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Hello everyone,

I would like to get my water change automated using a versa dosing pump.

My tank is currently just a 20g but I can always move it to my bigger system once I upgrade.

I was thinking maybe a 2% daily waterchange over a 2hr period.

Any tips or advice is welcome.
 

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How big is your tank?
I’m really not sure if they are serious or not

If tank was 100g for example
10% per week = 10g per week
10g per week / 7 = 1.4g per day
1.4 / 96 = .014 gallons per trigger

So every 15 minutes .014g of water is changed if the system was 100g
 
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I’m really not sure if they are serious or not

If tank was 100g for example
10% per week = 10g per week
10g per week / 7 = 1.4g per day
1.4 / 96 = .014 gallons per trigger

So every 15 minutes .014g of water is changed if the system was 100g
How long can you store premixed salt water?
 

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Mine is also continuous all day.

I mix saltwater once a month in a 100g container and then have apex move in and out the water continuously.

I have a power head in the mixing bin for initial mixing but then don’t worry about it. I don’t bother with heat unless I know I’m going to do a big one time water change.

Works great. Mine works out to be about 25% a month
 
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Mine is also continuous all day.

I mix saltwater once a month in a 100g container and then have apex move in and out the water continuously.

I have a power head in the mixing bin for initial mixing but then don’t worry about it. I don’t bother with heat unless I know I’m going to do a big one time water change.

Works great. Mine works out to be about 25% a month
Thanks for that, I guess continuous is the best route for stability.

I might just mix the salt with a pump then leave it, probably won't use a heater aswell.

I'm running a 20g nano so 25% monthly is probably too low for me.
 

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Yes, temp doesn’t matter if you are changing small amounts continuously over the day. I store 50g for a month at a time with a mixing pump just running continuously for simplicity. It’s not like that small amount of power draw is making any significant impact on anything.

I change ~10% a week (1 gal/day) in a 200 g tank, continuously.

Do you have a fish room or any space to store the water ? Look up Noresco water tanks. one of the best purchases I’ve made.
 
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Yes, temp doesn’t matter if you are changing small amounts continuously over the day. I store 50g for a month at a time with a mixing pump just running continuously for simplicity. It’s not like that small amount of power draw is making any significant impact on anything.

I change ~10% a week (1 gal/day) in a 200 g tank, continuously.

Do you have a fish room or any space to store the water ? Look up Noresco water tanks. one of the best purchases I’ve made.
Yeah I got a fish room but it's all freshwater/planted. Noresco water tanks is over kill for me haha.
I was thinking more like brute cans.
 

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I'm not sure if it has been mentioned specifically but not all salt mixes will store well. Mixes such as Tropic Marin's Bio-Actif are not suitable at all.

Here's a BRS video on storage:


 
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