evilspaz;3561882; said:
Thats an awesome tank. im a little confused on your drip system, you said you dont need to do water changes? how did you get the water to flow in to the tank 24/7? you did a great job, I enjoyed reading though the build.
I got the water to flow to the tank from a tap in my hot water heater closet. Attached to the tap is a PSI regulator, an adaptor is attached to that for a reducer. Small diameter tubing is attached to the reducer. that tubing is the same size as air line that would be used on an airator or bubbler. this air line runs to the tank, on the end of the air line, there is a drip emmiter over the tank that allows me to control the flow of water from 1-10 gph. I have it set at 4gph(96gpd or 40% water change daily)
All of this extra water being added, overflows threw a bulk head in the sump, and runs to a drain in the floor. I use cold water to save on power. the cold water doesnt effect the tanks temp as it is too slow of a change. I am also on a well, so i dont need to treat the water befor hand. if i wasnt on a well, i would add a carbon filter to the line befor it gets to the tank.
Since adding the drip system, i havent had to do a water change on the tank. Although that tank is gone now, i have moved the drip system over to a temporary sytem, and still do not need to do any water changes... I also dont have to vacuum the bottm(bare bottom) I just service the filters when they need it, and feed the fish. The easiest tank to take care of that i own. The tanks inhabitants are 2 motoro stingrays and an asian arowana(panda gold) So having this kind of stock and not having to do any real work to keep the tank thriving and healthy is a big plus.
I used a water irrigation/drip system meant for gardens/plants. But it had every thing i needed plus more. It was cheaper to buy this kit than to buy everything seperate i found. The kit was called "Micro-Irrigation Drip Set" I got mine on sale for about $40
