automatic water changer

Charney · Feb 23, 2014

Been reading a lot about fish room setups lately and how to maximize them. If you are using an automatic drip water changer on a system of tanks on a shared sump what is the best way to remove water so there is no overflowing? Do you have an overflow in the sump to run the water to a drain?

Evz jardini · Feb 23, 2014

Check out uaru joeys video on drip systems YouTube
Although they'll be plenty of threads about it on here I'm sure

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tlindsey · Feb 23, 2014

Evz jardini said:
Check out uaru joeys video on drip systems YouTube
Although they'll be plenty of threads about it on here I'm sure

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+1

Charney · Feb 23, 2014

he essentially plumbs the sump at the desired level so the water runs off. So if you loose power the pump will obviously turn off and then wouldn't a large portion of the system drain out? Is there another way?

Charney · Feb 25, 2014

Charney said:
he essentially plumbs the sump at the desired level so the water runs off. So if you loose power the pump will obviously turn off and then wouldn't a large portion of the system drain out? Is there another way?

Am I right about this?

DDK · Feb 25, 2014

Well if your drain is below the tank then you can just make a small overflow and have gravity lead it to the drain which could be a tap in the sink or even a bottom drain in which most laundry rooms have. Having it set up like this ensures that the water level will never go past the set mark of the overflow which is basically fool proof unless the you lose the siphon to the overflow.

Charney · Feb 25, 2014

Danielcho said:
Well if your drain is below the tank then you can just make a small overflow and have gravity lead it to the drain which could be a tap in the sink or even a bottom drain in which most laundry rooms have. Having it set up like this ensures that the water level will never go past the set mark of the overflow which is basically fool proof unless the you lose the siphon to the overflow.

Thank you for your reply and I get what you wrote but what happens if you loose power? Once the pump turns off the water level will drain until level with the overflow. The sump will start to fill with this water which will be in turn drained off due to the overflow drain for the water changer. Once power is back on will there be suffice next water left in the systems ? Do you set the over flow drainage fairly higher to make sure thee is enough left and then in that case do you risk the sump overflowing with power outage? Thanks

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wednesday13 · Feb 25, 2014

Charney said:
Thank you for your reply and I get what you wrote but what happens if you loose power? Once the pump turns off the water level will drain until level with the overflow. The sump will start to fill with this water which will be in turn drained off due to the overflow drain for the water changer. Once power is back on will there be suffice next water left in the systems ? Do you set the over flow drainage fairly higher to make sure thee is enough left and then in that case do you risk the sump overflowing with power outage? Thanks

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You are correct you need to set ur sump drain level a bit higher than normal to ensure ur pumps don't run dry during a power outage, best part about a power outage is you get an extra mini water change when it does happen. Water lines still run without power so ur fish are still getting fresh water during an outage, another benefit of auto drip IMO.

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wednesday13 · Feb 25, 2014

All depends how much ur tank level fluctuates though when the returns shut off. Some of mine bearly drop a cm. And others drop close to an inch. Easy to test and adjust ur sump levels with an elbow and or pipe inside the sump.

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Jc1119 · Feb 25, 2014

On my sump tanks, drain out of the sump. On my non sump tanks, hob overflows. All drains run to a common drip pan then out a hose to the garden.

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