drip system question

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hmt321

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Jun 27, 2006
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im gonna put a 180 gal cattle watering trough, behind my garage to raise mollies and gambusia in (feeders) i plan on putting a 1.5" of soil under 2" of pea gravel. I have a bunch of jungle vals, and I will get some plants from a near by pond as well. I want to set up a drip system on the pond to keep it full and add new water. I plan on running a a power head for circulation , perhaps through a 5 gal bucket full of bio balls not sure if i will need it with all the plants.

questions:

my municipality uses injects chlorine gas into the water, out of the tap it is at 1 ppm, how much water can i drip into the 180 gal pond per day (i figure 150 gal of actual water in the pond)

do i just use a needle valve to get the correct drip or something else?

thanks
 
you can just use an inline carbon filter from any hardware store to remove the chlorine, and then you can drip as much as you want. I find it easiest to use rose garden irrigation drip emitters to regulate the amount of water you're dripping.
 
Rallsman is the one to watch on this one...

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hmt321;878292; said:
thanks,

how long does it take for the carbon to be used up? I have heard that it is only viable for a month or so.

I thought they were good for 5000-6000 gallons...@ 2.5gph it should go for 2-3 months.

Adjust your drip rate by checking the pond chemistry.

I had drip heads that started out at 1gph but can only find 2.5gph now.

Dr Joe

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