auto water change

I’m a little confused by a recent development in my Red Sea Reefer 170 setup. To give some backstory, I’ve been dosing Kalkwasser continuously with the use of a versa pump for about 2 months. I also do continuous auto-water changes with 2 versa pumps. 6 days ago, I increased my Kalk dosage from...

I just set up an auto water change. I used a jebao dose pump and ran a test and worked fine. Has anyone had any issues doing anything like this? I have to have one of the lines going in the the sump. Can this cause a siphon? I have the dosing pump higher than the sump. Any advice or suggestions?

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Selling an excellent condition Kamoer X2SR from my last build breakdown. It works flawlessly (((and you will never go back once you go AWC))) This includes the john guest fittings necessary to convert to heavier duty tubing (or you can just include vinyl tubing). I wrote an article about it a...

Hey all Thought it would be a good idea to share what I've done to create my auto water change system! I've used the Arlic grid connect for all the control and have level switches to limit the volumes of water being moved. I've currently got it set to run once a day at 5pm and changes out...

Hello, I have 2 different tanks, my first tank is a 40 gallon breeder with a Fugi 20 sump, it has an Apex controller. I use a Apex DOS and do AWC with the DOS. This tank and the AWC has been up for two years and the fish and coral has been doing great and is growing. I started a 120 gallon tank...

Alright so I’m done with pushing around 33 gallon brute trash cans and want to upgrade to a auto water change. (That and the brute trash can wheels are leaving marks in my linoleum floors and I need help getting them over the 4” doorway lip…) peristaltic pumps are primarily used for dosing but...

I’m setting up a 10 gallon waterbox cube next to my 110 main display reef which is very stable what is everyone thoughts if I have an automatic water change going daily from my main display Looking to do something different in the cube Like grow out a Monti and a birds nest or a green slimer...

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So we’re installing a new 200g system in a finished basement. It just recently occurred to me that because there’s an unfinished room off the basement, we have open trusses, and we’re going to have a hole in the ceiling anyway from installing new electrical circuits, that we can have a fish...

Automated Water Changers (AWC's) - Use One? DIY or Commerical Offering? What Scale (AWC tankage and aquarium tankage)? I am back into reef-keeping after over 10 years of being away from that particular science. In that time there has been quite an explosion of methodology, technology and...

I have recently successfully implemented an auto water change system into my 120 gallon mixed reef, and I absolutely love it. I'd now like to pick your brains regarding the salt I am using and the one I may start using. Currently I mix up around 55 gallons of Red Sea salt, every month or so...

I am currently running a 55 gallon mixed reef. I have been dosing about 1.5-2ml's of NOPOX daily by hand. I currently run a Neptune DOS to do daily water changes of 2500ml. The Clean water reservoir holds 17500mls for a 7 day supply of water changes. Would it be feasible to to dose 10-14MLs of...

I am setting up a auto water change on a 40 reeder tank. I am planning to use the Dose. What is everyone’s setup? Daily Or weekly and what is the percentage of water everyone is changing. is there an advance from doing it one way over the other?

Completely automate your water changes with everything included for $365. I spent around $780 on the equipment and it all worked great for the four months I used it but I decided to break down my tank and sell everything off. The auto water changing really made a difference in the stability of...

A few months back I set up auto water changes on my Waterbox 130. It has worked amazingly well.. in theory. Back when I was doing bi-weekly 10-15% water changes, I would notice a happy shift in my tank after doing it. Corals and fish seemed to love the refresh, and things did well. With the AWC...

I setup my versa pumps for Auto Water Changes. In Mobius app I've setup my two versa pumps for AWC one to withdrawal and the other to Fill Nothing is live yet no lined in the tank. 32 cube figuring half a gallon a day water change ( subject to change) Attached Blue is fresh saltwater and red...

Anyone have a neptune dose for auto water change and when you watch the return line you don't see water going back into the tank ? I am watching water leave the tank but not enter. When I look at the neptune dose log it shows even return for taken out.

Is there such a thing as too much regular water change? Apart from the cost consideration, is changing 20% weekly, split over 7-days, better or worse that than say 10% once a week?

I have a new build, a Waterbox 130.4. From the beginning I planned on setting up auto water change, running a line through the wall to a holding tank in my laundry room. I’m at the point now where it’s ready to set up.. but I’m having doubts whether it’s even worth it. I have sand, and one of...

Hi all, I've started using a Neptune DOS for a daily auto water change. Once a week mix 60 ltr (13 gallons) in my storage tank and leave it to run - so far working well. I have a small powerhead in the storage tank to mix and keep things moving. Typically the water sits around 68' room...

This video took a long time to make. Mostly due to poor planning and a continuous need for more plumbing parts. Thank goodness for Lowes PVC department. They have it nicely organized and easy to find stuff. Not so much at Menards... For some reason I always seem to cut myself and get bruised...

i want to setup an auto water change with dosing pumps. I want to use Neptune systems or GHL and I’m leaning toward Neptune, but the cost is very high. I was just wondering the thoughts of other reefers in the community??? And maybe what setups others are using?

I know this is a pretty HOT topic! I currently use the Neptune DOS that connected to my Apex controller. I have it pre-programmed to take out a certain amount of milliliters throughout the day. I love it but it's a bit noisy that's for sure! It's ok for me b/c mine is installed in another...