cheapest way to fill up a sw tank

[TWycoff15]

What is the cheapest way to fill up a sw tank. I normally Buy it Buy the 5 gallon jug from aquatic trading. what is the cheapest way i could fill up a 125 gallon tank. It will cost me over $200 dollars maybe $300 to fill up the 125 to the top by the 5 gallon jugs.

 

[Charlie]

Make your own water with RO/DI & salt plus helps you learn to mix water for changes.

 

[TWycoff15]

@Charlie wrote:

How much you think i t would cost.

 

[Charlie]

The RO/Di will cost about $100-200 depending on what type and gallons per day. Salt mix costs $40-70 per 160/200 gallons. I typically use cheaper salt at the beginning since you'll be cycling the tank.

 

[the floor guy]

u should buy a ro/di unit it will save u money in long run

Marc sells them http://melevsreef.com/shop/

or the one i got i got from one of are other sponsor Air, Water & Ice

 

[TWycoff15]

@the floor guy wrote:

Were does the water go.

 

[Charlie]

You can buy jugs or rubbermaid containers to hold the water until needed for a water change.

 

[TWycoff15]

@Charlie wrote:

Ya but if it is making a 100 gallons a day i will need a lot of jugs. I must not know something

 

[jbrownacu]

you control how much it makes. the 100gpd is just the speed of the water is produced if you were to leave it on all day. so if you run it for 2 hours it would make around 8.3 gallons of RO water...with 16g of waste water. the units never seem to put out exactly 100gpd anyways...mine does around 60gpd and it claims it makes 100gpd. i'd also suggest doing some more reading on how the units work. they do produce waste water which you have to figure out what to do with it. some people let it go down the drain. i use my waste water to fill up my washing machine and to water my yard. the waste produced is generally around 2 gallons wasted per 1 gallon of good RO water.

i'd say just buy RO water from a store for now unless you can trick your parents into buying an ro/di filter for drinking water. maybe they'll split the cost with you? you can get them on ebay for $100-150 shipped.

 

[TWycoff15]

@jbrownacu wrote:

Cool Thanks

 

[FishSticks]

I got mine from H2oSplash off ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Reverse-Osmosis-System-100-DI-Drinking-Water-Aquarium_W0QQitemZ390024837721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSmall_Kitchen_Appliances_US?hash=item5acf4aba59&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301%3A0|293%3A5|294%3A30


I'd recommend getting the 100gpd, no less.

 

[TWycoff15]

@FishSticks wrote:

thanks

 

[ChuckLawson]

@TWycoff15 wrote:

Ya but if it is making a 100 gallons a day i will need a lot of jugs. I must not know something"]

A lot of folks use the Rubbermaid "Brute" trashcans for mixing and storing water; they'll take a ton of abuse, don't appear to leach any hazardous substances (or many of us would have long since been in trouble), and best of all, there are wheeled platforms that lock into the bottom of the cans available that will allow you to wheel a whole lot of water from place to place.

You can find them at Home Depot or Lowes usually with little trouble. I noticed Costco in east Plano had the 32 gallon cans and lids on sale for $25 yesterday (about $5 cheaper than HD's usual price), although you'll still need to go to HD or Lowes for the wheels if you want them (usually about $30 also).

 

[TWycoff15]

Is this stuff safe for cementing the pvc in a aquarium

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[ChuckLawson]

@TWycoff15 wrote:

Yep.

 

[TWycoff15]

@ChuckLawson wrote:

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good thing cause i just yoused it. Ha