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  • #16
    Re: automatic water changer!!

    This guy set one up in his fish basement using a Rainbird sprinkler system contoller.

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    Like ek says, with the overflow you lose some of the new water with the old.

    Mark
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    • #17
      Re: automatic water changer!!

      fshfrk is utilizing a simple design.
      PhishPhreek has a drip system for his betta racks as shown at his site which was pretty innovative.
      700g Mini-Monster tank

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      • #18
        Re: automatic water changer!!

        My cousin got that.  His tank is an inwall and he had that automatic water change.  It really helps for big tank because you dont have to do a lot of work.  But he has that carbon filter and a uv sterilizer for his tank because I think the tap water there was bad and cause most of his fish to died.
        180 gallon RR wild discus, harlequins, congos, rainbow, pleco, cardinals, rummynose, rcs, and amanos.  2260 eheim pressurize co2 4x54 tek lights

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        • #19
          Re: automatic water changer!!

          This guy's setup is amazing. I will have to incorporate some of this design in my fish room when it gets done.

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          • #20
            Re: automatic water changer!!

            wow, lots of good info. now i know who to talk to when i get my 250gallon in the future :)
            65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
            55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
            30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

            live and let live

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            • #21
              Re: automatic water changer!!

              Another cheap (about $50) system that will work for you is as follows
              24 hour on/off programmable timer (for lights)   $7-12
              Inexpensive submersable pump  $6-15
              Icemaker pipe tap w/ 1/4" tubing connection.  $8-10
              Carbon filter $15-25
              stock tank float valve $5-9

              Use the timer to run the sump pump and pump water out the wall to the garden/flower bed/rain gutter.
              Use the Icemaker tap to tie into a attic cold water pipe, run through the ceiling to the carbon filter to the float valve and keep the Aquarium toped off.
              As soon as the pump starts the float valve will start adding water but the 1/4" tubing will reduce the flow such that most of the out water is old water.
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              • #22
                Re: automatic water changer!!

                When I was checking out FshFrks pond he mentioned that he had some kind of continuous automatic water change system on one of his tanks, but he wasnt using it at that time for some reason.

                I remember reading about a setup that someone did that continuously added water, and he did it at a low enough rate that apparently dechlorination wasn't necesary...

                couldnt find the article I read about that when I searched a little bit for it... if I happen to find it again I'll post it here.

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