Betafish305ca

Do you think this would work? Using hamster tunnels/ tubes as an aqua/ tank bridge? Or no?

thx


EDIT after 27 replies.... concept image added
and words below added.......


Picture 1 - Shows the basic shape of my half hexi-/ octo- shaped fish tank.

Picture 2 - Is an top view of my tank, including showcasing the position of my;light switch, power line/ cord, and my air-stone house

Also circled in the blue and were the mini stars are, is the (semi-)removable slots that I will intsert the tubes through.

Picture 3 - My idea for how the extension using hamster tubes and such will look like.

Picture 4 - Shows a side profile of what my tank will look like with the hamster tube extensions added to it. I have the opening below the surface line, indicated by the red lines.


So what do you all think? Of course I'm going to have to add additional support for behind my tank/ on the hall behind my tank to support the extension.

Attached Images

tanktubeidea005.jpg (126.9 KB, 200 views)

Shawnie

yes it might i have the plastic hampster tunnels in my betta tanks..they love them

namehater

i was thinking that the hamster tubes ive seen where all slotted for ventilation, maybe im wrong tho. if its not slotted i dont see why it wouldnt work, just be careful to make sure the bridge is stable and wont fall over possibly dumping any fish on the floor

Meenu

what's an aqua bridge? sounds really cool

Shawnie

the tubes are submersed inside the tank...wondering how they would fall on the floor? or am I missing something with the OP LOL (my brunette moments are horrible!)

eiginh

How do you anchor them?

Shawnie

I put subtrate in them ..whether it be marbles or gravel

aquatic mouse

I'm lost. What is an aqua bridge?

gremlin

If they are used inside the tank as a tunnel, that would work and really look neat. You could even have the curvy ones that would be a kind of maze for the fishies to swim through.

If you are talking about a bridge between two tanks, you would need to make sure that there is no way for the water to escape. The tubes I have seen have holes/slots for ventilation so they would not work. To anchor them, you would need to have a framework that would sit on the edges of the tank to support the tubes and keep them from rolling sideways.

Here is a link to an aqua bridge for those who may not have seen one.
http://www.animalworldnetwork.com/baqtrailaqki.html

eiginh

Whoa that's a crazy tank, but does all the water get filtered? I think it'll need a high GPH just to get the water clean. I thought a aqua bridge would be inside a tank used as a decoration.

aquatic mouse

Thanks for the pic Gremlin. I'd never seen one before. That's pretty cool.

gremlin

Here's another one that is a bit more extreme...
http://www.hemmy.net/2008/01/09/flui...ics-fish-tank/

And here is one of a person who built one...
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=151856

namehater

shawnie- i was referring to the tubes like whats been posted in the pics. the ones that connect two tanks.

Meenu

that's really cool. wow.

Shawnie

ahhh ok..those must be the "upscale" hampster tubes

aquatic mouse

The tubing in the pics was PVC piping.

Betafish305ca

Wow.... thank you everyone for your replies, there are lots of convos here, which I think is great

I was thinking of a aqua bridge from tank to tank, and I found some hamster tunnels that doesn't have any vents in them, but I'm 90% sure there isn't any, so when I get paid from work next, i'm going to get them and see how well they hold water

For the one link that was provided by 'Gremlin',
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=151856

I'm confused as to how the water stays in the tunnels, theirs no air pump keeping the water up in it.... unless I missed it


In other news, I found a scanner at school that sends pictures right to the computer, so I'm going to go in on monday and scan a picture of what i plan to do, so it can help people visually see what i'm trying to do

gremlin

It actually works on a vacuum principle. There is no way for air to get in the tubes because the open ends of the tubes are under water. To see how this works, put a clear glass in a bucket of water. Turn it completely upside down (with no air in it - or even with a little bit of air in it) and carefully raise it. As long as the open part of the glass is still in the water, no air can get in to push the water out and the water stays up in the glass. To do this from tank to tank, you would need to completely submerge the tunnel in one tank, cover one end so no air can get in, place the tunnel where you want it (keeping the other end completely submerged) and only removing the cap once the tunnel is in place and both ends are submerged. You would also have to be careful where you place airstones and such so no air bubbles go into the tunnel.

whisper

You would have to keep the water level in both tanks at all times or it would brake the suction. Also I would think it would make it very hard to do water changes because of that. You would have to re-suction it every time.

Toddnbecka

The bridge would keep the water in both tanks at the same level, at least until it dopped low enough to empty the bridge. Water changes would be easy enough if the ends of the bridge extended far enough down into the water.

peacemaker92

That's crazy! haha Thanks for sharing the photos.

aquarist48

Good morning. Looks a bit scary to me! It's not something I would strive for myself but it sure is neat to view.
Ken

bolivianbaby

I like the extreme version. That would be awesome in our house! I could have my fishies everywhere!

However, the "princess" protested and I'm not quite that mechanically inclined.

Gouramiguy17

Wow, that is sooo coooool! I want to do the aquatube thing that goes out of the water, it seems easy enough

navyscuba

Sorry guys I have been out for a bit. That looks super awesome.

Betafish305ca

if the hamster tubes do let some water leak out, what would I use to seal it?

mathas

Aquarium-safe silicone would probably be your best bet.

Betafish305ca

would plastic tubing work?... i can only find 1" diametre tubing, but i was looking for 2" diametre, anyone else know if thats possible

kribensis keeper

awsome very very cool i love it it is so cool but random

koast519

check this out kinda of cool..
http://www.hemmy.net/2008/01/09/flui...ics-fish-tank/