Drip system and canisters?

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I was thinking about an automatic fish feeder modified to hold declorinator to depense regulary as the fresh water drips into the tank. Any thoughts on that?
When I do a w/c on my 55 I use a water hose attached to the sink to refill it and just pour the declorinator in. Just my 2 cents worth.
 

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I just ordered a Chloramine filter from thefilterguys.biz so I won't need to add dechlorinator.
Craig
 

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craigthor;890222; said:
I just ordered a Chloramine filter from thefilterguys.biz so I won't need to add dechlorinator.
Craig
you might have to drip a bit more than normal because you'll be introducing ammonia in as the end result of the chloramine filter. I don't know how much, but it's just something to keep in mind.
 

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rallysman;890225; said:
you might have to drip a bit more than normal because you'll be introducing ammonia in as the end result of the chloramine filter. I don't know how much, but it's just something to keep in mind.
Thanks, I also have some 2 gph emitters if I need them. I will keep an eye on this thanks.

Craig
 

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Well I will take some pics later but right now I'm as follows:

Faucet->25 psi regulator->5 Micron Filter->Icemaker Carbon Filter->2 Stage Carbon Filter from filterguyz.biz->2 GPH Emitter

I do have the 2 Stage Chloramine Filter but am reluctant to use them as I'm not sure how much I need to drip to disperse the Ammonia it will make. So far no odd reactions after 2 days with just carbon filters though.

Craig
 

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I hope all goes well.
Keep us updated.
 

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Here are a few pictures to glance at mostly of the water in as I still have the overflow plumbed to a piece of tubing running out my livingroom window till next weekend when I have time to plumb it to my basement. I'm thinking of hooking up the Chloramine filters then putting a RO system after this to remove the Ammonia from the system as that is what is recommended. Overflow is a CPR 50/ 300 GPH and is working great thus far.

Craig

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NICE!! I'll be looking forward to future posts.

My favorite part is the clothes pin:D
 

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rallysman;891799; said:
My favorite part is the clothes pin:D
I need to get me a plastic one as the wood ones aren't good at staying dry:ROFL:
 

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Nice setup. I actually just ordered the same filter from thefilterguys. I also have to deal with chloramines, and I plan on using almost the exact setup you have, minus the icemaker carbon filter. Why did you add this to your filter? I did a fair amount of research on filtering chloramines prior to my purchase, and I think the ammonia I add to the tank will be so small that it will be a non-issue.

There are a couple discus breeders I found that filter chloramine the same way you did and I am planning, and a couple of them say the ammonia level is unmeasurable on their test kits once the water passes through the chloramine filter. Once I get my drip system setup, I am going to measure the ammonia level straight from the drip system and will adjust if necessary. I don't think the ammonia is going to be an issue from what I have read and what other people that use similar setups have said.

I also don't think dripping the water w/ ammonia is going to result in any higher nitrate readings than if I were to drip prime as well. Prime will bind the ammonia into a harmless compound until this compound can be consumed by the biofilter. This is a bit of an assumption, but won't the prime-bound ammonia compound, once consumed by the bio-filter, result in the same amount of nitrate production as a similar quantity of ammonia dripped into the tank? I don't see how it would be different. If that is the case, I don't think dripping prime offers any advantages over filtering the chloramines through a filter and dripping the water with a small amount of ammonia straight into the tank.
 
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