AUTOMATIC WATER CHANGER PICS!! FEEL FREE TO CRITIQUE

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rdeandavidson said:
Love the water changer. But your stand seems to be the attraction! Great job anyhow.
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My stand is a beast... I've built many before never had a problem I have filled this tank up on the stand and pushed on it from the side it doesn't budge! I do plan to add bottom lateral support eventually but now I am unable to... THe stand is nothing to worry about!! trust me
 
drayday55 said:
naa man no problem, im explaining it wrong. right now when i want to do a water change i turn on the r/o unit it fills the 50 gallon trash can i 1 day. it is out side so it dosent matter if it over fills. then i treat the water as i am doing right now. lol i then turn on the big rio in the trash can and pump water into the tank trying to stirr up the substrate a little. at the same time i unplug the sump pump so 90% of the water goes out the drain and does not get recycled back into the tank. and when i want to top off the tank i just turn on the r/o unit and flip a plastic ball valve to divert the water away from the trash can and ito the tank. i could automate it but i figure whats the point. it cannot get any easyer. i usualy jump int the shower as i start the water cahnge. when the water runs low in the trash can it does not rally harm it for running dry for a few minutes. baisicly i made a system where if i forget to shut something off i wont flood my house and the by product is simplified water changes. oh, also the point to where the water enters int the waste line is 3 inches above where the sump pump level is so it regulates itself and never drains far enough to whare i have to little water in the sump to start it all back up again

dude. when i trade my lunkers in to the lfs all the workers gawk at how colerfull and health my fish are. i tell em 7 ph no feeders and market freshwater shrimp!!!

ooops. thats waht i get from not reading all the posts. this is waht is working for me. you are correct on the drawing. the system has to many fail points you must simplify the system to what if everything fails. whats gonna happen. water flows down and the drain to waste must be in the sump not the tank.
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And what I get for not referencing to right person..

This was for 'X3ROX'...

Sorry for the mix-up.

How about it X3ROX... ( Hey did you know if you mix up your letter it spells something different...or xerox. Coincedence? I don't think so)
 
zennzzo said:
Here is a pic of the float switch I was refering to...
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I picked up one like that at Walmart, but it has a label on it saying not to use it for AC current. I can't imagine they would put contacts in there that were that cheap...but we are talking about Walmart here...


Anyway, days later while scrounging around Skycraft I found some small float switches that are about an inch in diameter and about two inches long. I got four for two bucks each...then I found out that I had no idea what I did with the receipt for the expensive one. Last night while cleaning up my fish tank construction mess, I found that receipt and now I have an appointment with Wally-Worlds Customer Service dept. to get my fifteen bucks back.
 
CHOMPERS said:
I picked up one like that at Walmart, but it has a label on it saying not to use it for AC current. I can't imagine they would put contacts in there that were that cheap...but we are talking about Walmart here...


Anyway, days later while scrounging around Skycraft I found some small float switches that are about an inch in diameter and about two inches long. I got four for two bucks each...then I found out that I had no idea what I did with the receipt for the expensive one. Last night while cleaning up my fish tank construction mess, I found that receipt and now I have an appointment with Wally-Worlds Customer Service dept. to get my fifteen bucks back.
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WHAHOO! More found money for Skycraft Adventures! :headbang2

( I really hate you for flounting Skycraft in my face :cry: ) :ROFL:
 
CHOMPERS said:
I call it my garage:ROFL:


(the shed is still suffering from the three huricanes of 2004)
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Garage...Garage?......OH..Those 2 big doors on the end of my house used for storage that NONE of my family dare go into :eek: . ( sometimes me too :ROFL: ).

I'VE GOT A 6X10 ALUM. SHED STUFFED W/ vw PARTS. And a 10x20 alum shed stuffed with I forget what and old electronics and some old Dodge Challenger parts I think.

Storms damaged them too. And tis' the season again. :(
 
Dr Joe said:
WHAHOO! More found money for Skycraft Adventures! :headbang2

( I really hate you for flounting Skycraft in my face :cry: ) :ROFL:
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I went again yesterday to get some more float switches. I figure they would make some coool Christmas presents :D I couldn't find the bin, but when I did it was totally empty except for two. Now I am up to six, plus some extra cool stuff that I really didn't need :woot:

They have external pumps that run on 220v for $22. They are one inch at the input and output and pump 50L-60L per minute at 5 ft of head.

I was looking for a duplicate pump to the one I just bought for $17. They were sold out :cry:
 
CHOMPERS said:
I went again yesterday to get some more float switches. I figure they would make some coool Christmas presents :D I couldn't find the bin, but when I did it was totally empty except for two. Now I am up to six, plus some extra cool stuff that I really didn't need :woot:

They have external pumps that run on 220v for $22. They are one inch at the input and output and pump 50L-60L per minute at 5 ft of head.

I was looking for a duplicate pump to the one I just bought for $17. They were sold out :cry:
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Should I send you my complete address to make sure your updated for that Christmas present thing. :ROFL: :ROFL:

I didn't know they sold that much stuff! :eek:
 
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