nitrate free water to test mix to get what I want. Getting a Eheim heater filter to mature. Added 5 dops of Ammonia and got 4ppm and at 26c. As the water was to be 26c I thought I would test my BBS hatcher. The eggs have been in the fridge and are a quality brand so hope I get a hatching... 5 years old. Got a 5' tank to clean with HCL to get rid of the hard water residue. Also got some black neutral sand, soon the fish room will be back the way it was.
Anyone have the Eheim Thermo Filters with the external probe? I have 5 and only one stll works on the probe as it splits and a replacement is over £100. What I have done on the others is to take out the workings and replace it with external temperature probe. (Ink Bird)

[brewmaster15]

I thought I would test my BBS hatcher. The eggs have been in the fridge and are a quality brand so hope I get a hatching... 5 years old.

is the can open or sealed? In a sealed can I was told by a reputable source here in the USA to expect 5 % decrease per hatchrate per year if stored in the freezer.. in the refrigerator the degradation would be greater. I store all my unopenned cans in the freezer and have gotten good hatchrates after years.

If the can is open and refrigerated moisture creeps in and the hatch rate can go down dramtically. Longest I have gone is 2 years with an open can in the refrigerator.. Usually I go through a can in several months.

[steve b]

I will see in a couple of days..... wow a whole can.