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[Mrfish55]

I've been trying to fit 50 gallons into a 20 gallon container for at least 20 years and cant figure it out, if you can please share.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Mrfish55

I've been trying to fit 50 gallons into a 20 gallon container for at least 20 years and cant figure it out, if you can please share.

you need to use the square 20g. 50 gallons won't fit in a round 20g container, I've tried.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

you need to use the square 20g. 50 gallons won't fit in a round 20g container, I've tried.

So that's the trick! I've spilled more water then I can remember. The worse was an extra large rubbermaid container of curing live rock, it sprung a leak and the water spilled all over the floor!

[Parker]

I'm pretty good with the RO but I have a habit of shooting water out of the tank with powerheads while blowing off the rocks.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

you need to use the square 20g. 50 gallons won't fit in a round 20g container, I've tried.

Oh for Chrissakes; why didn't you tell me this earlier?

[X-Treme]

Doesn't anyone have timers in thier houses? It takes me roughly 73ish minutes to fill an 18L water jug, so I set the timer on the microwave for 73 minutes and go down and wait 2 more min for the last 3 inches or so. Haven't spilled a drop yet.

[my2rotties]

The day before I spent time downstairs with my iphone stopwatch timing how long everything fills. Then an alarm would go off when the time went by... The next day were downstairs and I didn't bring the phone down with me.

Its a no brainer to time things, but I never said I had much for brains to begin with.

Originally Posted by X-Treme

Doesn't anyone have timers in thier houses? It takes me roughly 73ish minutes to fill an 18L water jug, so I set the timer on the microwave for 73 minutes and go down and wait 2 more min for the last 3 inches or so. Haven't spilled a drop yet.

[Jay180reef]

Oh ya, I would go to bed and flood the kitchen floor with RO, the worst was when a prestage filter burst in the RO unit and the flow rate went up 400%, my 2hr brute can fill took 30mins, and I noticed it an hour too late

[Mrfish55]

I am solving my problem once and for all, I just got back from the plumbing store with a soleniod water valve that will hook up to a float switch, when the reservoir is full the water is automatically shut off, total cost $35.00.

[my2rotties]

Originally Posted by Mrfish55

I've been trying to fit 50 gallons into a 20 gallon container for at least 20 years and cant figure it out, if you can please share.