What are you doing today?

[WhistlingBadger]

I have a 345 gph head hooked up. Pretty sure it is the leaks. But I believe my planned fish will want a little more flow than this is giving me.

Or maybe my design just doesn't work...there's always that possibility.

 

[jaylach]

Or maybe my design just doesn't work...there's always that possibility.

I don't totally follow what you are trying to do but I do know a little about hydraulics. If I understand correctly your manifold boils down to a hydraulic system. Have you totally primed the manifold to totally remove any possible air pockets? A hydraulic system and air pockets just do not mix as the air pockets will compress and actually form a blockage. It is like a car with hydraulic brakes. If there is any air in the brake lines they will not properly work.

And, of course, you need to seal the leaks.

 

[davros]

Is the powerhead immersed?

 

[WhistlingBadger]

OK, short answers: No, there shouldn't be any air pockets, as the manifold fills up with water along with the tank, and there is ample space for air to escape through the intakes and powerhead. The powerhead is fully under water.

Here's a top view of what I've built:

The manifold intakes are in the main part of the tank. The powerhead is in a separate chamber, partitioned off with foam board which rises to within 1" of the top of the tank. The water in the main tank is filled to within about six inches of the top. I had hoped that the powerhead would fill the chamber with water, overflowing at the top back into the main tank, making a nifty looking waterfall in the process. The concept is fairly sound, I think, and the water did rise to within an inch of the top before it stopped. I think that the pump simply isn't powerful enough to overcome both the leakage and gravity. So, I drained it; once it's dry I'll seal better around the bottom. If that doesn't do it, I'll get a more powerful pump.

Probably should start a new thread about this, but hey, this IS part of what I did today, so I guess we're not too far off-topic.

 

[xxEMOxLIZZARDxx]

I had to get up early to go cover another store that my district just acquired.

 

[Playsander]

Had physiotherapy and acupuncture on my knackered back. I'm a bit grumpy now.

 

[xxEMOxLIZZARDxx]

Had physiotherapy and acupuncture on my knackered back. I'm a bit grumpy now.

Hope you feel better and recover soon!

 

[Playsander]

Hope you feel better and recover soon!

 

[emeraldking]

What are you doing today?​

Today I did my last round of water changes. Because I can't use my right hand properly at the moment, I can't do all the water changes in one day time. And I've moved a number of fish to other tanks.

 

[Back in the fold]

She Who Must Be Obeyed has me hanging curtains today. I need new glasses as I can’t see the rod holders and the little holes in them. I have to climb up on the step ladder and I’m getting vertigo from that. When does this domestic baloney ever end ? I’m supposed to be retired! I’m supposed to be a gentleman of leisure. This ain’t right !

 

[JuiceBox52]

Found in the lost and found from the small school that my mom started that meets at my home. Confused but not hating

 

[Playsander]

She Who Must Be Obeyed has me hanging curtains today. I need new glasses as I can’t see the rod holders and the little holes in them. I have to climb up on the step ladder and I’m getting vertigo from that. When does this domestic baloney ever end ? I’m supposed to be retired! I’m supposed to be a gentleman of leisure. This ain’t right !

Never. It never ends. Also I have no way of cashing in all those brownie points I have collected over the years.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Found in the lost and found from the small school that my mom started that meets at my home. Confused but not hatingView attachment 311936

Is it a salmon with a mullet, or a mullet with a salmon?

 

[connorlindeman]

Going fishing.

 

[Rocky998]

Going fishing.

Anything you'd like to catch?