Poor man's auto-topup

[irshaad]

Ok, decided to let my system run a little more efficient but without spending ANY money. I normally add 3 3/4 cup of RO a day, morning/late afternoon/late evening, now i just fill my FantaH2O autotopup "module" once a day

 

[ziyaadb]

nice idea

 

[scubaninja]

i like your style

 

[lappiesreef]

Very Cool..how big is your system?
I have to add 10 L top-up a day.

 

[irshaad]

about 300l total, but display tank has a hood, and sump in small cupboard below, im bracing myself for summer tho, coz last year i saw temps around 30deg, hopefully will have a chiller before the temp starts rising...

 

[highlander]

does the fanta thing just drip or does a fine stream of water run out?

 

[irshaad]

it drips, 1 drip every 4 seconds, took me a while to "calibrate" it to meet the evaporation rate...

 

[Andreas]

very cool irshaad. now that's the cheapest auto top up that i've seen

at least you dont have to wory about the switch getting stuck

 

[Mekaeel]

Cool idea Irshaad.On one of my old tanks, I had a 10 L bucket with a hole drilled at the base and one of those little valves plumbed to it to control the drip rate.
However,with the use of kalk, i found it did tend to block the outlet at times. So becareful of that

 

[Zookeeper]

However,with the use of kalk, i found it did tend to block the outlet at times. So becareful of that

Good idea Mekaeel,now the auto topup also adds kalk .Simple plans are often the best.

 

[irshaad]

i dose weekly with cape coral care calcium , i just added the recommended amount (2 tsp) into the fanta bottle and voila, slow dosing of calcium...
havnt yet looked at makin use of kalk tho... could help cut costs hey?

 

[Shaun]

I have heard of the Vodka method, now the Fanta method.

 

[Mekaeel]

i dose weekly with cape coral care calcium , i just added the recommended amount (2 tsp) into the fanta bottle and voila, slow dosing of calcium...
havnt yet looked at makin use of kalk tho... could help cut costs hey?

Defniatley will work out cheaper in raising Ca and Alk.Get you kalk from a pharmacy,ask for Slaked lime.

 

[Mekaeel]

I have heard of the Vodka method, now the Fanta method.

 

[irshaad]

lol @ fanta method

 

[Shaun]

It is in fact a Fanta Reactor. It has the CO2 and a carbon source.

 

[Rory]

It's not very big... I would have to fill that thing up every few hours...

 

[Andreas]

I have heard of the Vodka method, now the Fanta method.

 

[irshaad]

yeah u rite Rory, im gona be hunting this wknd for something much bigger that can fit, and which wont require me to purchase anything else