RE: [Killietalk] A Quick Linear Pump Question

["Al Anderson" <killiman at iquest_net>]

Tony your fish room is to clean you are not working with the fish enough,
where are all the little boxes and bowls with fry in them sitting on the
covers? :>}

killiman at iquest_net
Al Anderson
6246 N Rural
Indianapolis IN 46220
317 253 2170

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Tony Terceira
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 10:14 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] A Quick Linear Pump Question

         OOps!


>         I have about 95 tanks and 100 or so valves running, there is more
> than enough air.  I use Hydro sponges in all my larger tanks and all of
> them have air stones in them,  most tanks are small, less than 123 inches
> in height.  ( NOT REally more like 12 inches !!!!)

         I have attached an image  ........... maybe you can see the old
PVC these tanks all have live plants and have been with me for 32 years,
made from old stoe windows, at least 1/2 inches thick..............  almost
square  12in  X 10 in  X 10 inches high.




>   but I have 3 55 gallon tanks, and two 30 gallon tanks, all have two
> large hydro sponges with air stones. things work well.,
>
>My 80 watt has been running for 4 years 24 hours a day, more air than I
>need, and so quiet all you hear are air bubbles...............
>
>         I believe you can not find a  better pump for any fish
> room..................
>
>Tony
>
>At 09:59 PM 1/7/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>> > Based on my experience, that is not necessary. I used regular 90 degree
>> > elbows in the corners of my 1.5" manifold and there is no noise
problem.
>> > The only thing you hear in my fish room is the bubbles from the tanks.
>>
>>With a blower I used 1.25" piping to feed the tanks & pushed a valve into
>>this pipe above each tank. The blower produces volume but little pressure.
>>Would a linear power a similar system or should it be tapered off to
smaller
>>diameter piping the further from the pump?
>>
>>      Tim
>>
>>
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>
>Tony Terceira
>Scituate, Rhode Island
>
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