smallfin
01-11-2010, 07:05 AM
Hi Guys
After a long time thinking about this (a long long time!) I think I have come up with a drainage solution that will work for my situation. If you could have a read and look at the photos and let me know if you think this should do the trick or if I have got something wrong or could do it better, that would be wonderful.
Basically I have my 4ft tank set up next to the laundry which is under the stairs. I am running an external cannister filter and for water changes and cleaning I am planning on having a pvc pipe run from the back right near the bottom (with a bit of fish net over the end to stop sucking up fish) up and over the back and turn into the cupboard area where it will have a bal valve before the connection point of a standard hose connection.
Under the Laundry tub I will have a hose connection to the waste pipe just like dishwashers are connected. I will open both cupboards, pull the hose out from the laundry, connect it to the pvc under the fishtank and turn the ball valve on. (I am assuming hear that once I have sucked it though the first time the valve will keep it charged) Then once water is at the desired level I turn the ball valve and disconnect the hose (a little concered about the dribbles at that stage)
Then I got to the point of realisation that I will also need to syphon out the rubbish from the bottom of the tank too and don't want to introduce the bucket at this stage. Sooo... I came up with a Y connector to have the syphone hose connected to at the same time with it's own on off valve for when not in use it wont allow the air in to ruin the syphon effect.
I'm assuming that the main syphon will be able to pull the water through this one at the same time without needing to suck? could this be done a better way?
Note I'm just renting so not about to go making holesin walls etc.
For my new water I am working on a double outlet from the washing machine hose point (which should be straight forward but my plumming tape skills are letting me down. Will try again though.) this will then either go to a drum that would sit in the laundry tub which easily deals with overflow problems although I'm finding it hard to find a drum the right size to fit and hold enough water. So I'm contemplating Eddie's water change style, straight from the tap (but it will be cold water only???) so might not work and will need to go with the drum.
Anyway, I'm just wanting to see others thoughts and opinions if there are problems with this before I cut and glue it all together.
Note: the size of the pvc is not cut to length yet and the hoses have not been shown (other than my scribbles)
Thanks in advance.
After a long time thinking about this (a long long time!) I think I have come up with a drainage solution that will work for my situation. If you could have a read and look at the photos and let me know if you think this should do the trick or if I have got something wrong or could do it better, that would be wonderful.
Basically I have my 4ft tank set up next to the laundry which is under the stairs. I am running an external cannister filter and for water changes and cleaning I am planning on having a pvc pipe run from the back right near the bottom (with a bit of fish net over the end to stop sucking up fish) up and over the back and turn into the cupboard area where it will have a bal valve before the connection point of a standard hose connection.
Under the Laundry tub I will have a hose connection to the waste pipe just like dishwashers are connected. I will open both cupboards, pull the hose out from the laundry, connect it to the pvc under the fishtank and turn the ball valve on. (I am assuming hear that once I have sucked it though the first time the valve will keep it charged) Then once water is at the desired level I turn the ball valve and disconnect the hose (a little concered about the dribbles at that stage)
Then I got to the point of realisation that I will also need to syphon out the rubbish from the bottom of the tank too and don't want to introduce the bucket at this stage. Sooo... I came up with a Y connector to have the syphone hose connected to at the same time with it's own on off valve for when not in use it wont allow the air in to ruin the syphon effect.
I'm assuming that the main syphon will be able to pull the water through this one at the same time without needing to suck? could this be done a better way?
Note I'm just renting so not about to go making holesin walls etc.
For my new water I am working on a double outlet from the washing machine hose point (which should be straight forward but my plumming tape skills are letting me down. Will try again though.) this will then either go to a drum that would sit in the laundry tub which easily deals with overflow problems although I'm finding it hard to find a drum the right size to fit and hold enough water. So I'm contemplating Eddie's water change style, straight from the tap (but it will be cold water only???) so might not work and will need to go with the drum.
Anyway, I'm just wanting to see others thoughts and opinions if there are problems with this before I cut and glue it all together.
Note: the size of the pvc is not cut to length yet and the hoses have not been shown (other than my scribbles)
Thanks in advance.