redtop03's 360 gallon plywood adventure

[mightyevil]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[customcolor]

here is that other idea i have for you

front view to show (kinda) how the flow is on the water surface....<BR><BR>

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rearish view to show some of the holes drilled...<BR><BR>
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parts listed...remember its ben a wile since i put this in so my memory is not the best...<BR><BR>

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now how many ideas do you have now

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15558128#post15558128 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by customcolor
[B now how many ideas do you have now [/B]

:lol: I like that one the best,it looks like it would be easier to make

I'm gonna quit thinking so much,and just start asking how to make something....it'd be a lot easier on me :lol:

I do have another idea that I'm gonna try,but I don't know how to explain it,I'll probably end up doing something like in your last pics though

 

[james3370]

^^pimptastic

 

[customcolor]

yes it was easy to build!! drill from the inside out...just set the drill bit in the corner and drill on an angle, screw together and and put it in the 1" pvc quick and easy is the name here

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15558559#post15558559 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by customcolor
yes it was easy to build!! drill from the inside out...just set the drill bit in the corner and drill on an angle, screw together and and put it in the 1" pvc quick and easy is the name here

thats the way I like it,quick and easy :lol:

 

[MattShack]

I like that one too. quick, easy and clean looking.

 

[james3370]

**pics saved to my "tank stuff" folder for future reference**

 

[customcolor]

 

[redtop03]

I think thats the trick to making these things work,is to narrow the stream right before it leaves the main pipe...have that stream spray through the slightly larger pipe,thats whats causing the suction from behind it,the more velocity through there,the more through the holes

 

[customcolor]

you just pinned the tail on the donkey

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15564447#post15564447 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by customcolor
you just pinned the tail on the donkey

:lol:that's as best as I could figure it.....

 

[MattShack]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15564525#post15564525 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by redtop03
:lol:that's as best as I could figure it.....

Yep, you pegged it. Are you making some more?

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15569465#post15569465 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MattShack
Yep, you pegged it. Are you making some more?

I've had to work these last 3 days,back on the 12hr shifts,I didn't feel like doing much,yesterday or the day before,I took 4hr vacation and came home early today,but after I rest up a while and let supper digest I'm gonna go check and see if I have some usable pvc left,if I can I'll try to make another or 2 this evening

 

[MattShack]

I'm taking a break from the aquascape right now. It gets hot inside that aquarium and I can't stand up all the way and my back is killing me I'll get back on it in a little while.

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15571115#post15571115 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MattShack
I'm taking a break from the aquascape right now. It gets hot inside that aquarium and I can't stand up all the way and my back is killing me I'll get back on it in a little while.

I'd say it is hot in there,can't you set a fan in there so you'll have some air flow?

I haven't done a thing,I've set my sorry a$$ right here in front of the 'puter.....it's too hot/humid outside for me still :lol:

 

[MattShack]

It's humid here too. I have a fan in there, but have to keep it low because it blows dust and stuff in my eyes. It's like a tornado in there.

 

[redtop03]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15571196#post15571196 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MattShack
It's humid here too. I have a fan in there, but have to keep it low because it blows dust and stuff in my eyes. It's like a tornado in there.

:lol: I didn't think about the dust :lol:

are you using a mask to keep that junk out of your lungs?

 

[MattShack]

I have some little cheap dust mask. I hold my breath a lot while I'm mixing

 

[redtop03]

after seeing custom colors nozzles,I had to rethink my idea....here's what I have now...

this is a reducing fitting that goes into a 1.5" connector and has a 3/4" output...it has a wall for the 3/4" and a wall for the 1.5"...I drilled a series or holes between the two walls then took my dremel and finished cutting out between the walls leaving just the 4 stand offs to separate the walls....I then took a piece of 3/4" and glued it into a piece of 1".....I then took my dremel and honed the inside of the pipes out to form a funnel like entry for the water to flow through,to hopefully reduce resistance and create a smoother flow....I still need to sand a little and paint it but it seems to be working