dazed
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My Breeding attempt - Perculas:
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The spray bar is exactly what those units are designed for so I say go for it. I would loop it though.. meaning don't just dead end the pipe, 180 it back to the start then T it back in. this allows all parts of the spray bar to have near equal flow.
Glad to hear about Sarah. Drop me an email, I have a new desk phone that is easier to call me on.
dazed
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Gresh; i have read what you posted 3 times now lol and not sure what you mean by 180 back to the start? do you mean like a closed loop then? I did cut 6" of the tanks do you think it's going to be an issue? it just looked like wasted space, i also need to get some different bulkheads all i have are 3/4" & 1" and i think the existing holes in some of the tanks are 1.5", i will shoot you an email as well.
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my lfs has tanks that loook identical to your new ones, he also went the route of spray bars and they work awesome. it allows you to have more flow in each subtank without worrying about plastering the fish to the glass.
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dazed
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That is exactly what I am saying. Hobbyists rarely do it, but it's super common in aquaculture facilities where a little more thought goes into plumbing
Well i think you may know a thing or two about plumbing call me crazy but i think so
Do you think i could use the return pump that i have currently on my 40g breeder? It's a Rio 2100 stats:
pumps 692gph @ 0 head
pumps 486gph @ 3' head
pumps 375gph @ 4' head
consumes 25w
3/4" outlet.
This would be just for the tank with the 3 large compartments holding some breeding pairs; i measured the distance from the sump on the bottom shelf to around the top of the tank and the head height would be around ± 3'? Do you think it would work?
Where should the spray bar be placed?
right now their is a hole in the side of the tank but a 3/4" line would not fit in there unless i modified it 1/2" slips right thru?
Thinking of using just one single 1" drain on this tank (the one in the corner with the box around it)?
What do you think?
dazed
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thanks for the information; where are the spray bars placed? right at the water level? or are they angled to hit off the back wall and run down into the tank? anyway of snapping me a picture of the setup?
fishgeeksrus
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Wow, it is so organized!!! I like it!!!!
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dazed
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Gresham; that would probably work a whole lot better than back & forth here
I don't know what your schedule looks like but i will be home a little after 12 on Friday but have to be ready to leave my place by about 3:00
shoot me an email or give me a call and we can figure something out.
oh just to keep this thread relevant my latest batch are a bunch of fast trackers lol... not to many of them but already sporting their first headstripes & only 11 days old.
dazed
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Thanks still have a bunch of work to do but at least the wheels are back in progress lol...
dazed
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A big thanks to Gresham & Chad for stopping by on Friday & helping me get a plan together for the plumbing & sump system :beer:
over the weekend i did manage to get the one tank a little further along; using some krylon fusion black spray paint i blacked out the middle sections of the tank the idea is that i want the broodstock to be concentrating on each other & not their neighbors hopefully it works out ok, even with all the taping and double checking i did have some paint leak through & of course it would have to be on the front viewing pane as well, it was actually to windy to be doing this part but when your crunched for time you go with what you can here are some pictures of what i'm babbling about:bounce3:
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over the weekend i did manage to get the one tank a little further along; using some krylon fusion black spray paint i blacked out the middle sections of the tank the idea is that i want the broodstock to be concentrating on each other & not their neighbors hopefully it works out ok, even with all the taping and double checking i did have some paint leak through & of course it would have to be on the front viewing pane as well, it was actually to windy to be doing this part but when your crunched for time you go with what you can here are some pictures of what i'm babbling about:bounce3:
just two more for fun
