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adesh8028
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 Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Thats wonderful news, if possible try to get video of the setup. |
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bettalover
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:41 am Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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Congrats Ram    .... eagerly waiting for the pics... |
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indianhotriff
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| yay very inspiring Ram. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Good going buddy. I was just wondering if there a particular betta gets ick, will the drip transfer the ick parasites to the other tanks since the water is being pumped back through a common filter? Wont this be risky? |
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Mohammed Mudassir
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Alistair wrote (View Post):
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Good going buddy. I was just wondering if there a particular betta gets ick, will the drip transfer the ick parasites to the other tanks since the water is being pumped back through a common filter? Wont this be risky?
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ya will happen, but since raghu is using a UV sterlizer and a sump where he is goin to put in a heater, all these problems will be taken care of |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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Sorry wife is back and am busy again 
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haha... understood!
but waiting for the pics man |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project (Update) |
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there's a bend on the last plane is that why you are putting the sump on the floor ?
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Plane has been changed, you will see what it is once the product is completed.
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Hi Ram,
One question about the overflow? Will all the tanks on a shelf be kept in a tray to collect the overflow?
How will solid waste be handled?
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Yup the tanks will be a collection trays, and about the solid wast. since there is a continues water flow, the ammonia mixed water is gona go through the sump where I have added a level on zeolite which will filter it.
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Ram,
unless you will be having the outlet of the pump below the least level of the tanks, i think there will be a difficulty in pumping the water to the bottommost tanks.
Also, their overflows wont flow into the sump gravity assisted.
Instead, i would recommend you unscrew the last level entirely, and keep the sump on the floor itself... However that might be a PITA now, seeing that you already have your plumbing in place!
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You are right Subhankar I have remover the 1st level am only gona have 40 tanks and the sump is gona be on the floor below the water level in the 1st tray.
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I am curious to know the pump you will be using for supplying the water. Normal power heads will not have the head pressure to maintain constant flow through all the tanks. So what kind of pump are you going to use? Using 0.5 hp or 0.25 hp pumps for water circulation will increase the electricity bill as well as make the setup noisy.
How are you going to remove solid waste from the tanks? a over flow will not help with this.
Maintaining water temperature using a continous drip system is going to be an almost impossible job.
I am not trying to discourage you but simply trying to figure out how you managed to solve these problems....
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I have got a Hailea HX-6540 in the sump and its doing a great job.
For the solid wast its gona remain in the tank it self but any how am using zeolite in the sump so it should tank care of it.
And about the heating system, even am not sure how its gona work out but it seems its a proven technique world wide for betta drip system.
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Good going buddy. I was just wondering if there a particular betta gets ick, will the drip transfer the ick parasites to the other tanks since the water is being pumped back through a common filter? Wont this be risky?
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Mudassir hit the nail on the head.
Alright now, here are some pictures that I clicked lats night. I am yet not done with the tanks and am hoping to finish it by tomorrow evening and get the system running.
Collection Trays
Drain for the collection Tray
Power Supply for the Rack
UV sterilizer
UV sterilizer up and running
Drain from one collection tray to the other
Drain from one collection tray to the other
Hailea in the sump
One PVC from the collection tray and the other from Hailea to drain the excess water
The sump
I will post the technical details tomorrow once the project is fully done.
Regards,
Ram. |
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Mohammed Mudassir
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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nice detailed pics mate,
let the pics keep coming |
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saikumar
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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splendid!! 
Loved it  |
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coldfear39
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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Great work Ram, seriously this is what dedication is all about..
Upload more pics bro |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Nice work Ram........... |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Awesome setup Ram, its just too good! |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| gret work till now... waiting 4 the pics.... |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| its gonna be 1st of its kind in dis country it seems... |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Betta Barracks (drip system) project |
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| Nice setup, you sure do love bettas huh....all the best... |
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