Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
For now, the Frag Swap comittee has the most volunteers so we can set that one up if folks are still eager to participate.
I am not the chair of that committee but I can provide assistance if needed.
Just run the rodi directly into the tank. A new system, can process about 5gal of rodi per hour (give or take) so you can calculate how long it'll take you from there.
You can mix the salt water directly into the tank as long as its empty. No rocks, sand etc. Just fill it and run it with a heater, then adjust if necessary.
You can also look at the jaebo crossflow pumps as a cheaper gyre alternative
It should as they just connect to the end of the air line. My skimmer, the tunze 9001 came with one and I haven't had that issue. It'll be top heavy so just rubberband it on the skimmer to keep it out of the water.