aaron186 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I am in the process of upgrading from a 10g to a 40gal. I hooked up my RODI unit in the laundry room. I would prefer not to lug 40+ gallons of water to my tank. My RODI unit is also a 90 gpd unit so it will take roughly 12 hours to make all that water. My tank is about 30 feet from the RODI. Would it be possible to use a 30 ft line of RODI tubing to directly fill my tank? Will it be too long of a distance/too much resistance? Anyone else do something similar before? It seems worth the 10 bucks or so that it would cost me to get that long of tubing Link to comment
marinekeeper Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 distance shouldnt matter much unless its going up Link to comment
ajmckay Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yes you can do that, even with height since I believe it will be a pretty much fixed pressure coming out of the RO unit (unlike an aquarium pump where you have to deal with head pressure). You could use vinyl tubing and zip tie it to the RO unit output, or polypropalene tubing and use a compression fitting to temporarily join the 2 ends. Then use a small clamp or something to secure it to the rim of the tank and let 'er rip. Just set an alarm every once in a while so you remember to check it. The only annoying thing will be mixing the salt. I would be very difficult to mix all that salt with rock and sand in-place. Even with no rock or sand it's a bit annoying to mix salt in the tank... So If you have rocks and sand in the tank I would just mix it in buckets. If you think about it for 40g it's only 8-9 buckets. Less if you have rock and sand already in the tank. Link to comment
Angeles Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 You'll be fine. If it only costs ten bucks, it's gotta be worth at try at least. Link to comment
AZDesertRat Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 As long as its not 30 feet higher you won't affect the RO/DI much. 30 feet of 1/4" line at 90 Gpd is not much headloss. If it were 30 feet vertically it would change the waste ratio a bit. Link to comment
braaap Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I did it when I set up my tank. My tank is about 60 gallons. I used a 25' roll of tubing from Home Depot for $4. Worked like a charm. Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 How long does salt water you mix last? Do you just stir it to use it? I get my salt water at the LFS. Link to comment
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