Re: [Killietalk] fry boxes

["Jim Rae" <jimrae at pe_net>]

On 1/8/04 George wrote:

" I use a flow thru system for my fry boxes which are shoe boxes. The
> inlet line goes into the box top and is connected to a 1/8 inch plastic
> elbow that is used in drip irrigation. Then  it just drips in from the
> top. My overflow is cut into the shoe box near the top and I insert a
> small ball of filter floss material into this outlet opening which
> prevents any fry from being lost. When the filter floss gets dirty it is
> a simple matter to replace it."

Thanks George!

Does the filter floss slow the flow rate at all?  I have been building
aquariums with 1/2 inch bulkheads and I inserted a litle screen I found as
part of a drip irrigation head in a couple of them (it has two or four
rotating elbows for attaching the drip line, and the screen is just part of
the piece), but besides being kind of expensive to pay for the head just for
the screen it slowed down the drain rate so much I almost had an overflow.
I guess I overlooked the obvious which turns out to be the best!

Thanks for the info!

Jim


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