Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!

[EagleEyes]

Awesome. Theres a "new reef" 100gpd RODI water filters. Theres also "Aquarium 6st 100 gpd RODI Water filters. (both around 60 bucks) they look pretty good. Since i found that aquafina or whatever was double reverse osmosis treated tap water i figure id like to get some cheap water bottles to rotate every week and filter my own water.

[SSalty]

Originally Posted by Bifferwine

I got the TDS meter today. But the RO unit hasn't even been shipped yet.

Did that meter come calibrated? I would like to know what the TDS is directly from your tap and then test it after the RO/DI. After the RO/DI it SHOULD read less than 2 ppm.

[Bifferwine]

Nope! It didn't come calibrated. It says it needs to be calibrated in an NaCl solution before use. But did not come with the NaCl solution. DUH! Luckily I work in a science lab, so I'm going to take it into work with me on Saturday and calibrate it and try it out. I was curious to test my tap water, my RODI water and RODI water from my LFS too.

[Bifferwine]

Today some of my new equipment arrived. I had to go pick up the lights at the DHL warehouse . These things were HEAVY and barely fit in my little car.



My RO unit also arrived. With a 20 page instruction booklet. I'm waiting on Neal to set that one up



Of course, I had to buy some trash cans to store the 240 gallons of water that will be produced soon...



Oh and these are part of the lights too. I have no idea what they are. They are big heavy metal boxes of some sort.



My living room and dining room are filled with boxes and styrofoam and tons of CRAP. It's a disaster zone. I can't wait for it all to be put away and cleaned up and the tank set up and ready to go.

And yes, that is the Season 1 of MacGyver DVD set in the background of the picture of the trash cans. Richard Dean Anderson is only the coolest Canadian EVER!!!

[LionFish]

I think the black boxes are ballasts,
Those lights look awsome What bulbs did you get,

I have actually been reading up on the LED light fixtures
the are VERY CRAZY EXPENSIVE but i think the 50,000 hour bulb life will help offset the cost.. 400w Solaris LED Fixture is the one i was lookin at. i think the 72.in was something like $3400

[Bifferwine]

Ya one of the display tanks at my LFS uses the Solaris lights. They are amazingly bright.

I got actinic T5s and 10K 250 watt halides. Decided to go with the 10Ks over the 20Ks.

[HAWKS12thMAN]

ya those are ballasts for the mh..... most of those led fixtures are made here in the vancouver/portland area.

[reeffreak]

Those stuff look great.Those lights should allow you to grow any kind of algae you desire.I never really watch Mcgyver,isn't that Richard Dean dude on Stargate SG1?

[RigoSharon]

looks awsome...have fun putting all that together..keep pics comming..

[Alexander]

PFO is all out of portland too hawk.. but you probably already knew that