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Post by jess on Feb 16, 2014 21:03:55 GMT -5
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Post by jess on Feb 16, 2014 21:18:22 GMT -5
Acan, favia, and lobo dominant Sent from my HTC ONE |
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Post by speedyron on Feb 17, 2014 11:22:34 GMT -5
how big is the refugium on this
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Post by jess on Feb 17, 2014 11:32:25 GMT -5
Converted aqua clear 70
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Post by speedyron on Feb 17, 2014 11:49:21 GMT -5
You do well to handle what seems such a fragile system. very nice
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Post by jess on Feb 17, 2014 13:46:16 GMT -5
I do 50% water change about once a month and clean the filter, the rest is just top off with rodi water with very low salt, just enough to replenish trace but not enough to change salinity since salinity increase with the evaporation.
I feed once every week or two, no fish, one scarlet hermit, emerald crab and 5 nassarious snails.
I need to come up with some type of top off, nothing fancy or sophisticated, just something when we go away for a wknd sometimes. Gravity fed most likely
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Post by speedyron on Feb 17, 2014 19:59:33 GMT -5
I saw a thread on here bout a topoff that would work for you Ill see if I can find it. It runs out of a five gallon bucket with a small pump. use a float switch connected to one side of the pumps electrical cord turning pump on when needed
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Post by speedyron on Feb 17, 2014 20:02:22 GMT -5
mine runs directly from my ro to a float valve in my sump. cant get much easier then that. you proll dont have nuff room in your fuge tho
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Post by jess on Feb 17, 2014 20:15:16 GMT -5
Id need something smaller than a 5gln tho. Due to work demands we travel and move frequently and often stay in hotels if they have cottages or cabins. So space is very limited, which is why i only have small tanks. I'm thinking of using one of those 1.5gln Poland spring jugs. What would be awesome would be an iv drip bag lol
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Post by jess on Feb 17, 2014 20:39:11 GMT -5
Rawr!!! Sent from my HTC ONE Attachments:
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Post by gotareef on Feb 17, 2014 21:11:44 GMT -5
they look great!!
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Post by speedyron on Feb 18, 2014 7:53:04 GMT -5
It just may be hard to estimate drip rate to match evaporation rate (which constantly changes) without some kind of micro float switch you could possibly cause overflow of tank
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Feb 18, 2014 10:20:27 GMT -5
Just use something like this bit.ly/1hDDPYC, feed it by gravity from a bucket or IV bag or whatever you can disguise. There are floats like this for about $3 on eBay also if you can come up with a mount for it, search for RO float. |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Feb 18, 2014 10:24:22 GMT -5
The float switches are pretty small and you could easily hook on up in the back of your tank correct? Extension cord-$2.00 Float switch-$1.50 Tom's aqua lifter-$12.00 New I think? Very inexpensive and could hook to any container you want.(even a 1.5g Poland spring bottle) can't beat 15$ for peace of mind while you're gone away! You wouldn't have to use it when your home if you don't want to. They look like this: Attachments:
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Post by jess on Feb 18, 2014 11:37:10 GMT -5
Yea just needs to be for when I'm gone really. Right now I just fill the task the tippy top and hope not gone more than two days. If I could get a piece of glass or something cut for the top it would save !
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