Water change

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

It TOTALLY would be if I didn't have this:



So when I said "I" do water changes, it's actually all automated. The barrel lasts me roughly 30 days. So once a month I make 100 gal of new salt water and that's it

Oh ok that makes things a lot easier nice set up.

[jason604]

What is this? And where can I get 1? =)

[GoFish]

Originally Posted by jason604

What is this? And where can I get 1? =)

It's a Stenner peristaltic pump, maybe you can ask for one for Christmas... If someone reeeeallly loves you, they're quite expensive....

Nice setup daplatapus!

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Vancity

It's a Stenner peristaltic pump, maybe you can ask for one for Christmas... If someone reeeeallly loves you, they're quite expensive....

Nice setup daplatapus!

What isn't expensive in this hobby

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by Vancity

It's a Stenner peristaltic pump, maybe you can ask for one for Christmas... If someone reeeeallly loves you, they're quite expensive....

Nice setup daplatapus!

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! The one I got is 100gpd. There's tons of different ones. I went with this one as that's all the water I have made anyway, lol. I just have it on a timer.
I always find the word "expensive" extremely subjective. If I remember correctly it cost me almost $300 delivered to my door after duty and taxes. The dollar was good, work was doing good, and I totally suck at doing water changes when I should. This was one of those purchases that helps me sleep at night and takes some of the pressure of having a big tank and little spare time

[e46er]

400 USD to automate water changes? sounds like a solid deal to me.....
my first google answer was 1200 bux
http://www.lockewell.com/index.php?m...roducts_id=151

[daplatapus]

Nope, that one has the built in metering device. This is the one I have:

http://www.lockewell.com/index.php?m...roducts_id=161

[Myka]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

Nope, that one has the built in metering device. This is the one I have:

http://www.lockewell.com/index.php?m...roducts_id=161

So does one pump out while the other pumps in?

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[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by Myka

So does one pump out while the other pumps in?

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Yup, one motor, 2 heads. I have mine drawing water from my sump where the siphons drain into it just before my filter socks, and the other one dumps water into the chamber that my return pumps are in. Set up that way, I figured my ato (Tunze osmolator) wouldn't see any change in water height in the return chamber. That way in theory they pump the exact same. Mine's been running for almost 7 months and I've noticed very little drift in my salinity

[GoFish]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

If I remember correctly it cost me almost $300 delivered to my door after duty and taxes.

That's way cheaper than I would have thought. What equipment do you run in your NSW tank? Just powerhead?
And you run it for 45 minutes or so per day using an apex or some type of controller?