Water top off sump question.

[Koopa_34]

Is it normal to be topping off water in a sump everyday to a day in a half?

 

[cmor1701d]

Yes. Depends on how big your tank and sump are. I go through about 40 gallons every 3 weeks. Might be a little less now that I switched to LEDs from MH lights.

 

[WhiteDevil]

I go thru a gallon or so every 24 hours with mine.

I am doing a "constant water change" or "automatic water change" system to my new 210g I am building(got the stand framework done finally) but the auto water change seems to be the best way, it refills the tank on its own and changes roughly 50% every week. 58% on my tank to be exact.

 

[melosu58]

Sounds normal to me. I do between a gallon to two a day.

 

[AMDPhenomX4]

I have about 4 gallons a day.

 

[Zer0]

If i had to fill my tank up 4G each day.. i would kill myself.

 

[cmor1701d]

Nah, you'd hook up an ATO like the rest of us.

 

[Koopa_34]

Cool thanks for the info.

 

[thincat]

I was going on a trip and had to figure out a way to not run out of water as I go through 5-7 gallons a week. Got up at 2am one morning and Said " Get a bigger container for my refill water". Solved that problem. ATO is the only way to go.

 

[eric faatz]

what is a automatic water chang system?

 

[thincat]

Read this:AutoTopoff.com

 

[WhiteDevil]

Yep thats an auto top off, an auto water changer is the exact same thing with 1 hole punched in the side of the sump at the max level in the sump, this is a drain and is plumbed to a hole in the basement floor for drainage of liquid on the cement.

here is a link to info on a auto water changer
Automatic Water Changer

 

[thincat]

so your auto changer is for freshwater?

 

[cmor1701d]

JBJ ATO is the one I have. I had the same issue when I was going out of the country for a month. I had friend stop in to feed, but top off was too much to ask for. I got a 45 gallon BRUTE container that I fill about every 3 weeks.

When I had a FW tank (years ago) there was a product called the Merdian (sp?) Water Changer. It had two hoses that were connected. One hooked to the faucet, the other was the drain. At the tank, it had a spring loaded attachment clip. The drain line had a screen around it. The fresh water line created a jet stream of aerated water back into the tank. Forcing that much air into the water removed the chlorine. The hose ran about 3 gallons per hour into the tank. I would hook it up for an hour two every week and had a 10 - 20% weekly water change while I watched TV.
I no longer see that product on the market probably due to the increased use of chloramine.

 

[thincat]

Sounded like a great product...Ahhhh the good old days.

 

[WhiteDevil]

so your auto changer is for freshwater?

mine is,yes.