eligri
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Hey!
I'm moving in a few months, just 10 minutes away. Pretty sure it's the same water on tap I currently have. At the moment my tapwater reads 0 ppm chlorine, and I have been using it for a couple years when doing waterchanges. Just straight tap-water, without any additions or aging. So far so good.
When moving, I'm looking to upgrade my 480l tank to 960l. (125 to 250 gallon). However, I would also like to add a dripsystem since I'll be moving to an apartment.
Any suggestions on how to run this system?
Was thinking:
Tapping to cold water line. Adding a pressure regulator, then just having it drip straight into the tank. Tank will be drilled on the top (2-4 holes), and these run down a line straight into my "sink exit tube". Atm I'm doing about 150-200l/week water changes. Thinking about 350l per week would be good on this drip system? Or should I do more? How can I regulate the drip rate, so it's decently accurate? (+-20% or so).
Goal is to fully replace waterchanges, so I just need to do gravel vacs when bottom looks dirty. Currently I only add plant nutrition to the tank, but I could probably get by without that. Maybe just a 20-30% dose every few days instead, if needed.
Thanks!
I'm moving in a few months, just 10 minutes away. Pretty sure it's the same water on tap I currently have. At the moment my tapwater reads 0 ppm chlorine, and I have been using it for a couple years when doing waterchanges. Just straight tap-water, without any additions or aging. So far so good.
When moving, I'm looking to upgrade my 480l tank to 960l. (125 to 250 gallon). However, I would also like to add a dripsystem since I'll be moving to an apartment.
Any suggestions on how to run this system?
Was thinking:
Tapping to cold water line. Adding a pressure regulator, then just having it drip straight into the tank. Tank will be drilled on the top (2-4 holes), and these run down a line straight into my "sink exit tube". Atm I'm doing about 150-200l/week water changes. Thinking about 350l per week would be good on this drip system? Or should I do more? How can I regulate the drip rate, so it's decently accurate? (+-20% or so).
Goal is to fully replace waterchanges, so I just need to do gravel vacs when bottom looks dirty. Currently I only add plant nutrition to the tank, but I could probably get by without that. Maybe just a 20-30% dose every few days instead, if needed.
Thanks!
