Heres my mixing container
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lion_crazz
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Wow, are you kidding me? That's awesome!
royalgamma
Member
took me forever to find this post.... 
Was wondering where you got the conectors for the bucket and the "t" valve ? What kinda of PH is that?
Was kinda wnating to try and make something like that ...thanks for your help.
Was wondering where you got the conectors for the bucket and the "t" valve ? What kinda of PH is that?
Was kinda wnating to try and make something like that ...thanks for your help.
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mikede
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Hey solarscar
I know your post was a whila ago so please forgive me for writing this 10 or so days later. I am very new and still in research stage. I like the idea you have there and was wondering if you could explain what I am looking at. Obviously the bucket holds the water, the black box is the pump the clear hose at the top of the container moves upper water? the clear hose going into bottom moves lower water? what does the other bottom line do? Sorry for dumb question.
I know your post was a whila ago so please forgive me for writing this 10 or so days later. I am very new and still in research stage. I like the idea you have there and was wondering if you could explain what I am looking at. Obviously the bucket holds the water, the black box is the pump the clear hose at the top of the container moves upper water? the clear hose going into bottom moves lower water? what does the other bottom line do? Sorry for dumb question.
toan
Member
Originally Posted by Mikede
Hey solarscar
I know your post was a whila ago so please forgive me for writing this 10 or so days later. I am very new and still in research stage. I like the idea you have there and was wondering if you could explain what I am looking at. Obviously the bucket holds the water, the black box is the pump the clear hose at the top of the container moves upper water? the clear hose going into bottom moves lower water? what does the other bottom line do? Sorry for dumb question.
if you look at the bottom of the first pic, theres a T, the tube with the red stop valve is sucking in water, that goes to the pump, the pump then sends the water to the bottom and top of the bucket , hence the T connection
i found it easier to just buy a submersible pump and just throw it in there with the water+salt, mixes in less than 5 minutes
Hey solarscar
I know your post was a whila ago so please forgive me for writing this 10 or so days later. I am very new and still in research stage. I like the idea you have there and was wondering if you could explain what I am looking at. Obviously the bucket holds the water, the black box is the pump the clear hose at the top of the container moves upper water? the clear hose going into bottom moves lower water? what does the other bottom line do? Sorry for dumb question.
if you look at the bottom of the first pic, theres a T, the tube with the red stop valve is sucking in water, that goes to the pump, the pump then sends the water to the bottom and top of the bucket , hence the T connection
i found it easier to just buy a submersible pump and just throw it in there with the water+salt, mixes in less than 5 minutes
solarscar
Member
Hello, It would probably be easier with a pic. This bucket holds 6 gallons and the lid is air tight.
The pump is on a timer, it turns on for a couple hours a day, then on saturday(when i do the water change) it starts really early in the morning, so its mixing up until i turn the pump off.
When changing water, i simply take the return hose (the hose that is coming from my sump/fuge) out of the main tank (while the power to that pump is off of course) and stick it into a bucket the same size as my mixing bucket (pictured above). after that i turn my attention to the mixing bucket, unplug the water pump, turn the red handle to the off position, and then with a pair of needle nose vise grips (teeth protected with small vinyl tubing) i clamp that little hose right in the middle. I then get my 10 ft. long tube, connect it to the ball valve on my mixing container and attach the other end to the sumps return pipe (remember its hanging in my waste water tub) i then release the ball valve and all the new water flows into the sump. This takes me 10 min and i don't get a drop of water on anything! I am usually half asleep when doing it.
The pump is on a timer, it turns on for a couple hours a day, then on saturday(when i do the water change) it starts really early in the morning, so its mixing up until i turn the pump off.
When changing water, i simply take the return hose (the hose that is coming from my sump/fuge) out of the main tank (while the power to that pump is off of course) and stick it into a bucket the same size as my mixing bucket (pictured above). after that i turn my attention to the mixing bucket, unplug the water pump, turn the red handle to the off position, and then with a pair of needle nose vise grips (teeth protected with small vinyl tubing) i clamp that little hose right in the middle. I then get my 10 ft. long tube, connect it to the ball valve on my mixing container and attach the other end to the sumps return pipe (remember its hanging in my waste water tub) i then release the ball valve and all the new water flows into the sump. This takes me 10 min and i don't get a drop of water on anything! I am usually half asleep when doing it.
royalgamma
Member
it doesn't get that good of a current ..I think the way the orginal pics. show it you get a better mix ( top and bottom.) I tried it with the pump inside for the first time this weekend and it works ok I guess, I just think the other set-up is more mess free.