Best Advice In Reefing

[Gummy Bear Coral]

Make Your Own Water And Testing!

This RODI System Is From Amazon, Under $50 When It Was On Sale And Make About 200 Gallons Before The Filters Need Replacement

 

[tangreefkeeper]

youll only make RO water with that as i dont see any DI resin. do you have an add on

 

[Tangwich]

When setting up a reef tank, don't just plan where the tank itself will go. Take your time and map out the servicing components as well. Such as the rodi station and water change/mixing station. Will make life so much easier if maintenance is made super simple/easy.

Ps...oops, i thought this thread was to give the best piece of reefing advice we could share.

 

[Emac909]

200 gallons is 4 weeks for me. Not even worth it. Get a real ro/di system

 

[Gummy Bear Coral]

It Comes With It Just Not Plumbed Straight Out Of The Box

 

[Gummy Bear Coral]

Open Thread. Lots Of People Don't Have The Space Or The Money Sometimes So I'm Showing It Can Be Done Correctly With Lower Start Up Cost Such As A Water System. I Had My 125 Crash Due To Getting Water From A LFS Which I Tested Regularly But Had A Metal That I Didn't Test.

 

[r20crazy]

never go on vacations; if you think you are gonna make money you most likely wont; dont care about names and lineage, buy what you like; Most girls want you to spend time with them, not your fish, so unless married or shes a fish nerd, loose the tank or be single.

 

[Gummy Bear Coral]

Leaving the tank alone is never a good thing. I'm a fan of the apps on your phone for testing to stay ahead of problems down the line. But vacations are needed! Lol

 

[Gummy Bear Coral]

We are talking about fish tanks and greats ways to spread knowledge within the hobby. Not about your failures in your love life! Thanks move on

 

[BgFish]

My advisewhatever you think you will spend- quadruple it (at least 😂) and same thing regarding time…

don’t listen to the first piece of advise you get online- (not saying it’s wrong, just research and confirm first) I have received some great advise over the years from some awesome reefers- but also have received a few horrible advise. Not that the person(s) was trying to give bad advise- but we are all at different levels in this hobby. I can’t tell you how many noobs think they are experts after one or two you tube videos 😂

reefing is a crash course in patients. Nothing good happens fast.

most of all have fun- if it’s not fun most* of the time then what’s the point. I see people get so upset over issues (which I totally understand) but I think if you count on having issues, when they arise you can learn from them and don’t get discouraged or upset. Make a bad situation a good one by beating whatever issue your have and learning from it.

that’s it for now lol. Happy reefing my friends!

 

[BgFish]

We are talking about fish tanks and greats ways to spread knowledge within the hobby. Not about your failures in your love life! Thanks move on

awe play nice 🤣 -

 

[BgFish]

Open Thread. Lots Of People Don't Have The Space Or The Money Sometimes So I'm Showing It Can Be Done Correctly With Lower Start Up Cost Such As A Water System. I Had My 125 Crash Due To Getting Water From A LFS Which I Tested Regularly But Had A Metal That I Didn't Test.

these may be good In a pinch or to start- but long term they will cost you more on filter media then bitting the bullet and getting a decent standard RO/DI system. Trust me- been there done that and don’t want to go back 😅. But for a budget reefer I think they can work.

 

[Gummy Bear Coral]

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[Gummy Bear Coral]

It works well for the start of cost, definitely not sustainable long term, but it ran my 125 for 6 months with clean water that was better than any LFS and now that I've downgraded to a 25 Lagoon it's perfect. So maybe used for start up nano reefers!

 

[joseserrano]

You can get a decent md or brs 4 stage for $100 ish with filters. You should get 300-600 out of a. Di, and 3000 plus on carbon and sediment. Membrane lasts. 2 years. Plus

 

[erickjohnsonaz]

Something worth doing is worth doing right. If it's not fun it's not worth doing.

 

[All Delight]

Have fun.

 

[jordan9095]

in my experience this is great for making very small mounts of water. if you need to make a lot, a real RODI is much more efficient

 

[kadyooo]

my advice is not to start reefing lol

 

[BgFish]

my advice is not to start reefing lol

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