Small Fishroom Construction pics

[RyanGSP]

SWEET room. Where did you buy the discus from? looks like you got a good selesction.

[ronrca]

Minor update on progress. Last week I received 2x 150gpd systems plus some spare filters. Now I should be able to fill my 250G storage day everyday.

Now to find time to install them............

Btw, I bought from Walter and Dianne at Air, Water and Ice.
Highly recommend, excellent service, very knowledgable and understanding of your addiction requirements plus price is very reasonable and tough to beat anywhere else.

Thank you Walter and Dianne!

Now I hope my brother inlaw can hurry up with completing the automation. 1 tank is completly automated and running great for the last 10 months.

[Ed13]

Minor update on progress. Last week I received 2x 150gpd systems plus some spare filters. Now I should be able to fill my 250G storage day everyday.

Which models? Looks like a lot of equipment!

Btw, I bought from Walter and Dianne at Air, Water and Ice.
Highly recommend, excellent service, very knowledgable and understanding of your addiction requirements plus price is very reasonable and tough to beat anywhere else.

Good to hear that!

Now I hope my brother inlaw can hurry up with completing the automation. 1 tank is completly automated and running great for the last 10 months

I've read the thread a dozen times and I missed how you solved the irrigation valve needing preassure problem. Any pics? descriptions?
Thanks

[CAGE-RATTLER]

Thats alot of spare filters!!
How often did they say they needed changed??

[ronrca]

The 2 ro models are eskimo's. The box says 200gpd if I were to use 2x 100gpd membranes however the 75gpd give a better rejection rate so Im using 2x 75gpd instead.

We had to modify the valve using a threaded shaft, small 12VDC motor and a timer to open/close the valve. Its been tested but not installed yet. I hope that it will be installed soon. Then I'll take some pics.

Not all the spare are mine actually, most of them though. The carbons last 9000g and seds are changed when needed. I find that Im changing 10micron seds every 6 months and 1microns every year. Carbons I change every 6 months although I may need to change them more often if Im filling my storage tank everyday but that remains to be seen yet. I basiclly have enough spares to last 2-3 years.

[Ed13]

We had to modify the valve using a threaded shaft, small 12VDC motor and a timer to open/close the valve. Its been tested but not installed yet. I hope that it will be installed soon. Then I'll take some pics.

Very interesting, I'm sure many will appreciate how you did this, please take a lot of photos. These are cheap valves that could very well, make hour water changes way easier!

[dishpanhands]

We had to modify the valve using a threaded shaft, small 12VDC motor and a timer to open/close the valve. Its been tested but not installed yet. I hope that it will be installed soon. Then I'll take some pics.

I wouldn't use a timer to fill my RO tank it will always need to be adjusted on the fill time. the older a membrane in your RO gets the longer it will take to fill the tank.
I would get a float switch that way it doesn't matter how long it takes to fill it will fill up and shut off.
I use the float switch and the 24 volt valve here.
http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/HARD..._switches.html
you will have to get a 24 volt transformer and a 24 volt relay but it works great. the switch can't handle the valve is why you have to use the relay to turn the valve on and off.

[ronrca]

I wouldn't use a timer to fill my RO tank it will always need to be adjusted on the fill time. the older a membrane in your RO gets the longer it will take to fill the tank.
I would get a float switch that way it doesn't matter how long it takes to fill it will fill up and shut off.
I use the float switch and the 24 volt valve here.
http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/HARD..._switches.html
you will have to get a 24 volt transformer and a 24 volt relay but it works great. the switch can't handle the valve is why you have to use the relay to turn the valve on and off.

lol! The timer isnt intended for filling storage tanks. The timer is used to open the sprinkler valve which are installed on the drain of the tanks. As sprinkler valves require pressure to operate, we had to rethink and modify the valve to get around the pressure issue hence my last post. The timer would turn on the small motor which turns the threaded shaft and opens the valve. This would provide unrestricted flow and no minimum pressure differential to operate.
For filling my ro, I like the Tank Level Controller TLC900 by Aquatec.

[disvegas]

Can't agree more with Ed13. Pictures help greatly.

Collin,

[Ed13]

Can't agree more with Ed13. Pictures help greatly.

Collin,

Yup, I'm still confused! but I trust Ron won't let us hanging for long!

[ronrca]

Yup, I'm still confused! but I trust Ron won't let us hanging for long!

lol! I'll try to get a pic soon then. As I mentioned before, we have not installed it yet in the fishroom however the valve has been constructed.

Here is an update on the RO which is now installed and works great! Filled 220G in less than 24 hours. Still need to 'tidy' up the hoses but I was in too much of a hurry to get them installed.

[ronrca]

Another update on the evolving plumbing setup as the previous pics are a little outdated.

Ive color coded and numbered the pipes for easier reference.
Red - 'new' water being pumped in from the storage tanks
Green - water from the sump being pumped up to the bio filter and drain
Blue - overflow from tank to sump
Magenta - Filter overflow if required

1 - This pipe comes from the 250G storage tank
2 - Pipe that comes from the 80G storage tanks (2x 40Gs in the closet)
Each has its own ball valve and tee together to a solenoid valve (Solenoid is a little difficult to see) and enter the sump.

3 - Pipe connected to the Mag950 inside the sump
4 - goes to the bio filter
5 - when the ball valve/solenoid opens, the sump will drain using the mag950 pump.

6 - 1" overflow from the tank
7 - 1/2" siphon drain for draining the tank and doing large wc's.
Both these pipes flow into a the mechanical filter which is easily cleaned daily.

8 - pipe connected to the biofilter in case it starts to overflow.

[ronrca]

Small update:
The upstairs shower had to be changed out due to leaking when it was turned off. Must of been a seal or something inside that didnt allow it to be completely turned off so I had to replace it. This gave me a great idea. Why not use it in the fishroom? This particular shower kit is a constant temperature unit and we had it for years. It was really nice because if someone would use water anywhere in the house while you were showering, the temperature didnt change, just the pressure. So here it is in its new application!

I also installed a thermometer and pressure gauge. The bowpex is running to the ro units which is a bonus as well. Rather than trying to heat 15C/59F water, I have it set at 30C/86F so the heaters dont heat as much anymore.

[ronrca]

Another toy I found that I installed on the 250G storage tank. Setup is really easy and so far works great. The only thing Id try order different is a more accurate scale for the TDS as now you need to multiply it by 10x so if my water is around 85ppm, the meter would read 8 or 9. I do like browsing hydroponics websites though.

For more info and if anyone is interested in buying:
http://www.betterthannature.com/cata...09eb0372387f49