Mistking flow rate.

[Chris Waring]

Hi
I am just setting up a new enclosure for my male Veiled. It will have a basic mistking and 1 nozzle. I was wondering if anyone knows how much water per minute this setup will use? The reason I want to know is so that I can get a feed water container of an appropriate size.
Chris.

 

[JGuinan007]

I use a 2gallon/8quart drum container I refill it about once every 2 week. I run my mister from 830am to 630pm for 1 and a half mins every 2hours to keep my humidity between 40%-70% range(initially when mister goes off humidity spikes to 75%-80% after about 2hrs it drops to 35%-30% which is dry then) . It really depends on your timer settings and your timer setting depend on the humidity range your trying to maintain and that depends on the humidity around the location of your cage. Really I don't have an answer for you in regards to how much water per minute the system will use that is a huge equation with a multitude of unknown variables that will be specific to your set up. Also you may need to tweak your timer settings for different seasons (Is it dryer around your set up in winter?). There is a lot of trial and error upon initial set up and some tweaking along the way to make sure you are maintaining the proper humidity you need for your chameleon. Keeping a lot of live plants in your set up will go a long way in maintaining humidity also (shorter misting times or times between mistings).

 

[kiwilulu]

I have a 5 gallon bucket and refill every 3-4 weeks.
Mist goes on at 8-11-2-5, for 90 seconds.
I have 2 nozzles

 

[dmaizer]

The pump for the ultimate mistking says 1.1 liters a minute. Hope this helps

 

[Lathis]

I go through about a gallon, maybe a bit more each day with very long misting sessions. If you get a reservoir that's 3 gallons (or more), that will last you around 2 days typically, perfect for being away overnight without worrying about water. You'll want to have a drainage system set up, too.

I used to keep my mistking pump on top of my reservoir bucket with no issues. Where the problem might be, if you let the reservoir run dry, you may have to manually reprime the pump if the pump has to work against gravity. It won't hurt the pump to run dry, but it may not have enough umph to reprime itself from a dry line. Re-priming typically entails removing the hose from the nozzle, starting the pump, let the water fill thr hose line, and then reattaching the hose to the nozzle. Not a big deal, just kind of a pain.

 

[Lathis]

The pump for the ultimate mistking says 1.1 liters a minute. Hope this helps

I think that would be without the misting nozzle attached. @Marty with Mistking could probably tell you the flow rate with the misting nozzle. It might be listed on the website, too.

 

[Chris Waring]

Thanks all.
I just wanted to know how much water it used so that I didn't get a ridiculously small or large container. I specifically want it to last for a weekend if we go away. I will have a drainage system and already have the tray and downpipe. The plan is to have a larger tank for drainage. As for humidity I live on a peninsula with sea within 1/2 mile on 3 sides, my humidity is between 45 and 90% but averages 55%. My problem normally is keeping things dry.
Thanks again for all your help.