Saltwater mixing station help

I just built mine, there are a few different ways to go about it. I also used "uniseals" instead of bulkheads which work better on curved surfaces. You can get from BRS for about $2-$3 each. I would take a look at this thread on RC for some ideas on the setup/plumbing you might want to do:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1711626&highlight=water+mixing+station


Hope this helps!

 

I didn't use an external pump instead I built a stand that holds a a barrel of RO on top and a barrel for saltwater mixing on the bottom. Both containers have a spicket with a valve & hose on the bottom. I can easily fill the saltwater container with the RO on the top (gravity feed). The RO container has a float valve that is hooked directly up to my RO unit.

The saltwater mixing container on the bottom sits just high enough for me to fit a 5g bucket under it... it's also only about 6 feet away from my sump so I can empty the saltwater into my sump by gravity if I ever wanted to. ( I use my Litermeter 3 to do constant/automatic waterchanges though so have not needed to do that yet). I do have a maxijet that I threw in the saltwater container to mix up the salt.

Do you want to pump the water to your sump after mixing it? How far & how high do you need to move the water? That will determine what size of pump you might want to use for it.