Mike Wells, Question on your rack setup

[chuck]

Mike, This might be a stupid question, but can you explain the way you set up the pvc pipes, in some of the tanks you have the pipes midway with a strainer, I assume thats the water out pipe since the water will not drain beyond that point for safety sake..... on the other tanks you have a extension pointing down or up with no strainer, is this for water in?
if not, then I take it you fill the tanks manually by hose.
With this setup how does the bottom of the tanks get clean? and if you manually have to siphon off the bottom what are the benifits to this setup?
What I'm getting at is that Is it feesible to do this for say 10 tanks or it only saves time for a greater number of tanks ?
chuck

Hi Chuck, All of the PVC pipes you see are drains. I drilled all of the tanks half way up to accommodate 3/4 in bulk head fittings (slip) I can rotate the stand pipe in any position for desired water changes. I can remove them, flip a valve at the drain and do them all at once with out using the stand pipes. Yes I still have to clean the bottom of the tank but that's pretty quick a few minutes in each tank which I do while there all draining.


I'm far from being finished I still have to run all of the water lines for filling, If things work out they will double as a massive drip/Flush.

Below are some pics to better explain

Mike

another

50%

75-80%

No Stand Pipe

Nice looking fish Mike..

[jim_shedden]

Hi Mike : Are they 50 or 90 gallon tanks on the top?

Jim

[April]

Cool. when did you say you were arriving in Vancouver to automate my tanks? think i need to move again somewhere with a basement.

[chuck]

thanks Mike now i understand....
Chuck

[fcdiscus]

Beautiful set up Mike- I am going to steal your idea there when I set up my out-back building next Spring! Frank

They are all Seventy-Five Gallons each Jim.


Ha ha ha Pril.... You just keep trying to get me to come out to Vancover. LOL Some day

Mike

[DavidH]

Nice setup Mike, so are you refilling manual?

Dave

[April]

think you need to come here to the kootenays to hunt...MIKe. ;D i even have a hunting partner for you. very experienced. ;D
dont come without fish under your arm though;

Yes Dave, At this point we still refill manual. Some time in the near future It will be finished. :-\ Just finished the Heating one thing at a time I guess

Mike