FAQ #6: What kind of water storage tanks are the ones featured on our reef tank setups? | 52 FAQ
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- www.bulkreefsupply.com/tank-ma... Today on BRStv, we have another episode of BRS 52 FAQ where we answer all of your frequently asked reefing questions from our popular 52 Weeks of Reefing series.
This week we are answering Aaron Lundsten’s question from Week 5: "What kind of water storage tanks are those in the back of the video?"
So follow along as we answer today's question, provide some helpful insight, and help make reefing just bit more fun and easy for you and your tank.
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RT got this! Thank you BRS for showing off your team members. Keep up the videos!
2:30 has a really great idea for the water connection
1:38. What a tool! Love those Brute cans.
RT these are great vids bro, keep up the great work.
I use 2 55-gallon blue polypropylene shipping drums I got on Craig's List for $50 each. They have caps with 3/4" NPT and 2" bung connections. The sides took bulkhead fittings perfectly. They are exactly the right height to stack with an 8-foot ceiling once I built a simple rack from a few 2x4s. Each has 8" headspace. This saved a ton of floor space in the fish room and allows me to rely on gravity to refill the salt water tank(bottom) from the ATO tank(top) when needed. They are plumbed together with 1"PVC and I added a spigot so I can pull DI water whenever I need.
nice video, Im grabbing some 55gal blue foodsafe ones after the awesome purchase I made with the BRS 75 GPD R/o Value System
Ryan, can you tell more about how often you should clean these water storage tanks and how long can you store saltwater and under what circumstances? Thanks...
We all really need you guys to do an episode on evicting Vermited snails!!!!
Very informative Thank you 💪🏽
Could you do a video outlining your office water set up? (i.e. plumbing, pumps, heaters, etc...)
Thanks for the videos, really enjoy them. Do you guys have any updates on the vertex tanks/stands? I see them in your videos and would love one!
i used two 55g acyrlic tanks for my mixing station. built a frame and one on top of the other. take way less space then the barrels and looks much better.
I've been looking for these containers
I use an old water softener salt holding "tank" as my salt mixing tank. It's flat bottom and holds 39 gallons. I hold my RO/DI water in a 39 gallon Rubbermaid storage bin. It's flimsy but I braced the top with a strap.
I use a water barrel from garden centre. I pump the water from it to tank. No buckets required as I also have the tank next to a window and the change water goes straight out it to the garden drain.
What would be really cool is to hear how to make a 'reef room' and go through how to actually plumb these water basins into a sump and set up a auto top off and such that all feeds into a main display reef tank in another room or in the wall etc.
Thank you for setting me straight, Can I ask do you just mix like 5 gallons and slosh it around and scrub the barrel or do I mix a full barrel full and let it sit for a set amount of time?
hi. +1 on the great videos they really are interesting. I'm interested to understand more about the setup of the return pump on the 160. How you would use it to run additional equipment and manage different flow rates through each and back into the tank. Thanks Steve.
this is off topic but I have a question I'm new in the hobby and I wanted to know if you could run a GFO reactor without a sump?? could I connect it straight to my aquarium?
I use a 58g Rubbermaid roll out Trashcan for mixing/storage for now. I eventually want to get the norwesco tanks that are shown in the video. I just need a place to keep them that is fairly close to me tanks...
I use 25liter containers which are perfect since they fit perfectly underneath my nano.
Hi BRS,
Please could you do a short video on cheap and effective setups for quarantine tanks for fish and corals, with specifics on hardware and treatments rather than "why you should quarantine". I.e. How do we make a quarantine tank's nitrifying bacteria stable without adding live rock, should we be using fluidised media like K1 for nitrifying bacteria, what types of treatments / mechanical filtration / dips or pest control should we be using?
Joe, Cheltenham, England UK
Rubbermaid user here but this Ace Roto Mold look great. . I need to get the cam lever fittings
Check out the D-Link DCH-S160 mydlink Wi-Fi Water Sensor. It is a great option for leak detection. Allows for free; phone calls, text messages, email and app alerts. They even offer an alarm siren that can be setup anywhere WiFi is available.
A few months ago I called up Noresco and tried ordering one of these water storage unit. It's the shipping why I didn't. I live in NYC and the fee for shipping was about 2x the price of the container then I tri s picking it up....the closet distance was like 150 miles.
right now I'm stuck with the old bucket method. but I do plan to purchase a brute 55 and extra pump to make water changes that much easier!!!
I have a 150 tall 48×24×30, so multiple buckets is a hassle to refill with the Rodi. bucket by bucket, fill, mix,test repeat. Where a brute will be a 1 shot deal n the salinity will be more accurate too!
It seems the consensus is to circulate and heat the mixed salt water storage tank and use it ASAP and beware of the DKH drop. What about the RO tank? Does it need to be circulated?
Going to look into the Brute.
Y'all are the best.
any issues with plastics leaching oils from manufacturing? should the containers be "cleaned" before use? mostly concerned with the brute.
I use a brute for storage but I use a regular Rubbermaid trash can to store my ATO water. I see that when the ATO is running low there is dirty residue in the pale. Is this safe? If not what do you suggest to store the ATO water in?
Could you post a link for the specific norwesco tanks you use?
I use dog food containers from TSC. They have wheels and are food safe.
How do you clean the Salt Scale from your Storage tanks? I am thinking of using Muriatic Acid on my 75 Gallon tank, but not sure on the process of it.
do a tour of the frag tanks
Follow up question, what are those those things that your water storage tanks are on? Yellow containers with grid top to contain minor leaks (hopefully evaporating away).... what is it?
Would it be safe to store one of those Brute cans with water in a shed? I don't have room in my house to keep a storage tank, but I do have an aluminum shed in my backyard.
This is off topic from the video but I was wondering this. I have never owned a tank in my life besides goldfish from Walmart, I am looking into buying a 20 gallon NUVO tank, I watched your video on setting it up. I don't understand how to do water changes, dose corals or even feed corals, much rather fish. I am getting a book about reefing soon, so I might get help from that. I watched your videos, and for people who know the words that your saying, it is a pretty good video, I just am completely new, I hate to ask this but will you explain the process for me a bit better. Love you videos! Keep up the good work
do a tour of brs
Ok now I need to know about that reel. Can you point us in the right direction? Thanks!
Any chance the person that put that hose onto the retractable reel is still around? I bought that same reel, same hose, and could only figure out to put the hose on by completely disassembling it causing massive problems and a large expensive pile of trash. I was hoping there might be some more guidance available?
So since the float valve is there, you only getting about 55 gallons. Correct?
I asked this question before Aaron did.
Whatever happen to Ryan. I think he's the one we relate to the most. Anyway, great videos. Hey Ryan you old geyser hope all is well.
Beginner coral hmm yes would be best and don't forget about red sea ABC+
How long can you store saltwater in a Brute trashcan and what would you need besides the trashcan? A pump to circulate? A heater? Etc.
I use a Brute trashcan to make water but only when I'm ready to do a water change. As you know, it takes a day or two just to fill one of these trashcans from the BRS RO/DI setup. While it's filling, my living room has a giant trashcan in it with all the things needed for the water change.
I'd be very interested in ways to make the water changes easier.
***** Thanks! I love that idea. I've got a basement under the tank.
***** Can I ask what you do to prevent the backflow from the display tank back into your lower floor water storage?
+Mark Coleman I also use brute trash can for water storage. You might need to consider RODI pump if it takes too much time to fill up. Check water pressure and made sure it is above 40 psi minimum. Around 75-90 psi is what most people set the pressure. If you dont like hauling buckets, there are options such as python no spill for taking out the water from the tank and use a powerful water pump to fill the tank with saltwater mix.
sweet mustache bro
Does the stored salt water need agitation of the water while be being stored? Or an air bubbler?
Some saltwater stores better with heat/circulation, while some mixes seem to do fine in storage without it. Check out this video if you have a couple minutes to spare. Lots of great information: th-cam.com/video/oe9vjPNvKUk/w-d-xo.html
Would it be possible to discuss the whole issue of mixed saltwater precip over time? I believe temperature has a lot to do with it (eg water heating up and cooling down), but I've been mixing just before water changes for the last year since that seems to be the only way to guarantee that the water chemistry doesn't change drastically before it ends up in the tank. Needless to say this is much more inconvenient... Thanks!
I would be interested in this topic also. I use two rubbermaid stacked, the top for RODI and bottom for mixing. I usually end up with a couple of gallons of unused mixed water; I typically drain it and start fresh. I hate the waste, but not sure if reusing will be detrimental. The mixing station is in the garage and gets very hot. I use red sea pro salt mix.
www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468612
Where can I find the retractable hose system you guys show in this video?
BulkReefSupplyCom thanks! You guys rock I didn't expect you were going to reply this soon considering how old the video is
Why did you delete this reply!
can we use usual garden hose for water changing?
thx, that is very helpful
What’s the best way to store about 100 gallons of water fresh. I can’t go to the fish store and have them fill up garbage cans how can I get it to the house in a SUV?
You could always make your own ultra pure filtered water with a RO/DI unit! They're pretty easy to install and you'd be making water in no time. Here's the ones we carry on our site and if you had any questions as to which one to get, just give us a quick call and we'll point you in the right direction! 763-432-9691
www.bulkreefsupply.com/bulk-reverse-osmosis-filters-systems/reverse-osmosis-systems.html
HEY, BRING BACK THE OLD HIPSTER D:
that's what I'm sayin!!
He's out for a bit because his wife just had a kid.
Yeah what happened to RT ?
The shipping cost on two of those norwesco tanks is $400 (150mi away) plus another $15-30 UPS shipping charge. That's insane. Can't even understand the $400 shipping charge is UPS is delivering. The freight cost on my large reef tank wasn't near that and these empty tanks weigh practically nothing. Seems like they're blatantly ripping off buyers.
Try a farm supply store in your area. They can usually special order them for a very small or no shipping fee. The only catch is that you have to get them from that store to your home.
I use 2×130 liters for my nano from ikea
What is it you're using from Ikea?
+Mark Coleman 2 × 130 liters plastic storage boxes, they have wheels what is really nice, what do you use?
I don't have a water storage solution yet.
I have an auto top-off tied directly to my RO/DI setup but for water changes, I make the water as needed, and it's a pain.
Those IKEA storage boxes are strong enough for water? Interesting, thank you.
+Mark Coleman i never thought of it not being strong Enough but be seem to be holding well, i can send you a picture Through email if you want ;P
pretty sure all you guys at BRS are robots with the same name and voice
I just don’t like him