this would be city water. dont know the specifics, but im assuming it would have chloramines....
DIY 24/7 water changer plan, how's it look?
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I have been working on one of these myself; a system that includes a premixing tank (for treating the water) - I will work something out in paint and post it tomorrow. It should work for an automated weekly water change or a continious drip system.
AT IT AGAIN HA... DAMN THE TRICKY PART WOULD BE HAVING THE FRESH WATER BEING PUMPED INTO YOUR TANK BE EQUAL TO THE OLD WATER BEING DUMPED!!!! BUT I DONT HAVE A TANK THAT BIG YET! AND IM NO ENGINEER.... I KNOW U FIGURE IT OUT QUICK
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might wanna check into that, if its just chlorine then all you need is a carbon filter, very cheap, and you wont need a mixing tub. there are also chloramine filters available for $62 http://www.thefilterguys.biz/chloramine_filters.htmjcardona1;3776404; said:
i have about $50-90 into my drip system with zero problems. if i used a chloramine filter it'd add bout $40
JN31;3776533; said:AT IT AGAIN HA... DAMN THE TRICKY PART WOULD BE HAVING THE FRESH WATER BEING PUMPED INTO YOUR TANK BE EQUAL TO THE OLD WATER BEING DUMPED!!!! BUT I DONT HAVE A TANK THAT BIG YET! AND IM NO ENGINEER.... I KNOW U FIGURE IT OUT QUICK
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That is what the dump in the sump is for. The water level can't get above the drain pipe. The water will overflow out of the sump at the same rate that it is pumped into the tank.
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small pump with a ball valve? do a practive run with the valve and a small pump and have it slowly fill a couple gallon tub. time it to just fill it a gallon and a half in an hour by adjusting the ball valve, when you find that spot mark it on the ball valve so if you decide to turn it off its an easy reference to re-adjust later.
yeah thats another option i was thinking about. so it looks like my two options so far are:fishloaf666;3776959;3776959 said:
- pump on a timer, set to go on/off throughout the day to do about 30-40g per day. ill do multiple on/off periods to make sure the bin has time to refil
- pump with a valve to regulate flow, running continuously.
any other options?
and if i decide to do without any type of filter to remove cholramine, treating the trash can once a day should be fine right?
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