You might want to re-think those glass panels. They will cut down on evaporation as you say, but evaporation actually helps cool your tank. Also, you need good gas exchange at the surface of the water as nitrates are converted to nitrogen gas. Also, that extra layer of glass is going to block...
I've heard of people using rubbermaid containers from the hardware store, with a couple of DIY bulheads installed, or small glass or acrylic aquariums.
Interesting.
I was considering one of those combo systems that give RO drinking water, stored in a pressurized tank. You flip a switch to get RO/DI water for the reef. Would a permeate pump work with that? I assumed in RO/DI mode, the treated water was not going into the pressurized tank, as...
