I have been thinking of a new method to make changing water on my system easier. I will not be incorporating this on my current system but am thinking that it is a must do for any new systems that I build. I have included a diagram below to display the idea.
The point is to have a system that is easy to change water with just the turn of a few valves. No need for auto changing controllers or anything else expensive.
For this example I would be using a 30 or 40 gallon breeder as a frag tank for the display. I would use two 20 gallon longs mounted under the tank that are offset in height. In normal operation the water would flow over the overflow and into the "Water Resivour". From there large particles would settle and then the water would overflow out of a bulkhead installed in the side of the tank into a traditional Sump constructed out of a 20 Gallon Long.
Time for a Water Change:
When it is time for a water change I would complete the following simple steps:
1. Close Shutoff Valve 1 and 2 ( Water will now flow past the resivour and directly into the sump)
2. Open Drain Valve
3. Wipe any debris that has settled in the tank out when it is empty.
4. Close the drain valve and mix a new batch of salt in the resivour.
Go have a beer! :beer: Come Back 24 hours Later
5. Open Shutoff Valve 2 all the way.
6. Open Shutoff Valve 1 just enough to get a small flow into the resivour. (This will mix the resivour slowly with the existing water as not to shock inhabitants if there is a slight difference in new water parameters.)
7. Open Shutoff Valve 1 all the way to return to normal operation.
Have another Beer :beer:
Has anyone out there tried a setup like this before? If so please post some pics of your setup.
In the current design I would be able to do roughly a 20 percent water change by just turning a few valves. I really like that!!!! :dance:
The only downside to this is that you would not be able to suck out the nasty stuff from the display while doing the water change it. This could be fixed by pumping the resivour water into the tank or the sump, or adding another bulkhead and valve halfway so that you can siphon the tank and replace the water from the resivour before the change.
Let me know what you think.
The point is to have a system that is easy to change water with just the turn of a few valves. No need for auto changing controllers or anything else expensive.
For this example I would be using a 30 or 40 gallon breeder as a frag tank for the display. I would use two 20 gallon longs mounted under the tank that are offset in height. In normal operation the water would flow over the overflow and into the "Water Resivour". From there large particles would settle and then the water would overflow out of a bulkhead installed in the side of the tank into a traditional Sump constructed out of a 20 Gallon Long.
Time for a Water Change:
When it is time for a water change I would complete the following simple steps:
1. Close Shutoff Valve 1 and 2 ( Water will now flow past the resivour and directly into the sump)
2. Open Drain Valve
3. Wipe any debris that has settled in the tank out when it is empty.
4. Close the drain valve and mix a new batch of salt in the resivour.
Go have a beer! :beer: Come Back 24 hours Later
5. Open Shutoff Valve 2 all the way.
6. Open Shutoff Valve 1 just enough to get a small flow into the resivour. (This will mix the resivour slowly with the existing water as not to shock inhabitants if there is a slight difference in new water parameters.)
7. Open Shutoff Valve 1 all the way to return to normal operation.
Have another Beer :beer:
Has anyone out there tried a setup like this before? If so please post some pics of your setup.
In the current design I would be able to do roughly a 20 percent water change by just turning a few valves. I really like that!!!! :dance:
The only downside to this is that you would not be able to suck out the nasty stuff from the display while doing the water change it. This could be fixed by pumping the resivour water into the tank or the sump, or adding another bulkhead and valve halfway so that you can siphon the tank and replace the water from the resivour before the change.
Let me know what you think.
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