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Hey all,
Dog gone it, too much written, too much to read...
I've been looking at Pro Mist and Mist king systems. Problem is the people I speak to are selling boxes with stuff inside and they don't seem to have the interest/ability to answer simple questions. I think they are simple questions as when you go to vendors that sell systems for cooling outdoor restaurant patio areas, produce at the grocery store etc, all the things I'm trying to find out are published on their internet pages.
Simple things like GPM per emitter or the cascade of pressure when more emitters are added? What is the droplet size? Even more simple, how long can I run 10 emitters to use ten gallons or some simple capability questions. What pressure does the system run at?
WHY - I want to include calcium carbonate in the water to simulate water dripping off of limestone rocks. I want to put a diversion valve on the outflow side of the pump back into the reservoir to stir the calcium up. I don't want a wafty mist, I want a light rain. I am more concerned with eliciting a drinking response than simply trying to increase humidity and the actual physical response to rain is the drink. But if you are a tortoise the rain has to be felt on your shell, Yeah??
I know that adding calcium carbonate is counter to using ultrapure water, but I am not worried about dart frogs or some such. I don't mind switching out emitters on a once in awhile basis to clear them in a mild acid solution (once in awhile is the key idea here.) So larger droplet size is needed and the two mentioned system are all about how fine the droplet size is, even thought the vendors don't seem to know what that droplet size is.
Any direction by you master enclosure builders will be appreciated by this novice.
Dog gone it, too much written, too much to read...
I've been looking at Pro Mist and Mist king systems. Problem is the people I speak to are selling boxes with stuff inside and they don't seem to have the interest/ability to answer simple questions. I think they are simple questions as when you go to vendors that sell systems for cooling outdoor restaurant patio areas, produce at the grocery store etc, all the things I'm trying to find out are published on their internet pages.
Simple things like GPM per emitter or the cascade of pressure when more emitters are added? What is the droplet size? Even more simple, how long can I run 10 emitters to use ten gallons or some simple capability questions. What pressure does the system run at?
WHY - I want to include calcium carbonate in the water to simulate water dripping off of limestone rocks. I want to put a diversion valve on the outflow side of the pump back into the reservoir to stir the calcium up. I don't want a wafty mist, I want a light rain. I am more concerned with eliciting a drinking response than simply trying to increase humidity and the actual physical response to rain is the drink. But if you are a tortoise the rain has to be felt on your shell, Yeah??
I know that adding calcium carbonate is counter to using ultrapure water, but I am not worried about dart frogs or some such. I don't mind switching out emitters on a once in awhile basis to clear them in a mild acid solution (once in awhile is the key idea here.) So larger droplet size is needed and the two mentioned system are all about how fine the droplet size is, even thought the vendors don't seem to know what that droplet size is.
Any direction by you master enclosure builders will be appreciated by this novice.