Drip sytem

[jim barry]

I want to research a drip sytem for a 400 gallon tank i am thinking of. It would be for stingrays so will need to change a decent amount of water per day, say around 50 gallon ?
Would i need to prefilter this water coming straight from a tap. I am thinking that a drip would desperse any clorine on hitting the tank ?
Who out there uses one of these systems and can through any suggestions my way ?

 

[dovii88]

neo has one i believe...

 

[Nate77]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19920

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35671&highlight=drip+system

 

[jim barry]

Great links thanks. But i am sure i remember an old thread where it was stated you did not need to treat the water added to the tank so long as it was a steady drip and contained no Chloromins. Chlorine will desperse when dripped but not Chloromine. Anyone know if this is correct please ?

 

[CHOMPERS]

Yes that is correct. However, the chlorine is a little slow to dissipate, it isn't instantanious. Know what your average tap water Cl2 level is before assuming you don't need to remove the chlorine. If you have an average of 3.0 ppm and you replace 1/3 of the tank water daily, you will have a theoretical residual of 1.0 ppm. The actual residual will be much lower though due to the continual dissipation. In my system, I get total volume replacement every four days. I have never had a detectible level of chlorine. My test kit'sfirst color chip is .02 ppm and I have never reached that. I always get a zero reading.

 

[repair]

Great links thanks. But i am sure i remember an old thread where it was stated you did not need to treat the water added to the tank so long as it was a steady drip and contained no Chloromins. Chlorine will desperse when dripped but not Chloromine. Anyone know if this is correct please ?

I wrote the other thread but I got tired of having people trying to show me why it didn't work even though I had 30+ tanks running on it for more then a year so I deleted it.

You need to filter the water to remove the chlorine but a filter will last more then a month and they only cost 5 or 6 US dollars. I'm dripping 20gph from 1 filter and it can handle a lot more.

I think I still have it in a text file and if you PM me your email I'll email it to you.

 

[rallysman]

I wrote the other thread but I got tired of having people trying to show me why it didn't work even though I had 30+ tanks running on it for more then a year so I deleted it.

You need to filter the water to remove the chlorine but a filter will last more then a month and they only cost 5 or 6 US dollars. I'm dripping 20gph from 1 filter and it can handle a lot more.

I think I still have it in a text file and if you PM me your email I'll email it to you.

Make a new thread Your system is impressive.

I use a filter similar to the one Repair is using. You can get it at basically any hardware store and it's just a carbon insert. Cheap insurance

 

[Bucko]

Howdy all, this is my first post, but I have been following the DIY section for awhile now. Here is a link to an eductor that is rated to add liquid chemicals for a flow rate down to 2.5gph. I was looking at getting one for myself for adding de-chlorinator to my fill rig. http://www.ezfloinjection.com/1-6.asp

 

[Dr Joe]

Howdy all, this is my first post, but I have been following the DIY section for awhile now. Here is a link to an eductor that is rated to add liquid chemicals for a flow rate down to 2.5gph. I was looking at getting one for myself for adding de-chlorinator to my fill rig. http://www.ezfloinjection.com/1-6.asp

Stalker...
Good find .

They say it will flow down to 5psi but they don't have rates on the site...bummer.

Dr Joe

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[Bucko]

I saw the 2.5 gph on a site that sells the unit, but this morning I found another site that says 2.5 gpm which would be a little much for a drip system unless you use big drips....lol. I'll do some more looking when I get some time.