adamgoldberg

If #4 is pump-pressurized, but #7 isn't ... I guess I don't understand where the pump is. Where's the pump(s)? Edit: ok, I see the pump. Lemme think about this some more.

Well, maybe I don't get it properly. Valves 4 and 7 are spigots, the rest are ball valves (as shown in the picture, I think). To do nothing, close all valves. To move fresh water to the salt/mix vessel, you open 6, 3, 2, and energize the pump in the bottom of the fresh vessel. To move fresh water to the ATO, you open 6, 7 and energize the pump in the bottom of the fresh vessel. To move salt water to the sump, you open 5, 7, and energize the pump in the bottom of the SW vessel. To agitate the salt/mix vessel, you open 5, 3, 2, and energize the pump in the bottom of the SW vessel. What's the spigot #4 for? Did I get this all correct??

Sorry, what? I don't understand (maybe I'm too new to this). Any chance you could make a drawing of what you're doing?

Excellent ! Keep'em coming I'm only going to bug one of you at a time , but I'll get around to you, thanks! A beginner class would be excellent.

Dunno about Smithfield, but I used to live in the Bay Area.......? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

monkiboy, yes, ok, you're right of course. I just joined. TheyCallMeMr.703: PM sent.

Hi! I'm at the base of the learning curve, reading lots on the net and seeing cool pictures of what folks have done... but aside from staring at large scale setups at LFS, I haven't really seen a 'reasonable' newbie reef. I'm tempted by something nano, but the cost difference between a nano setup (with skimmer, etc) doesn't seem to be all that different from a large, inexpensive tank with a small inexpensive tank as sump... Anybody have either a nano reef, a hobbled together with DIY sump, or both I could come by and see/talk with you about? (I'm in Fairfax, near Petland, but am willing to drive quite some distance) Thanks!