DIY 24/7 water changer plan, how's it look?

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jcardona1;3783981; said:
no i'm doing the filter, just havent ordered it yet. i also need to install a bulkhead fitting on my sump :)
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Some people (me) don't use filters and/or additives and their fish are fine on straight unfiltered tap water from the city (yuck).
Of course that's like that first step in the "Matrix" movie when he jumps off the building for the first time.............Who really wants to risk their fish right?
 
CoryWM;3800519;3800519 said:
I just wanted to say I set this up today also. I'm having the exact same problem with the pressure regulator. I get a drip out of it every 3 seconds or so. Only been running for 20 minutes now. Did anyone ever get this resolved?

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if you look a few posts up i ended up ditching the regulator. just get some pressure compensating emitters, turn the valve down a bit and it should be fine. im waiting on the chloramine filter to get this going...
 
I saw those as well when I was at home depot. I might make a trip back in a few days. It seems that adjusting the valve, makes the pressure regulator stop leaking also... So if it's not doing anything in a few days, i'll probably just leave it working :P Still in the process of doing some power failure tests :D
 
Hi j, Just a thought for everyone, In my experience the pressure compensating emitters seem to fail sooner/more often the more continuous pressure they see, you might want to reconsider the lack of a regulator. Also If the emitter is below the surface of the water in whatever tank it is in and you are on a well or experience regular power outages it would be a good idea to have a vacuum break ( http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/2ZXX5?cm_mmc=Google Base-_-Plumbing-_-Valves-_-2ZXX5i) installed at the supply to prevent contamination of your potable water system. This might seem like overkill but you sure wouldn't want to get you or your family sick.
 
ok just a quick update on this, looks i have more research to do.

i called The Filter Guys and asked them about their chloramine filter. the guy basically told me it's not gonna work for my application. He said these filters can only pull chloramine out of the water when theyre running at flow rates of approximately 15gph. being that ill be running 2-4gpm, this filter will simply NOT pull the chloramine out. he said i would have to look at other options. by the way, this is the filter i was looking at:

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the guy was really helpful and gave me all sorts of useful info, he didnt want me buying something i didnt need, so he asked if i was sure if i even had chloramine in my water. i wasnt 100% sure, so i called my city because we are served by three different water companies.

i finally tracked down the 2008 water quality report for my area and it looks like we only have chlorine and fluoride, which is a good thing and means i dont need a chloramine filter! but what i will do is buy a chlorine/chloramine test kit from thefilterguys.com and test the water every couple weeks to be sure there's no surprises from the water company.

here's the report: http://amwater.com/files/CA_Suburban_2008_web.pdf

so, now i need a basic carbon filter to remove the chlorine. can i just pick up the ones they sell at lowes with the carbon cartridges?
 
cool, thanks for the quick reply. ill go check them out after work, may run 2 in-line to serve as a backup. how do you know when the carbon has been exhausted?
 
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