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Originally Posted by growitnow
Hello,
EI methods demand large H2O changes. This puts demands on water use. Automation works for some (and is a great idea) but not for others (feasibility, mechanically impaired, etc).
Python is a long term stand by, but when doing python on larger tanks that is excatly what you are doing, standing by, waiting, and wasting water during the drain.
Are there time/water saving methods that fall somewhere between automation and python? For example, I was thinking (not very cleverly) that a good hobby pump might expedite draining and not waste water. But then at completion of 50% drain, getting remaing water out of the hose leading to sink would be a pain. Any practices from experience?
Thanks,
"growitnow"
Bob
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I use larger hose diameters and a DIY version for some cases.
Others, I also do all my maintenance during the fill, refill process, I clean the glass, trim, prune etc, when the water levels is down low................which is a lot easier than messing with a full tank.............so while it takes time, I put that time to good use.
EI does insist on large frequent water changes, it's just a tool that can your measures into a tighter range, you have the trade off with less range/more potential build up etc as you reduce the % and frequency.
Likewise the other way, you increase the accuracy and tighten the range as you increase % and frequency.
Where that balance lies is up to you.
It's an arbitrary construct. 50% weekly is just a ballpark range that works well.
You can do more, less etc.
When you are done and need to drain the water from the hose, simply drop the pump somewhere low or raise the hose up and whine it up to drain the water out as you reel the hose line in. That flushes the water out as you curl the hose back up for storage.
Large hoses work super BTW for fill/drain, some use sump pumps, others larger powerheads etc.
I like gravity.
Regards,
Tom Barr