DIY water change IV drip??

by **jweb1369** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:27 am

I have been thinking about making something like this for when I do water changes. Something similar to an IV drip. Does anyone use a device like this? Ever heard of anything like this?

by **jweb1369** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:34 am

hmm, maybe i can purchase a coat rack and then buy an IV bag and tube online. Hmmm... *collaborating*

by **Peterkarig3210** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:04 pm

Sounds over kill to me. I added water slowley to my 100 gallon as the tank water had a low pH and the tap water had a high pH. It took a few days before I filled it all the way up.

If you have an automatic topper offer you can have a reservoir tank and keep the main tank at a constant level. I'd use RO water for that, and with live plants the nitrates get used up so water changes would be pretty infrequent.

by **jweb1369** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:38 pm

how do you make an automatic topper offer? I don't fully understand how they work without over flowing the main.

by **Peterkarig3210** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:43 pm

I've only heard about them being avaliable for aquariums. I believe they work like the float valve on a toilet. When the float gets low enough it opens a valve to let in water. When the float gets high enough the valve closes.

by **jweb1369** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:05 pm

Hmm, interesting. So If I buy toilet parts then I could probably make one inside a small tank right?

by **a1k8t31524** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:06 pm

by **jweb1369** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:26 pm

You know what would be very helpful and a great idea?

An all aquarium DIY website.

by **a1k8t31524** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:40 pm

there is its called google........

by **Peterkarig3210** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:28 pm

I think a smaller valve system would be preferable to one from a toilet. Google auto top off, aquarium ball float valve, or something like that and see what people use for aquariums.

DIY water change IV drip??

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