awc help needed

[Nmaran72]

I'm about to automate my tank. I'm more likely to go apex with a dos set up for the awc setup. My tank is an IM sr60 AIO tank. My question is if I do a continuous daily water change how much do I do and being that tank is an AIO is this possible to do since the water exchange would be coming from the same chamber in the tank. I built a mixing station in my basement directly under the tank. I can use advice before I purchase the wrong equipment

 

[P-Dub]

I'm about to automate my tank. I'm more likely to go apex with a dos set up for the awc setup. My tank is an IM sr60 AIO tank. My question is if I do a continuous daily water change how much do I do and being that tank is an AIO is this possible to do since the water exchange would be coming from the same chamber in the tank. I built a mixing station in my basement directly under the tank. I can use advice before I purchase the wrong equipment

You certainly can use the DOS for AWC, I do. I calculate my daily water changes to equal 10% a week so about 1.5% of my total water volume is changed per day. Set up the dose to pull water from the drain side of your AIO and the fill to your pump return side. Or drain from the chamber and fill to the DT. I pull water from my skimmer chamber in my sump and fill in the return chamber of my sump. Same concept with the AIO.

 

[Nmaran72]

YOu certainly can use the DOS for AWC, I do. I calculate my daily water changes to equal 10% a week so about 1.5% of my total water volume is changed per day. Set up the dose to pull water from the drain side of your AIO and the fill to your pump return side. Or drain from the chamber and fill to the DT. I pull water from my skimmer chamber in my sump and fill in the return chamber of my sump. Same concept with the AIO.

thanks

 

[P-Dub]

You're welcome.

 

[P-Dub]

As a side note. I actually replace about a liter more water than is removed. This helps stabilize salinity drops due to evaporation and what is pulled from my skimmer. YOu would have to calculate that out based on your overall drop, if any, in salinity daily. The ATO, skimmer, and AWC all work in concert to maintain stability.