Both option will work. The other requires a lot more equipment and setup. My idea is simple easy to setup and adjust. Requires no pumps floats or solenoids
opinions on my auto water changer design
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Yeah, along with the rest of the people viewing this thread. Your idea is not that hard to understand. But you wonder why nobody is giving you praise for coming up with this genius time and money saving idea? Because it's a BAD idea, plain and simple. I've yet to see one person agree with you.
unless the flow coming in or going out gets clogged or changes for any reason whatsoever then you need to keep adjusting...
Well the incoming water is under pressure right? flowing more then you want. So you will be slowing it down with a valve to whatever flow you decide. I don't see any problems on that end with incoming flow. The outlet water going out you want a large screened cone so if any small debris cannot stop the flow. Is there maintenance of course no different then if something blocked your overflow to the sump now would overflow your tank. I have overflows in my tank I have to watch to make sure debris doesn't block my overflows.
I just thought of another fail safe if something was to ever slow the drain. You could have a drain point on your sump at a certain level so if more water was to go into the sump it would drain off and never overflow the sump.
If your worried about what ifs? there are what ifs with the other as well. What happens when power goes out. Anything could get blocked even with the other float setup. But you got to decide which is going to be easier to setup. Cost factor expense with the float and pump setup that pump is going to be running on and off every couple seconds. Hopefully the pump doesn't fail hopefully the float doesn't fail hopefully the solenoid doesn't fail. I mean LOL ifs are endless..
well if i could do a drain from my sump at a certain level like jcardona1's setup i would be set, no need for float switch, pump etc.... but my sump is three feet under ground below my drain hence the reason for the pump. i understand your idea, but i already have all the equipment and the water changes are working flawlessly nitrates are at less than 20 ppm and getting lower daily, water clearer, fish seem to love the drip method. i don't see why more people do not convert to the drip type of setup for water changes.
Then I guess an overflow from the sump wouldn't work LOL . But I don't see the drain getting clogged with a large screen cone. But I asked op how did you put the sump 3 feet below the floor. Did you dig out foundation in your house? is the sump below the outside ground as well.
Well your set then great glad is working out. I should do a constant water flow setup on my tank.
Just wondering how your sump is setup 3 ft below the floor. Is the space incased in cement?
I don't need praise like you. I just give another idea and a workable idea since OP asked for opinions he can decide for himself. It obviously took you awhile to understand how it could worked or you wouldn't of said its impossible to work. But now all you can say is well what if the tiny hole gets blocked LOL
yep when i had the room built i wanted room to work under the tank and a short stand, but i left out one important detail to the builders, not putting a drain in the area below ugh
i'm thinking of converting it to be level and removing the wet dry so i can run filter socks and stick with ceramic rings or seachem matrix but for now i'll try this approach.
