What is the name of the stand you are using? How much did it cost? Thanks!
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What is the name of the stand you are using? How much did it cost? Thanks!
I am building an almost identical setup to yours, except I am adding a second pump to pump out the RO water to my freshwater tanks. My question for you is this. I see that you added a couple of bulkheads on each side of each container for improvised tank level gauges. What size pipe did you use? I want to know so that I can order the correct bulkheads. Thank you!Finally, almost everything has come in and has been assembled except for my two 1'' Spears Gate Vales which will be on each side between the 1'' pipe and the spigot x street 90's. That's where my gate valves will be installed so at any giving point I will be able to grab some fresh RODI water or saltwater from each Brute container. Also, instead of having the Cepex ball Valve where I am going to be connecting my Marine & RV 1/2'' 25ft hose, I will be using a 1/2'' Spears Gate valve with the Cam Lever Quick to Connect my 1/2'' in size hose. Order 1 more spigot to street 45 to put inside my Brute salt container to there is one on each side. Next, I have to Glue everything together. I am going to be using a product called WELD -ON! 1ST I will use there Weld On - Plumbing Primer - then finish up with the Weld -On Heavy Duty PVC Cement Gray to match up with my fittings. Then my last step will be building my stand. I bought 6 cinder blocks and 5 two by 4's for my frame. After I get the frame completed I will just be screwing down a pcs of 1'' thick pcs of plywood and then this operation Saltwater mixing station will be completed. Here a few pixs to show you how it turned out before I start gluing everything together. My total cost ending up being around $1250.00 for my Mixing station! Please feel free to let me know your thoughts?
Many thanks,
FLSharkvictim
I am building an almost identical setup to yours, except I am adding a second pump to pump out the RO water to my freshwater tanks. My question for you is this. I see that you added a couple of bulkheads on each side of each container for improvised tank level gauges. What size pipe did you use? I want to know so that I can order the correct bulkheads. Thank you!
What did you use for the plumbing on the bottom where you are going into the Brutes? Any leak issues? Setting up something almost the sameStill a couple more pieces to add.
Very clean setup!Still a couple more pieces to add.
I use the uniseals as well. I just switched out 2 that were leaking on the saltwater reservoir side. I think they lasted 4ish years.Actually reading back through the thread.....
Seems the suggestion is to use schedule 80 bulkheads on the brutes. I have uniseals on mine, and after mixing a while they start to leak a bit.
Think I might try schedule 80 bulkheads.
As you can see the floor is wet from the uniseal leaking. My last mixing station was tiny and I only used 1/2" pipe and small bulkheads I found at lowes. With this station I have 32G brutes, and that wonderful @MRC pump I won here on R2rR, and it required 1 1/2" pipe.
Do the bulkheads really not leak on the brutes?
What size pipes did you use for this mixing station? Thank you!Updated a lot of changes to my saltwater mixing station with a better quality DC pump. I got a VarioS4 DC Controllable pump and added an extra Cepex ball Valve.
These pumps run so quite it's amazing. I mean you can't even tell that the pump is on and running. I have hear of the VarioS losing a little of it's flow after about 6 months but I am ok with it, since they blows away them panworld pumps.