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Due to the huge amout of people now using nano tanks is there anything in the pipeline for nano sized auto top system?
Isn't the thimble method good enough for you,Wayne.My egg cup upgrade is spot on lol
Isn't the thimble method good enough for you,Wayne.My egg cup upgrade is spot on lol
Ha Ha, I'm toping up around 2 litres a day in my tank, would be nice for something small and automatic to do the job for me (other than the wife)
My closed top really stops water loss.Mind you I do water changes at least once a week so the level regularly gets topped up.
You're losing 2 litres a day with a closed top? I don't lose that amount over 3 months. Have you got a leak? ;)
TBH I can't see how much smaller an auto topup can be than the Tunze 3155 ones. They all comprise a float switch, a pump (peri preferred IMO) and a reservoir.
The float switch is a standard size and can't be much smaller I don't think. Peri pumps are pretty much a standard size too and expensive enough as they are without trying to make 'em smaller. The only thing that you'd be able to "miniaturise" for a nano is the reservoir so just use a smaller bucket! :D
John
How easy would it be to fit one to a closed lid tank? The tank is 98 litres and I run 1 x 60mm and 1 x 80mm pc fans to cool the lighting. One of the fans blow directly on to the surface of the water over one of the lighting ballasts (interpet t5, gets very hot!). I also have a submersible 10w led in the overtank filter (tank is an ar620) which is converted into a mini aragamud/algae fuge which gets quite warm. All this, I think, leads to the evap rate
Is it really that hard to do a quick change?
I do a jug a day now, the jug is only small btw..
Is it really that hard to do a quick change?
I do a jug a day now, the jug is only small btw..
It is when you get a job! Especially one where you work away for 7 days every 2 weeks
bristol_rich
16-03-08, 15:17
I use a pyrex jug take out 6 litres and change each week, i have no water loss with a closed top everything in my nano is standard so this is probebly why:)
Thats the prob.you have .Not being at home like the rest of us,its down the your other half to take care of the setup.Always thinking of her,aren't you.
Alot of my water comes into contact with air so I suppose it's a semi closed top. I currently use a jug to top up which is not a problem untill my wife and I decided to go snowboarding or lazing on a beach, unfortunately my arms aint long enough!
Thats the prob.you have .Not being at home like the rest of us,its down the your other half to take care of the setup.Always thinking of her,aren't you.
She is good, she cleans the glass on my tanks, feeds the fish, keeps an eye on the skimmer, follows my dosing regime correclty and tops up when needed also rings me if she thinks something is wrong. She is kinda like my own GHL (Good Housewife and Lover):)
i run a tunze on my 24g. best bit of kit i've bought for ages. have container in cupborad under tank and fill this every 4 weeks, sensor in last chamber with return pump.well worth the money and it will definitely be going on my new tank.
Wayne,
Have you considered making the lighting ballasts remote and not in the hood. I have a feeling that if you did that and the hood was a good fit you would have very little evaporation.
Paul
If you know how much you lose a day could you put a small pump on a timer to come on a few times a day dumping a small amount everytime.
Just an Idea
Wayne,
Have you considered making the lighting ballasts remote and not in the hood. I have a feeling that if you did that and the hood was a good fit you would have very little evaporation.
Paul
Ok, this is a few pics to show my hood:
This is the filter/fuge unit:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00016.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00019.jpg
Skimmer:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00013.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00020.jpg
Interpet pc(this is what I meant by ballast but I think that was wrong as the ballast is fitted to the wall below the tank):
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00022.jpg
Old fan set up before adding the 80mm:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee30/waynecav/new%20pics/DSC00023.jpg
Any ideas where I could fit a top up????
wayne what about using a gravity drip feed via a reservoir and a ball valve ???
there was a thread on here recently will try and find it.
wayne what about using a gravity drip feed via a reservoir and a ball valve ???
there was a thread on here recently will try and find it.
Cheers
sorry for delay! been a touch busy mate
heres that thread, actually for dosing but just use a larger vessel?
just thought this may avoid having to find space for a level float etc, the resivour could be hidden behind a picture on the wall????
http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=240029
MoOriginal
26-03-08, 14:26
thats so simple
think i would have to get some trendy bottles
peligrino ones anyone ? :P
Although my deltec 24g is open top i use the deltec auto top up with 12volt pump.
Looking at you pics i reckon you could fit it in chamber one, or the open chamber on the far left if that in fact is a chamber.
FWIW my top up runs on chamber one with no problems and like you I get a lot of evap due to open top and skimmer.
HTH
an alternative would be to just have a small peri-pump drawing from a reservoir under the tank. If you do the calculations and run it on a timer I don't think you'll need the float switch etc so it would just be a piece of air line. I'll be doing this on my new tank (200l).
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