Continuous dripping system question

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what is the safe amount of water changed if I am using continuous dripping system? I have 160 Liter tank. And I set my input water to be 20 Liter per hour. Is it safe if I leave it like that continuously? If not, what is the max. I could do?

My goal of using this system is to remove growth inhibitor hormone from the tank so that my serrasalmus could grow faster.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
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As long as your system is rigged in a reliable way so as not to overflow, and your source water is of good quality (both requirements to me for even having a drip system in the first place) there is really no limit to how much water per hour you drip, other than the self-imposed limit of your water bill. In nature, many fish get a 100% water change every few seconds due to flow of streams rivers etc.
 
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Thanks for the answer. I use my tap water that I am planning to filter it with carbon active. I hope it's safe.
 
As long as your carbon filter removes all chlorine, it should be fine. I would test the water for chlorine before putting the drip system into effect. Many people use reverse osmosis for this type of setup, though you'd need to dose minerals back into the water
 
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I do 40gpd on my 180 plus 80 gallon sump.
 
20 liters per hour? 300% per day??

Seems pointlessly high.

In addition to water bill your electric bill will be obscene. Bringing in that much cold water to be heated will not be trivial.
 
make sure that you check with your local water company to see what chemicals they are using to treat your water ( chlorine or chloramine ) to ensure you we be using thev appropriate carbon filter
 
Would carbon active remove all bad chemicals? Even though the water in is so small, my home pump continues to power on thus my ebill will goes up. Any idea how to trick this?
 
Some might not remove chloramines...i assume by home pump you are talking about your heater. You can things like insulating the sides and back of the aquarium, making sure lids and openings are sealed, and getting a heating controller to help $ on ectricity
 
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