Nano Tank

[sherman]

My overflow installed tonite

[sherman]

Another photo of the overflow

[sherman]

Now need to fillup with DI water for testing

[sherman]

DI water generation is very slow with my crystal pro.

Look like I may just top up with tap water for testing the overflow

this weekend.

[sherman]

Saw this at 328 today afternoon

Anyone use before?

[sherman]

It say Removes Chlorine, Choramine ,Ammonia

Detoxifies Nitrite & Nitrate

For Both fresh and salt water

[netviper]

Bro, buy distilled water easier la.

No need to wait

[sherman]

No car so just go the traditional method.

[sherman]

5 g per 750 L of tap water can remove 4 ppm of chlorine.

My system around 300L so 2 g will do.

[sherman]

5 g per 950 L of tap water can remove 4 ppm of chloramine.

My system around 300L so 1.5 g will do.

So with 2 g I can remove around 5 ppm of chloramine

[netviper]

No car so just go the traditional method.

U can order and they will deliver...that's wat i do.

Used to make my own DI water, but nowadays dun reli have much time doing that.

Anyway, can't wait to see ya nano tank ready

[sherman]

So small quantity they delivery also.

[sherman]

From PUB website:

We have chloramine < 2 mg/L

Below is the PUB link

http://www.pub.gov.sg/general/Pages/WaterTreatment.aspx

[sherman]

Add water from both my Crystal Pro and my Royal Sapphire 500i

So that I can fill up the tank faster for leak test and then cycling

[sherman]

Do a TDS test on both system.

Crystal Pro: 0

Royal Sapphire 500i: 69

[starfish123]

wa, very detail planning in setting up yr tank.

[sherman]

Not lah.

Just do a step by step record of what I do so that future new reefer who want to set up

a new tank can refer

[sherman]

Last nite test the overflow after filled up both main tank and sump.

Meet with some problem

Overflow was too slow even after I tune down my Atman AT 104 pump

Check every part of the overflow .Cannot find any problem

Work till 0430 am.

Very tire retire for the day

[sherman]

Today morning continue to debug the slow overflow issue.

Finally decide to add a air discharge point at the top U of the overflow.

Suspect the slow flow is due to air trap in the overflow highest point.

Get a one way air valve.

Drill a hole at the top U .

Cement it in place.

Setback the overflow pipe in the tank again.Top up water in the pipe

after shut off the ball valve at the discharge point.

Connect an short length of air tube to the one way valve.

Suck out the air slowly till water start to flow out of the one way air valve.

Close the one way valve.

Open the ball valve at the discharge point.

And you hear water start to flow out into the sump.Shut the top up point .

All this while the return pump is on.

After a while off the pump.

Water overflow into the sump till the water level in the main tank fall below the skimmer

inlet.

First test.

Water will not flood the sump.

[sherman]

On back the return pump.

Water in the main tank start to build up.

Then overflow into the skimmer outlet.

Test 2 : Siphon never break after power off.

[sherman]

Turn the return pump back to full power.

Main tank water level maintain.

No overflowing.

Sump water level maintain.

Overflow and return pump work hand in hand.

Balance at both main tank and sump.

Test 3: Overflow system can cope with the Atman return pump flow rate.

[sherman]

Left the tank to cycle and monitor hourly for any problem.

Monitor start at 1200 noon,7th Nov,2011

[sherman]

Tonite take the TDS reading of the cycling water.

The reading go up to 78.

So get some DI resin from a freindly reefer and let the

water cycle with a small pump with resin.

Will post picture tomorrow nite

[sherman]

Take a reading and find TDS drop to 59 after running DI resin over the night.

Will post photo tonite and change the exhaust DI resin tonite.

Now have to go to work

[Jameshong]

Saw this at 328 today afternoon

Anyone use before?

Have been using it for years but my is liquid instead of powder form.

Good product !