Re: [Killietalk] flow through systems?

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

LeeH920226 at aol_com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/1/03 11:21:11 AM, whuntley at verizon_net writes:
>
> << Using a trombone overflow, it is trivial to lift it out for cleaning, 
> and to block the airhole to restart the siphon, afterward. IMHO, it just 
> makes it way easier to move tanks around and to clean them. YMMV.
>  >>
>
> I use the trombone type overflow for larger tanks that I don't want to risk 
> breaking or don't want to move to drill. The space limitations make them 
> difficult for 2 gallon tanks with very little space between.
And breaking them might be a lot harder than a heavy 20G tank, too. :-)

How big does the outlet need to be, Lee, for your kind of system? I have 
been toying with making trombone drains that fit flat against the back 
of a small tank (e.g., 5G), using only drip-irrigation fittings and 1/4" 
black hose.

I have been more interested in a slow, continuous drip, than in a sudden 
water-change surge. Inlets might be a yarn wick inside 
refrigerator-ice-maker tubing. What do you think?

Wright

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