Drip system filter help please!

AnDr3w

AnDr3w

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I've been dying to do one but I have chloromines in my water. I know you can do dosing like one of the articles suggests, but I'd rather play it safe and make 100% sure that there are no chloromines in my tank. So where can I get a chlorimine filter, and how much will it run me? I'm hoping it won't be over 50 dollars, but I doubt it...
Also, I made a plan if I don't need a chloromine filter, so tell me if it will work.

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Ok that is it. Big grey thing is my water line, and black line is 1/4" tubing. The red thing is a ball valve. The water goes thru a carbon filter to remove chlorine, leaving free ammonia in the water. Then it goes thru another filter with scrubbies to remove ammonia. Then the blue ball is a 2 gph drip emiter.
So you tell me, will it work?
 
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Just did a little reading, and normal carbon cannot break the chlorine-ammonia bond. There is something called "Catalytic" Activated Carbon that does break the bond but leaves free ammonia in the tank.

Understaning this info, I'm making a new design. Brb and I'll have it up in 5 minutes.
 
Youre better off trying to use either peices of or a whole R/O system,that way youre really shure on what youre getting.And where are youre plans for the drain?You know you have to drain the excess just as fast as it comes in?Best way is at the waterline in the sump,then into the basment to the washing machine sump.Good luck!
 
They grey is the water pipe. Blue is 1/4" tubing. Red is a Catalytic carbon filter, and the black dots are the Catalytic carbon. From the filter it goes directly into my bio chamber to remove the ammonia, and the green is the 2 gph drip emmiter. Then it is pumped back to the tank.

P.S. I forgot the ball valve, but I will use on. The reason for it is because when I need to change the carbon, I just turn the ball valve and change the carbon, then re-open the ball valve. The end.
 
Yea I didn't think of that, but I will go back on paint and show an exit for excess water.
 
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