Just what I needed, thank you. Trying to go sustainable with food and water also in aquaponics and do not want chemicals throughout the system. Want more of a natural process..
@@PatrickDNeary in combination with the equailibrium I use some pulverized limestone to get the ph back up. My rain is incredibly clean where I live in WA, but is 0 TDS. So incredibly soft.
There's a small solar powered water pump to circulate the water. You can also store water in a container like a Brute trash can and aerate it in there for a day or longer before you use the rainwater.
Hi, should rain water still be treated with a conditioner and a buffer? Or is is fine to pour into the tank as is? Me I have been using tap water and treating it, I was thinking to slowly switch to rainwater.
Rain water is softer so depending on your stock you may need a buffer. If it's clean rainwater though you don't have to dechlorinate it as there's no chlorine or chloramines. In the same way well water often doesn't need to be dechlorinated.
I have a rain barrel that was here when I moved here a few months ago! Anything I can do without adding the full setup u have, to collect it for the fish tanks? I have an RO system also I’m about to hook up to the sink
@@crystalmitchell5581 If you collect water as it overflows from your rain barrel then that would be fine to use since the first flush and heavier things fill and fall into the lower parts of the barrel.
@@evodawg It goes into the sump which then mixes with the large volume of water in the system. Any temperature drop is within limits of what the fish would experience in the wild when cool rainwater rushes into their bodies of water.
@@PatrickDNeary thanks for the quick reply. I had thought of putting a huge load of carbon in the water butt (1st point of collection) then filter off into another section and using a canister or hob filter filter it through for 24HRS min. This could be a continual solution. I then want to design a form of drip filter/top up system esp as my health has been so bad and spent 3 months in hosp….water levels drop and the wife does not do water changes lol
@@johnlumb1078 Yeah. I was thinking you may just use a carbon filter inline as you pump out the water. Have a line pumping through this with carbon in it. amzn.to/3KZWIZa
@@PatrickDNeary amazing thanks for this. I currently have a full 1000 litre butts of rain water I want to use in the aquariums, garden and my plants I am bringing on.
Hello tds of rain water is 0 if I'm right my tds is 40 to 50 super soft water had a hard time with platies guppies and swordtails and neo shrimp I saw you keeping sword tails in rain water at the end of the video can you explain more? Give a few tips to me as I have a large fish room but i can only keep soft water fishes I want to keep some hard water fishes
@PatrickDNeary hey i have tap water with chlorine in it that comes out at a tds of 50 I don't have rain water I use soft tap water with dechlorinator want to add hardness to ny soft municipal tap water for live bearers
The drum is a first filter so it keeps the first part of the downpour from entering the ibc totes. It also filters out larger particles since its overflow is what goes into the totes.
Just what I needed, thank you. Trying to go sustainable with food and water also in aquaponics and do not want chemicals throughout the system. Want more of a natural process..
Just started collecting rain water for my fish. They seem to do a happy dance when I add it. lol
Just did this for the first time and same my pleco was like "pump pump" and did a fin wave.
ive been doing the same. im about to go nuts and go full tech with my tanks & monitor each mineral. youre video is very sensible.
Good video Patrick!!
nice video thanks
Nice video!
Absolutley awesome ...subbed!
What do you think about me mineralizing rainwater? I'm using equilibrium.
Sure. Just know what you're shooting for and make sure your values are where you want them.
@@PatrickDNeary in combination with the equailibrium I use some pulverized limestone to get the ph back up. My rain is incredibly clean where I live in WA, but is 0 TDS. So incredibly soft.
This is my dream. Also, are u using shop lights? I’ve been looking into getting some. Any specific bulb? Or just led?
@@crystalmitchell5581 Just regular LED shop lights.
Do you have anything like an air pump in your large storage containers? Would the collected rain water be fine sitting in tank for an extended time?
There's a small solar powered water pump to circulate the water. You can also store water in a container like a Brute trash can and aerate it in there for a day or longer before you use the rainwater.
Hi, should rain water still be treated with a conditioner and a buffer? Or is is fine to pour into the tank as is?
Me I have been using tap water and treating it, I was thinking to slowly switch to rainwater.
Rain water is softer so depending on your stock you may need a buffer. If it's clean rainwater though you don't have to dechlorinate it as there's no chlorine or chloramines. In the same way well water often doesn't need to be dechlorinated.
Do you treat the water with minerals for the fish or use straight rainwater. The plants love it cause it's got plenty of nitrogen in it
@@Nathan-hb3pu Straight rain water coming in.
@PatrickDNeary thanks
I have a rain barrel that was here when I moved here a few months ago! Anything I can do without adding the full setup u have, to collect it for the fish tanks? I have an RO system also I’m about to hook up to the sink
@@crystalmitchell5581 If you collect water as it overflows from your rain barrel then that would be fine to use since the first flush and heavier things fill and fall into the lower parts of the barrel.
Love your videos do you ever have any problems with bacteria in the Rainwater and do you treat the rainwater for bacteria
No problems whatsoever.
What about Heating the water?
@@evodawg It goes into the sump which then mixes with the large volume of water in the system. Any temperature drop is within limits of what the fish would experience in the wild when cool rainwater rushes into their bodies of water.
I live west London uk and have a lot of rain water and wanted to use my rain water but concerned about toxins etc.
Make sure you have a prefilter then I would get a carbon filter and use that for a few days on my collected water before using it for the fish.
@@PatrickDNeary thanks for the quick reply. I had thought of putting a huge load of carbon in the water butt (1st point of collection) then filter off into another section and using a canister or hob filter filter it through for 24HRS min. This could be a continual solution. I then want to design a form of drip filter/top up system esp as my health has been so bad and spent 3 months in hosp….water levels drop and the wife does not do water changes lol
@@johnlumb1078 Yeah. I was thinking you may just use a carbon filter inline as you pump out the water. Have a line pumping through this with carbon in it. amzn.to/3KZWIZa
@@PatrickDNeary amazing thanks for this. I currently have a full 1000 litre butts of rain water I want to use in the aquariums, garden and my plants I am bringing on.
@@PatrickDNeary would you just attach the line directly from the butt through this filter system? Sorry to be such a fool and ask so many questions.
Hello tds of rain water is 0 if I'm right my tds is 40 to 50 super soft water had a hard time with platies guppies and swordtails and neo shrimp I saw you keeping sword tails in rain water at the end of the video can you explain more? Give a few tips to me as I have a large fish room but i can only keep soft water fishes I want to keep some hard water fishes
@@PodcastwithA.I That's easy. If your tds is too low for them, just use your treated tap water. Save the rain water for the fish that love soft water.
@PatrickDNeary hey i have tap water with chlorine in it that comes out at a tds of 50 I don't have rain water I use soft tap water with dechlorinator want to add hardness to ny soft municipal tap water for live bearers
@@PodcastwithA.I Crushed coral as part of the substrate is an easy way to get harder water.
Now If you have a steel roof would it still be alright for the fish
Always have a first flush system beforehand, but if that is done, metal roofs are a go.
You said south west Fort Worth and I was like hey I live there, Do you harvest the water and filter it for tanks?
Like the drum, what do you have in it to get it clean? I planned on doing the same thing when I move but I wanted to see it before I did
The drum is a first filter so it keeps the first part of the downpour from entering the ibc totes. It also filters out larger particles since its overflow is what goes into the totes.
do u use only rain water in all your fish tanks for breeding ... ?
No, but I do add it to the tanks.
@@PatrickDNeary do u think it's safe to use rain water mixed with some tap water in my tanks ?
@@ousssskh Yup! That's what I talk about in the video.
@@PatrickDNeary thank u so much ♡
@@PatrickDNeary the tap water would have to be conditioned or age it for a week
Amen
They don’t want u to use rain water if u do your water bills getting lower n city don’t like that
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