Drip System for Stingrays

Thanks everyone. It seems like most people on a drip system are dripping high flow rates using unaltered tap water (dechlorinated of course). I'm curious of what their water parameters are. Some people have indicated ph around 8. Are you concerned with other water parameters such as TDS, hardness / alkalinity, ect? Any supply water parameters / conditions that you pay particular attention to other than stable PH, nitrates, etc and adjust your drip rates accordingly? I've not included ammonia and nitrites as I consider this more filtration management and not supply water quality.

With high drip rates, anyone experiencing challenges with maintaining tank temperature? I'm guessing everyone just uses bigger / more heaters? Anyone incorporating a heat exchanger off a recirculating line on their hot water tank to pre-warm the incoming water?


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swedeboy78 said:

1. Drip flow rate and size of tank or system (if running multiple tanks)----------3-4 GPH

2. Do you drip continuously or drip on a timer?----------continuously

3. Do you drip directly into the tank(s), drip into a storage tank / vat and pump to the tank(s) or drip to a common recirculating sump barrel (for multiple tanks) and pump from there?-----------right into the sump by return pumps intake

4. Do you use a drip system only or supplement with additional water changes either manually or automatically?--------drip only

5. Do you draw down the water level on the tank(s) first and drip the water back up to full or run a continuous drip in with an overflow?----------continuous with overflow

6. Do you drip straight tap water (dechlorinated) or mix with RO/DI systems and if so what percentage of mix?-------3 stage HMA filter


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how big is your tank(s)?