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Old 12-04-2007, 01:08 PM
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It will definately take some tweeking to get the right amount of water to enter the sump, but Ill let you know how I like it in about a month.
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Old 12-10-2007, 07:03 PM
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Has anyone thought of a drip system?? as the water evaporates, the drip will replace it on drop at a time. They sell valves that can be hooked up to 1/4" tubing.

I use a drip system, and now instead of dosing, I will add Kalkwaser to my ATO ...

I think the drip system is more stable, how can gravity fail....
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Old 12-10-2007, 07:06 PM
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Tony,the laws of physics are always trumped by Murphy's law. lol.
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Old 12-10-2007, 09:05 PM
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well of course there is the ususal maintanance,,, other wise things that can go wrong will go wrong.. a clean system is a trouble free system.
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Old 12-11-2007, 10:48 AM
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Many people drip kalk at night for their ATO. The problem with a slow drip is that the slower the water drips, the smaller the opening needed to hold the water back, so the valve can get plugged easy.
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Old 12-11-2007, 06:37 PM
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Many people drip kalk at night for their ATO. The problem with a slow drip is that the slower the water drips, the smaller the opening needed to hold the water back, so the valve can get plugged easy.
I was just about to say the same thing.
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