Misting/Water Questions

[RyanAMP]

We've been using a Habba Mister system for a few years now. We've recently been dealing with a non stop dripping from the end of the nozzle for the past month, we can't figure out how to get it to stop. It will drain the reservoir in a day. Also it really doesn't mist it just sprays water out and no amount of messing with the end of the nozzle will make it "mist". So we deal with water all over the bottom of his enclosure. I've been looking at either the Mist King or the Climist systems. The Climist system says that it will not work well with tap water, does that also mean I can not use the water out of my fridge since it is filtered? The Mist King doesn't say anything about tap water being used. What kind of water do you all use with these systems? Can you clean them out periodically if you use tap water? Any insight into these systems or how best to water my little dude will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Ryan

 

[ChameLIonLover]

I have a Mistking for my one cham, and it works really well. I try to only use R.O. water, which I am lucky to have access to since I am still living with my parents.

Using tap water in any misting system with tubes could result in calcium buildup of some sort, which will eventually clog your tubes. If you do you use tap water, which I did for a while, I would definitely try to clean out the nozzle(s). As per which is better, climist vs. mistking, I've actually never heard of Climist, even though I feel like when I myself was getting a misting system, I felt like I did my fair share of research. At any rate, I know mistking is very highly rated among others here on the chamforums, but Climist looks rather similar.

 

[brownie64]

I have a Mistking, and use R.O. water as well. And like ChameLIonLover I haven't owned a climist either, but I do highly recommend the Mistking.

 

[RyanAMP]

Can you use the RO/DI system for anything else? I hate to spend the $100 or so dollars on one and only use it to filter water for my cham.

 

[brownie64]

If you don't want to buy the system then you probably could just buy it from your pet store. Mine sells it for 59 cents a gallon. I use about 8-10 gallons a month that's right at $5.00. But you can use it for drinking, and cooking the portable one I'm looking to get is for both. Now that the family has decided to get off soft drinks and drink more water it seams it will save me in the long run.

 

[MSMorgan]

I have a Mist-King and am happy with it. I use distilled water (approx. 1gal. a week) RO might be a better option, but for me, .50 a gal X 4 per mo. ($2.00) is affordable. I have not had the opportunity to see or try the Cli-mist systems, but I understand they are similar to Mist-King. If I had to do it all over again, I'd get another Mist-King.

 

[NERVOUS]

I'm just a newbie here, but I went with Mist King (starter system w/ adjustable rain nozzle). Also, it'll be used on a Dragon Strand Atrium enclosure.

 

[RyanAMP]

Does the MistKing actually "Mist" or does it just shoot water out of a nozzle?

 

[Carlton]

Can you use the RO/DI system for anything else? I hate to spend the $100 or so dollars on one and only use it to filter water for my cham.

Of course you can. It's basically nicely filtered water. I give it to all my pets (birds, herps, dog), water my plants with it, and drink it directly as my well water doesn't taste too good.

 

[Carlton]

Does the MistKing actually "Mist" or does it just shoot water out of a nozzle?

It creates a mist of droplets. Not as fine as the very tiny droplets from an ultrasonic fogger, but its not a "squirt" of water.

 

[guanagator]

Climist is setting their stuff up on all the tanks at my local reptile store, from what the rep told the owner it's pretty much identical to a mistking system they went to China and got them made in the same factory as mistking. They use the same pump as the cheapest mistking model, same tubing, same connectors, same nozzles. That was told to me secondhand but looking at their website seems to confirm it, picture clearly shows the same timer mistking used up until last month. The only difference is the power supply is hardwired without the connectors mistking uses to run the new second timers on. I have a couple mistkings and once he starts stocking the climist components I plan on trying the nozzles to see if they are the same, would be nice not to have to order online and always have extras on hand in case of a clog. In my experience even using distilled h2o the nozzles are what will clog up before tubing.

 

[APBMM veil charm]

I have a Monsoon Rs400 was thinking about a Mist King . Could someone tell what R.O. Water is ?

 

[brownie64]

Ok it is water that has been ran through a filter system.
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