Water reserve tank ideas

R

reefcouple

Well-Known Member
So i've been a hydro guy for awhile now and would like to simplify things as most people do.. I love brainstorming with like minded people.. Or borrowing great ideas from others..

I go through almost 100 gallons of water a week, which supplies not only my girls, but also my saltwater fish tank..

I make the weekly pilgrimage to the grocery store with my 5 gallon water jugs every week.. Big pain in the ass to put it lightly..

I like using tap water after the chlorine has evaporated.. Has other beneficial elements such as Calcium and magnesium (saves some expense in that regard)..

If I purchased a 60 gallon drum and filled it with tapwater, left it uncovered for a couple days, then covered it up would that work for a safe water supply in your opinion? If so, I like the idea..

Thanks
 
D

Dirty Harry

Well-Known Member
Drop an air stone into your drum to help evaporate the chlorine and it will also oxygenate your water. I use a 30 gal. drum I got from a car wash (cleaned out real good) for storage with my RO machine. You can probable get the drum free by asking a car wash.
If asked why, tell them about the salt water tanks and how sensitive salt water creatures are to things in the water. You want to use them to pre-treat water to specs before putting it in with your expensive fish.
 
R

reefcouple

Well-Known Member
Dirty Harry said:
Drop an air stone into your drum to help evaporate the chlorine and it will also oxygenate your water. I use a 30 gal. drum I got from a car wash (cleaned out real good) for storage with my RO machine. You can probable get the drum free by asking a car wash.
If asked why, tell them about the salt water tanks and how sensitive salt water creatures are to things in the water. You want to use them to pre-treat water to specs before putting it in with your expensive fish.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the airstone idea in the water tank.. i like it!!
 
Snow Crash

Snow Crash

Well-Known Member
I got tired of it too. RO filters aren't all that expensive... There's a person in my area that sells the 55 gallon water storage drum on craigslist for $25. What I've thought up is you get two barrels, a water pump, and a RO filter. You fill one drum with water, and the other you leave empty. Then you run the RO filter with the water pump, with the excess water draining back into the first drum and the filtered water in the second drum. This way you aren't wasting water.

When 80% of the water has been filtered then I'd probably just toss what was in there and fill it back up.

This way you aren't schlepping water from store to home, you aren't getting the waste water associated with RO systems, and you still have access to clean quality water. In total I think the system would run just shy of $300, but at 25 cents per gallon for store bought water it will pay for itself in one grow.

What I've been doing (because where I am in Oregon my water is extremely HQ) is filling my 5 gallon jugs in the bath tub and letting them sit 24 hours or longer. If it works for me then I think it'll work for you so long as your water source isn't municipal (recycled human waste).
 
R

reefcouple

Well-Known Member
Snow Crash said:
I got tired of it too. RO filters aren't all that expensive... There's a person in my area that sells the 55 gallon water storage drum on craigslist for $25. What I've thought up is you get two barrels, a water pump, and a RO filter. You fill one drum with water, and the other you leave empty. Then you run the RO filter with the water pump, with the excess water draining back into the first drum and the filtered water in the second drum. This way you aren't wasting water.

When 80% of the water has been filtered then I'd probably just toss what was in there and fill it back up.

This way you aren't schlepping water from store to home, you aren't getting the waste water associated with RO systems, and you still have access to clean quality water. In total I think the system would run just shy of $300, but at 25 cents per gallon for store bought water it will pay for itself in one grow.

What I've been doing (because where I am in Oregon my water is extremely HQ) is filling my 5 gallon jugs in the bath tub and letting them sit 24 hours or longer. If it works for me then I think it'll work for you so long as your water source isn't municipal (recycled human waste).
Click to expand...
I actually have an RO system in the house too but its slow as mollases.. I wish I had a 100 gallon tank to go with it :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top