HOW TO: AQUARIUM Auto Top Off and Water Change SYSTEM step by step tutorial.
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- How to: Shrimp tank auto top off and water change system setup. In this video I will share with you a fast and effective method of the water top off system for your shrimp rack allowing you to do shrimp safe water change at the same time....
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You just made my weekend, thanks for the shout out. This is genious system. Very simple to build. I see you must have all caridina shrimp. I have both neos and caridinas. I will need to move some tanks around to place them in the same general area to simplify the system. I will be building this system. Thanks again for the shout out, and the great video.
No worries, I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you for an idea for this video my man
Oh mate you just gave me something new to do!! I was getting tired of the hard water changes.. seriously I was doing it the hard way… preparing in a Bucket, and doing it in a watering can.. and then messing the substrate up.
This made my day man! Now I got to order some stuff haha!
I’m glad i can help! It will definitely make your water changes way easier
This looks great, would recommend one improvement to it. You can get the auto shutoff water motor for an ro filter, it only turns on when there is loss off pressure jn the pipe. I.e when the float valve is dropped and water is flowing. This will take out the need for a timmer.
Leaving us to watch you tube while we are watching your you tune video lol
Yes I left you to watch my RUclips video while I watch another RUclips video about someone watch another RUclips video in his video😆😆
im so glad I found this video I was basically trying to build a system like this but didnt know about the float valve and Im using a wifi smart timer that i can set the time inside the app for the wifi plug not a manual old school one.
I'm glad it was helpful!
Use this setup for my shrimp with top reserviour...easier for waterchange...
excellent video! Awesome that you combine both auto top off and water changes!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Genius. Thank you 😊
can i also use it for only water change? i dont have that much evapuration thats why im asking
What is the light bar you are using. Please give exact nsme or specification so we can buy same
I love it! Im going to try and copy bro thanks
Thank you, sir!
Very informative video!! New subscriber here 🙋🏽🙋🏽😁😁
Thank you !
You're welcome!
Hey friend, im currently building the same for my breeding rack. How strong should the pump be? I have 8 tanks with a maximum capacity 12 in the future, 4 tanks are 1.8m heigh, how strong should pump be to reach upper tanks but also not destroy the system if too strong ?
hello I think the auto top off idea is great. I have ordered everything for my 8 aquariums and will assemble and test it on the weekend. How many liters per hour does the small 12v pump deliver?
Im using 300 l/h pumps, if its more powerful id even better
I have a similar set up but my water pump won’t get water to my top tanks for the auto top off on the top shelf??? It’s a 16w 800l/hr pump running 10 tanks?? Does it need a stronger pump??
do you make your own RO water?
I tried to hook up 4 tanks with this auto topoff system and water comes barely out in the first tank. I guess it needs a stronger pump.. the one im using is 150L/hr. Ordered a 1200L/hr pump, hope this will work to get the water to all my tanks.
Did you use this same system in you’re new shrimp room? Or did you do a gravity system because you have more room?
Can you provide more details on the fittings, floating valve, and pumps? The ebay images are too blurry to read the titles.
Brilliant
Hi, how is it not frying the pump motor when the float valve is closed while the pump is still running?
Or why is it alright for us to restrict the flow? Are these not going to overheat and fry the pump?
Thanks!
you just need to use timer, 2 motors for 2 hour per day is enough for my setup they never work very hard
Great Vid like always. This motor at 8:40. Where does the wire connect to? I do not see a plug to the outlet. Could you explain?
It connects to a 12v transformer because this pump is 12 volt
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Cool system, i might have to give it a go because it's really time consuming to do water change on many tanks. Btw is your girlfriend Thai? I live in Thailand and my wife is Thai. Keep up the good work on your vids 😉
I remember that my friend, you mentioned it on Mark's chat 😁 What part of Thailand are you based?
@@ShrimpMania i live in Bangkok 😃
@@yukimura1sanada Nice! My brother in law lives in Bangkok, very hot right now over there! you definitely need an auto top off system for your tanks😁
@@ShrimpMania that's nice 🙂 indeed very hot, for me top up is twice a week 😂 so yeah very time consuming. Good that know we share a common love for shrimp and เมืองไทย 😃
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Submersible pump is copper based. So submersible pump is not harmful for shrimps?
Hi, what a great tutorial! My question is for the auto top off tube, it goes to the RO reservoir, just the tube or do I need a pump in there for the water to go into the tank? Thank you in advance.
You need pump if your reservoir is below your tanks but if above you can just syphon the water without pump.
I see you are using Glasgarten GH+ minerals&trace. Have you ever tried Reef Crystal, like Instant Ocean(sea salt) for your shrimps ?
John, I'm using only this salt for years, never used any other product because it works very well for my shrimps.
@@ShrimpMania Tnx very much for the Info : very mak mak appreciated. Khob khun khrap !
does this work for rimmed tanks?
Thanks for video, what is that clear plastic thing you attached your float switch on called?
It comes with it when I bought it
@@ShrimpMania thanks.
Hi there, what about when the water evaporated? Do we put ro water instead of remineralized water? Thanks
Yes i have one tank with RO water for topoffs and another with remineralized water for water change
@@ShrimpMania thanks 🙏
can you make a list in the comments section i want to do a slow drip water change for my shrimp and fish , i dont like to just pour it in
if the pump is running and the tank is full will there be a build up of pressure because there is no where the water could go?
It's only a small pump It's much pressure
Where did you get those clear clamps that attach to the float valve?
They sell together as a set
so really you can make this system with one pump and one container and one shut off valve and use the same bucket for water top off an change.
No I don't think so. Because the top off water is ro water. The water for water change is ro water + shrimp's salt.
Say I have a tank with a TDS of 120. When I have a reservoir of remineralized water how much would my TDS be that's what confuses me. Have the reservoir the same as tank would just double the TDS in tank right ?
For water topoffs RO water with 0 tds and for water changes same as in tank, in your case 120
whats the difference between the top off and water change water?
topoff=ro water, water for water change = ro + gh+ (GH 4-6)
I want to top off water to my shrimp tank but I don’t have ro water may I use distilled water with zero tds or dose the distilled water need to add the remove chlorine & Chloramine into the distilled water to top up the shrimp tank with matter is correct. I new started my shrimp tank again
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surprised that those little pumps can lift the water that high.
What pump do you use to push water trough RO pipes?
8:40
Is it ok to leave the waterpump in the RO res all times or do you take it out after each use?
I have it on timer for couple hours a day
@@ShrimpMania When you do waterchange with that system, how do you go about equalizing tds? Do you just add a bit of mineral powder manually into the tanks? Im not sure if over time all the tanks will be same tds/water parameters. Thanks!
Hi, your video shows how to top off water but water change manually you have to remove it from the tank and then turn off 1 valve and switch on the other valve. so, if we have to go on vacation its only gonna top off and not water change on its own..
Yes, correct it's not fully automatic and I still need to drain the water manually and turn the valves. That's fine if you don't change the water for a couple of weeks, just cut on feeding wile you on vacation and your shrimps will be fine. I did it many times
@@ShrimpMania what about fishes.. i got a big 344liters tank and almost 100+small nano fishes and shrimps too.. if i go for 3weeks vacation how to cut off feeding
@@lloydmendonca8009 I don’t know I’m not a fish expert 😄
Isn’t this just top off water system? One with RO, one with the shrimp salt but no pump out old water? Anyway, this is still useful for me. Thank you.
yes it's not fully automatic you have to drain the water yourself but its the easiest part of it
Hello, can I ask you, why are you "pump" oxygen in to RO water?
Pump in RO container is for pumping not for oxygenating
@@ShrimpMania i mean you put oxygen in to container before you use salt... why?
Sorry my english is not so good, but i hope you understand me... :'D
Sir what will happen if the pump keep running while the bubble valve closed ? I mean if I set 2hour run for filling the tank but the water reach it level at time 1h20 ?
Nothing happened, the pump will be still working until you switch it off, it can run like this for days. This is what happened at 12:19 when I came back to the room after 2 hours and tanks were full and I just switched the pump off.
@@ShrimpMania thank you sir for your reply .
I will follow ur video guidance ^^
Hello sir,
I have 1 more question about seachem Purigen, should I use it and put it in my external filter ?
Is it good for shrimps ? I’m using external filter connect with chiller
@@pokosal7015 Hello, Yes I've used Purigen quite a lot before when I had canister filters. It helps to reduce nitrates by absorbing all organic matter in the water. You can use it to control NO3 in your tanks, it's safe for shrimps from my experience. I don't use it anymore because it's quite expensive and it takes some time to clean it with the bleach I also stopped using external filters in my tanks only sponge and UGF. Shrimps have a little bioload and if you don't overfeed and you do regular water change to withdraw NO3 you don't rally need it.
@@ShrimpMania thank you sir. Does Purigen absorb mineral ? I have some water mineral liquid in hand.
What about true top off for evaporation?
What you meant by ‘true’?
@@ShrimpMania What you showed was for water change which is great. I've been looking at setting up for evaporation using the systems that have a sensor which turns on the pump when the water level drops. Or just have the timer on the pump to come on for a minture each day.
I don’t think you watched it at all this video is all about
@@ShrimpMania Yeah I watched it all. How do you top up evaporation? Your system is good for water changes.
@@noodles8203 watch it again I explained it at 4:07 and 7:39
How much your temperature tank
Around 23-24C
Having hard time knowing what he’s saying is he saying planning tape or priming tape or what I need help pls
Its a tape commonly used by plumbers to put on the thread when they connect pipes
It just doesn't seem practical. You still have to fill the bucket. Also all the tanks have to be the same size unless they each have their own float valve.
Yes my new setup doesn't require bucket all goes to the drain. I have float valve in al the tanks
@@ShrimpManiacan you show me how to make your new set up? Or the inspiration you took? Thanks bro I’ve watched your channel so much recently
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