Can I see some pics of your misting system reservoir?

[KCcham]

I have been using a 5 gallon bucket from Home Depot, but since I do not have an automatic refill system on it, I am looking for something larger since our number of chameleons has grown and I have added more cages to the system I have to fill the bucket up often.

I was thinking about using a large trash can, but not sure if that would work.

Please post some pics of yours if possible!

Thanks in advance,

Jeffrey

 

[Olimpia]

Anything will work. I use one of these large plastic storage containers, it's something like 100qts or so? And full it lasts me about 4 days, misting nearly 50 minutes daily, for 4 cages. I didn't bother with making a proper hole for the tube to go into, I just secured it into the tub and it works like a wonder.

So you can use a trash can or whatever you want and just secure the tube to the inside of the container, and not bother with making the hole for it.

 

[KCcham]

So you didn't use a bulkhead fitting? Did you just run the tube up and over the edge of the container, then secured it to the bottom?

 

[Olimpia]

Yep, essentially. It took me so long to wrestle with the fitting the first time to get it watertight, that I didn't want to bother with it every again! lol And it works just as well.

 

[KCcham]

Perfect! Thanks for the help!

 

[Dez and Delilah]

We use something like this

We drilled a hole about an inch away from the bottom of the container for the hose.

 

[Fidel]

aquatec 8800 hooked up to a 55 gallon food-grade barrel, I move some gallonage, ROAR!

 

[KCcham]

I like that 55 gallon drum! I know the car wash down the street sells 55 gallon drums for $5 but I doubt there is any way I can clean them enough to be able to use one for this system. I know they get all their soap in them originally. Any ideas where I could look for a safe one at?

 

[toyotatech1]

Do you heat the water at all or does it just stay room temp?

 

[Fidel]

I like that 55 gallon drum! I know the car wash down the street sells 55 gallon drums for $5 but I doubt there is any way I can clean them enough to be able to use one for this system. I know they get all their soap in them originally. Any ideas where I could look for a safe one at?

Yeah, I would stay away from anything not either brand new or food grade. I got mine off of craigslist. It was used to ship banana peppers.

 

[eriksorg]

I like that 55 gallon drum! I know the car wash down the street sells 55 gallon drums for $5 but I doubt there is any way I can clean them enough to be able to use one for this system. I know they get all their soap in them originally. Any ideas where I could look for a safe one at?

Try your local feed store. That's where I got mine. You may also try an army surplus.

 

[KCcham]

Thanks so much for the ideas of where to get one. There are a lot of feed stores where we live, so I will check there and on CL as well!

 

[Dooley1]

These are all excellent ideas. I didn't even think about doing that with my resevoir. I have to refill mine every day! Time to upgrade to 55 gallons!
Kevin

 

[summoner12]

You could easily do something like this:

 

[Gluuvan]

Enlighten me some more on the setup summoner Looks like you have alot going on there.

Chris