DIY Mist System

[theamish]

OK, I've seen a few posts about misting here but none that are really clear on the DIY end and amazingly I can't seem to find anything on the net. Does anybody have any experience with a simple-ish DIY mister. I am doing a 75g so I don't need anything crazy(I could do it manually but what fun would that be!). I found this system below from Mister Moisture for like $90.00 and simple as it looks it seems like a layout of a DIY project to me. A pump that creates some sort of pressure a simple resevoir and 2 or 3 nozzles?? Am I crazy or is that pretty much the gist! Forgive my ignorance on this subject as it is the first I have really thought about incorporating it into my build.

Thanks All

[JohnEDove]

I don't think you are crazy, that is about it. The problem is in getting the pump that will create enough pressure to make the proper nozzles create a mist. If the nozzles are wrong or the pump is wrong then you get more of a stream of water than a mist.
Since I have not sucessfully created my own misting system I can't tell you which parts would work.

[mh32]

I've seen on other posts, and actually tried it myself on my newest viv, using a garden sprayer (one that you pump up to get pressure) What I did is just found a few brass fittings to convert the sprayer to plug directly into a 1/4 inch line where I have my misters attached. After I've pumped up the tank and pull the trigger I have enough pressure to have three misters working pretty well for at least 30 seconds before I need to pump it up again.

It's getting late so if this doesn't make sense, sorry, maybe I can clarify in the morning.

[Jason]

I have a PDF of a DIY mister, hit me with an email addy and i can send it to ya

[theamish]

MH32,
It makes sense what your saying and I thought of that but I kinda want something that is completely automated. I figure I'm already like $700 into this damn thing I might as well go all the way so when people come over they can watch the mister do its thing and be like ooooooo!! You know we all love it when it kicks on in the grocery store vegetable section!!

[froggsong]

why don't you try to see if you can buy one of the systems they use in the grocery store...

[theamish]

I'm sure I could find a grocery store type set up, but for that I will just buy a ready made Vivarium one, I'm sure it would be cheaper then the grocery one. I just think it would be cool to make my own.... some feeling of self accomplishment..... 'till it breaks and floods the tank and I come home to a bunch of herps floating on driftwood and make-shift coco hut rafts!!!!

LOL.... lets hope not!!

[froggsong]

I'm actually thinking about getting one designed for watering moss... It sprays UP rather than down, but it is a very fine mist, almost a fog, from the pictures... I posted a link to it in another thread...