Automatic drip systems question and concerns

[Midwater]

I'd expect the drip system to actually be better for it if you are still changing the exact same amount of water a month. I'd think doing a large water change all at once would be harder on it than the slow drip

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[Flaring Afro]

Also I don't remember if this is the exact right size but I use one of these after the inline sink filter to control the amount of water going into the tank.

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[Dégatdeau]

I have been running a simple drip for 4 years. Water goes through whole house filters to remove chlorine and a ball valve and that's it. A needle valve would be nice though to fine tune the waterflow after the ball valve.