Dark_Rider2k3

David C

That's ingenius, I would've thought it would need to be so much more complicated.

Coryd55

Looks nice!

pepetj

So the idea is to attach airstones to the top (glued maybe?) and use them with a powerhead to spray water down? I have Monday off, so I might try this too!

Thanks again

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Dark_Rider2k3

If you can get air stones to work then go for it! I think they would work better.

My problem was (and i'll take pics tomorrow) that the outlet on the powerhead was too big, so I actually went to my hardware store and got some tubing that was large enough to fit over it, but fit snugly.

After that, I attached it to my hood with fishing line. I just tied it up to it so that I could remove it if need be (which if I can figure out how to use airstones I will remove it for them).

Just so you know, I cut slits into the tubing so the water can seep out, and attached a cork at the end so that the water's only way of leaving the tube was through the slits.

COBettaCouple

cool!

Dark_Rider2k3

Thanks

Butterfly

I bet that would work wonders in a cory breeding tank.
When you breed them you do large water changes(along with conditioning) with water a degree or so cooler than the tank to simulate spring rains/flooding. HUM... very interesting
Carol

Dark_Rider2k3

well it was very inexpensive (only had to pay for the powerhead/tubing), so I'd say give it a shot!

I wonder if this cools down the water? I don't think it would but ya never know...

Butterfly

Probably not but just doing the water change, then let it rain over night and who knows
Carol

Dark_Rider2k3

yeah, though I bet you could hook up an aquarium chiller to this, and during the "rain time" you could set it to a lower temp so it will act like rain even more.

Butterfly

Now we're getting complicated
Carol

Dark_Rider2k3

hey i'm a programmer.. it's my nature to complicate things

russ757

ingenius amazing invention and nicejob

pinky93

That's so cool!what is the tubing connected to?

Dark_Rider2k3

Thanks a lot russ and Pinky!!

The tubing is connected to a powerehad. That's all there is to it lol

pepetj

Ok day one of experimenting with the idea.
I still need to find the propper converters, reductors, etc for the tubing works. This stage of experimentation uses airstones for the rainfall effect.

Even with leaks, I managed to create quite a rain-effect (drops of water hitting the water surface!). So far it worked with both, a low range adjustable output cheap pump -10USD (up to 80 GPH), and with a much stronger fixed output cheap powerhead -22USD (370 GPH). I used two flat-type 10" long ready to connect-in-series airstones (Elite Aqua Fizzzz, Art. 982) for the trial.

I am experimenting in the large tank for the ease of it.
Would this work with several circular/oval bubble-wall systems? what about multiple wall-bubbles tubes?

Thanks for the idea again Dark_Rider2K3. By the way I intend to use it in my Red-Salmon Rainbowfish tank, to simulate Monsoon season. I need a chiller (waiting on 700 to 1250BTU units to arrive at the LFS) just to keep my bows alive. So I intend to give "the complication" a try.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Dark_Rider2k3

Glad it's working out good for you. I, too, am using a cheap pump (though mine was 19.99 USD).

I don't think you'd really need any super expensive pumps, mainly because your trying to keep it gentle and "like rain.." if you had a larger pump, i think the water would be forced out harder, causing it to hit the tank water harder and really not too much like rain..

tell me how the airstones go if you figure that out. If it works out well, I may do that as well