In my opinion half the fun in this hobby is with tinkering...
Even though I only do 5gallon water changes every 1-2 weeks on my Solana, it's a pain in the a**. Hence I couldn't resist the temptation to give this a try. It's a Cole-Palmer Masterflex variable speed pump with 2 heads. I picked it up used off of ReefCentral. For those that aren't familiar they're industrial/medical grade peristaltic pumps, commonly found used on eBay for ~$100+.
Right now I'm just playing with it in the living room but the plan is to set it up in the basement. I'll have a 30g Brute Trash barrel with pre-mixed salt water, the old water will pump to a utility sink across the basement.
The plan is to run it ~2 hours at night from 2-4am and change 1/2g of water every night. With such a slow change I won't have to worry about temperature being off, salinity, it will keep the parameters far more stable, etc.
Now all I'll have to do is fill up the Brute barrel with salt water every couple months
Here's a good thread for those curious:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1981464&highlight=continuous
Even though I only do 5gallon water changes every 1-2 weeks on my Solana, it's a pain in the a**. Hence I couldn't resist the temptation to give this a try. It's a Cole-Palmer Masterflex variable speed pump with 2 heads. I picked it up used off of ReefCentral. For those that aren't familiar they're industrial/medical grade peristaltic pumps, commonly found used on eBay for ~$100+.
Right now I'm just playing with it in the living room but the plan is to set it up in the basement. I'll have a 30g Brute Trash barrel with pre-mixed salt water, the old water will pump to a utility sink across the basement.
The plan is to run it ~2 hours at night from 2-4am and change 1/2g of water every night. With such a slow change I won't have to worry about temperature being off, salinity, it will keep the parameters far more stable, etc.
Now all I'll have to do is fill up the Brute barrel with salt water every couple months
Here's a good thread for those curious:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1981464&highlight=continuous
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