Bzar
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Just thinking of a cheaper way to automate some of my water changing.....how's this sound? Give me feedback if it's worth trying, has been, or if I should just get some high ML/$$ dosing pumps? 
1) I was thinking of changing roughly 2 gallons a day on my system. Aqua lifter does 3.5ish an hour.
2) I was thinking that if I have 2 lifters on the same outlet on my Apex (or timer) they can work at the same time, thus removing and adding the same amounts at the same time. ?
3) lifter #1 has it's inlet in the sump and outlet in a storage container. That container has a float switch connected to the apex. If the switch is triggered (container full) then the water changing will not be triggered, ever, and I will get an email saying to fix things
4) lifter #2 has it's inlet in a drum of mixed saltwater and outlet into the sump.
So if all things work then both lifters are on for say 30 mins a day to remove and replenish roughly 2 gals a day at one time. The whole system stops if the waste container hit "high" level.
The only variable that I don't really know here is the reliability of the aqua lifter to carry out this task. How are these pumps for this kind of duty? what ya think?
1) I was thinking of changing roughly 2 gallons a day on my system. Aqua lifter does 3.5ish an hour.
2) I was thinking that if I have 2 lifters on the same outlet on my Apex (or timer) they can work at the same time, thus removing and adding the same amounts at the same time. ?
3) lifter #1 has it's inlet in the sump and outlet in a storage container. That container has a float switch connected to the apex. If the switch is triggered (container full) then the water changing will not be triggered, ever, and I will get an email saying to fix things
4) lifter #2 has it's inlet in a drum of mixed saltwater and outlet into the sump.
So if all things work then both lifters are on for say 30 mins a day to remove and replenish roughly 2 gals a day at one time. The whole system stops if the waste container hit "high" level.
The only variable that I don't really know here is the reliability of the aqua lifter to carry out this task. How are these pumps for this kind of duty? what ya think?
