rallysman;1437601; said:
Your right they are better for small amounts of water, In my large system when I am doing over 40 gallons an hr I need to use a valve emitters are to small for me. But in this case better off using them for sure.
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Your right they are better for small amounts of water, In my large system when I am doing over 40 gallons an hr I need to use a valve emitters are to small for me. But in this case better off using them for sure.
I have copper throughout my house. I have a 2 stage whole house filter before my fish room (got it at Home Depot. 30$ each) First is a sediment filter, then a carbon filter. I have had no problems for a few years now.
I'm waiting for the marbles too. Separated all the males from the females a few weeks ago. I was gone for the holidays and just got back from California so they'll get mixed back in together this week.
I'm waiting for the marbles too. Separated all the males from the females a few weeks ago. I was gone for the holidays and just got back from California so they'll get mixed back in together this week.
thank"s good info. what is the big deal about sediment filter? designed to trap small particles other than that what is it doing? the reason i ask is because i am currently doing water changes manually with no prefilters in the house all copper pluming and no problems that i know of related to water source.
thanks
john
thanks
john
I did water changes with my normal water way back when I did them manually, no problem. The new problem is the tiny drip heads building up with gunk. So I decided to filter the water. The problem with the carbon only filters is that they are more expensive than the sediment filters. If you don't have the sediment filter first, the expensive carbon filter clogs up faster and your flow will slow down. I change or rinse my sediment filter once a week and the carbon once a month. I had the carbon only one for about a month and after replacing those every week I had to try something different.
I would use a sediment filter with well water. Possibly with city water if there is iron in it. I would use carbon if the chlorine was at a high level and the drip rate was at a high level.
With my well all I am using is a sediment filter. I am actually injecting bleach into my water before it goes into my glass tank.
With my well all I am using is a sediment filter. I am actually injecting bleach into my water before it goes into my glass tank.
copper, then filters, then pvc. i use 2 ball valves to distribute the pressure. its good if u have a spike so u can open it up to do a water change.
