Self-contained Siphon Aparratus

[Surrealasm]

I'm doing a 10 gallon conversion, and as I was getting my false-bottom set in place I came up with (what I think to be) a brilliant idea.

Instead of having the one PVC with a cover over it, for siphoning/cleaning out the false bottom, I am going to install a couple feet of aquarium air-pump tubing in such a way that it is extendable.

This way, whenever the vivarium needs to be siphoned, I'll just pull out the tube to however long I need it to be, and remove all the water. When I'm done it can tuck back up under the egg-crate.

I'll post pics and let you guys know how functional it is when my system is up and running.

[dadmccabe]

Any luck? having a hard time picturing it..

[J Teezy]

i've seen people who just bury the hose under some leaf litter, which sounds about the same idea

[DonLisk]

I have a small piece of hose mounted through the eggcrate and then put a rock o top of it. I just move the rock, attach another hose to it with a fitting and siphon away.

[dadmccabe]

okay, forgive my ignorance, but Don, can you post a pic?? I've used gravity siphon in cleaning fishtanks..no problem, but how do I "build the momentum" to do the same w/ such small amounts of water? Is there a siphon suited for this.. turkey baster?? ha!

[DonLisk]

LOL, no I siphon it like I'm stealing your gas :-)

[flybyferns]

This is the part of false bottoms that just drive me nuts.

I have this really nice tank already divided and set aside to use someday for darts??

IF I ever to it. ( I don't think my marriage would survive lol ) I would MOST definitively have a hole drilled in the bottom and reto fit it w/ the pipes and tubing necessary
to to simply open and drain via gravity. Then the clean water could be replaced from the top ( or via daily misting/ dripping w/ other than distilled water ) I vision a drip/ drainage system-- w/ the dirty water dripping into a bucket , therefore recirculating the water , even, more often.

Lynn

[J Teezy]

This is the part of false bottoms that just drive me nuts.

I have this really nice tank already divided and set aside to use someday for darts??

IF I ever to it. ( I don't think my marriage would survive lol ) I would MOST definitively have a hole drilled in the bottom and reto fit it w/ the pipes and tubing necessary
to to simply open and drain via gravity. Then the clean water could be replaced from the top ( or via daily misting/ dripping w/ other than distilled water ) I vision a drip/ drainage system-- w/ the dirty water dripping into a bucket , therefore recirculating the water , even, more often.

Lynn

whats this Lynn going to get darts???

thats how i do my tanks. Drilled hole in bottom with bulkhead where the water just falls into a bucket as soon as its high enough to crest the lip of the bulkhead

[flybyferns]

whats this Lynn going to get darts???

thats how i do my tanks. Drilled hole in bottom with bulkhead where the water just falls into a bucket as soon as its high enough to crest the lip of the bulkhead

Preliminary - very preliminary ! I have a thread started- but I have not posted it as of yet!
Enough- I don't want to hijack this members thread!
Lynn