On another thread, a user asked for more detail about a continuous water changing set up that I'm putting together.
I did not want to hijack someone's post so I will create a new one for this topic.
The details are as follows: Red Sea Max 250 with the basic stock everything plus two side circulation pumps, 6 stunner LED strips, Tunze ATO and a full Apex controller.
On the controller I have a salinity & PH probe.
I've recently added a chiller to help keep the temps at 78 degrees.
The tank sits in my living room.
Just below the tank, in the basement, I have my RO/DI system, mixing station, mini frag tank.
Part of my mixing station includes two, 30 gallon water storage tanks.
One fresh, one salt.
For the continuous water changing set up, I have a LiterMeter III Dosing Pump with two pumps connected to it.
One pump pulls water out while the other pump replaces it. The goal is to remove polluted water at the same rate that it's created. As well as keep the minor & trace elements at a known, stable level.
I've not worked out the math on the water exchange rate yet but as I mentioned, I'm still in the process of putting this together.
In short, the LiterMeter III Dosing Pumps will pump X amount of fresh saltwater into the tank while at the same time, pumping out the same, X amount. The desire is to have it change water, every minute of every day, 24 hours, 7 days a week until I get to the 10 gallon (hopefully less) weekly water change amount.
The old water is pumped directly into the household water drainage system.
All of the water is carried to & from via the 1/4 inch ice maker hose.
The LiterMeter III Dosing Pump has a max head of something like 26 feet. Of course, there is no limit to the horizontal distance.
Once I get everything setup and running, I'll post photos so that everyone can get a visual of what it's doing in real life.
I did not want to hijack someone's post so I will create a new one for this topic.
The details are as follows: Red Sea Max 250 with the basic stock everything plus two side circulation pumps, 6 stunner LED strips, Tunze ATO and a full Apex controller.
On the controller I have a salinity & PH probe.
I've recently added a chiller to help keep the temps at 78 degrees.
The tank sits in my living room.
Just below the tank, in the basement, I have my RO/DI system, mixing station, mini frag tank.
Part of my mixing station includes two, 30 gallon water storage tanks.
One fresh, one salt.
For the continuous water changing set up, I have a LiterMeter III Dosing Pump with two pumps connected to it.
One pump pulls water out while the other pump replaces it. The goal is to remove polluted water at the same rate that it's created. As well as keep the minor & trace elements at a known, stable level.
I've not worked out the math on the water exchange rate yet but as I mentioned, I'm still in the process of putting this together.
In short, the LiterMeter III Dosing Pumps will pump X amount of fresh saltwater into the tank while at the same time, pumping out the same, X amount. The desire is to have it change water, every minute of every day, 24 hours, 7 days a week until I get to the 10 gallon (hopefully less) weekly water change amount.
The old water is pumped directly into the household water drainage system.
All of the water is carried to & from via the 1/4 inch ice maker hose.
The LiterMeter III Dosing Pump has a max head of something like 26 feet. Of course, there is no limit to the horizontal distance.
Once I get everything setup and running, I'll post photos so that everyone can get a visual of what it's doing in real life.