Drip System Poll

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
mybluem3 said:
Switched over to a pure r/o drip here cause of you SHARK13 SHARK13 lol ph liquid test at 7.6... Tds low-mid 100's in the tank. Rays seem to love ive been dripping 100 Gpd on my 600. May bump it up a little stock is heavy. 6 Rays all around 7-10 inches, 32 inch fire eel, 2x 26+ in black aros, 2 X 9 inch bass, 7 X giant 8-10 inch red tail barbs. Ive got 50+lbs of ceramics and 2.5-3 cuft in a 44 gallon reactor...Ive heard of guys running 5-6 gph drips on heavily stocked tanks.... Also curios to see what others out there are running. I think we also have a negative on our side with **** well water my water is almost 2,000 microsiemens hard which is obscene. Had some ray issues here over the last year and went over to pure r/o. I've got some shells in the sump and they slowly seem to be disapearing.
Click to expand...

Can you give me some info on this? I am playing with the idea of going for an ro drip. Any links would be appreciated.
 
05spurky said:
I have a 270 gallon tank.

I drip 18 gallons per day, 126 gallons a week equaling 46 percent of water in tank per week.

Tap water is run through a water softner with iron remover, carbon filter and uv filter.

I have 3 rays, 7 inches, 10 inches and 13 inches.

I also have 12 dollars in same tank.

ph runs 8.2 with nitrates below 20.

I have a 3 chamber sump.

If anyone recommends different, please let me know.
Click to expand...

Curious if anyone thinks I should increase my drip rate per day and/or per week.
 
05spurky said:
wcs?
Click to expand...

Water changes sorry. I wouldn't bother upping the drip if you are doing regular water changes but that's just me. If you aren't doing them regularly I would try to get the weekly drip up over 60% so that nitrates are being reduced weekly. Temp will be a limiting factor in many cases, but the more you drip the better in most cases.
 
Woefulrelic said:
Water changes sorry. I wouldn't bother upping the drip if you are doing regular water changes but that's just me. If you aren't doing them regularly I would try to get the weekly drip up over 60% so that nitrates are being reduced weekly. Temp will be a limiting factor in many cases, but the more you drip the better in most cases.
Click to expand...

I drip so I don't have to do water changes. I was thinking the more dripping the better but worried that the recommended treshold was already met so that is why I'm asking what others recommend.
 
Last edited:
05spurky said:
I drip so I don't have to do water changes. I was worried about dripping too much so that is why I'm asking what others recommend.
Click to expand...

That's why I mentioned it. I would aim for 60% weekly as a minimum, if it's feasible to do more I'd go for 70.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 05spurky
heres my line up lol... no hma's or pre filtration, straight cold drip from my tap... ph from tap and tanks stays around 6.5-7. Id like to add on pre filtration eventually but at 30gph round the house i fear id b changing out filters way 2 often.
60 gal -1/2 gph
90/75 stacker- 2gph
180- 2gph
197- 2gph
230- 2gph
230- 2gph
300- 4 gpg
450- 4gph
500- 6gph
650- 6gph
 
wednesday13 said:
heres my line up lol... no hma's or pre filtration, straight cold drip from my tap... ph from tap and tanks stays around 6.5-7. Id like to add on pre filtration eventually but at 30gph round the house i fear id b changing out filters way 2 often.
60 gal -1/2 gph
90/75 stacker- 2gph
180- 2gph
197- 2gph
230- 2gph
230- 2gph
300- 4 gpg
450- 4gph
500- 6gph
650- 6gph
Click to expand...
LOL That's alot of setups!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
MonsterFishKeepers.com
Top Bottom