I'm looking for a how to article on how to set up a simple awc station for my 90 gal tank and20 gal sump. I think I understand the concept fairly well probably using a double head dosing pump. Does anyone have a good build thread on this setup? I don't want to use Apex or other for control, just old school, simple water change. I don't have extra water room for large tanks etc. Thanks for any help, Robert.
AWC not Apex
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ronnie
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I saw great success changing out 1 gallon per day on my 60G via AWC. I wish I still had that setup now that I have a smaller 40G tank as I’m doing 5-10G water changes now via buckets.
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GReat Lemons, so you had a 60gal tank and great success doing 1 gal per day this is the sort of results that I'm wondering about. If I have 110 total volume approximately how many gal per day would be necessary to have a successful tank? Also did you use an ATO to maintain you tank level? I have one going now, what I really would like is for some of you that are presently successful or have been running small volume tanks similar to mine and detail of what you did that is a sucess.
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I'm guessing:
1. a double head pump, which one and what rate I have not idea?
2. size of tank for new water needed to pull from?
3. pull from tank and replace to tank not sump?
4. I have a ATO setup on my current sump tank in the return pump section, can that remain as now or not?
5. would this scenario work as indicated or are there problems I need to be aware of I haven't thought of yet?
thanks, Robert
1. a double head pump, which one and what rate I have not idea?
2. size of tank for new water needed to pull from?
3. pull from tank and replace to tank not sump?
4. I have a ATO setup on my current sump tank in the return pump section, can that remain as now or not?
5. would this scenario work as indicated or are there problems I need to be aware of I haven't thought of yet?
thanks, Robert
With a dual-head pump, you should simply be able to run one line from your mixing station to the tank and one from the tank to a drain. Plug the pump into a timer or Apex outlet and you are good to go. For many years before there were auto water change products available The Stenner Dual Head pumps used in the pool industry were what most people used.
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I run 2x Versas as an AWC setup, where my reservoir is in the basement and my Tank is upstairs. I ran my lines in the wall, with the wastewater going to the utility sink and the clean SW hooked up to my 50gal reservoir. I set up each versa to change out 8L per day in continuous mode.
Really easy to set up, and works quite well with only a few weird Mobius issues to contend with. Needless to say, I don't consider this setup 100% reliable. There are days when only one side is running due to scheduling issues or something. A stop & start fixes it.
Really easy to set up, and works quite well with only a few weird Mobius issues to contend with. Needless to say, I don't consider this setup 100% reliable. There are days when only one side is running due to scheduling issues or something. A stop & start fixes it.
Snoopy 67
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Not Cheap - but my Litremeter has never failed me for ATO.
With another head I could do minute to massive water changes.
But the sink is only 5 feet away & a pump works just fine from the sump.
With another head I could do minute to massive water changes.
But the sink is only 5 feet away & a pump works just fine from the sump.
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apb03, I like your setup very well just curious as to why the use of two pumps is that because of logistics or other. I have heard of using double headed dosing pumps to accomplish the in and out equally, either the same or nothing barring slippage of course. I've never used a dosing pump but have heard of such.
