Hmmmm Ok so it's FW but I think my next reef tank will be like this

[Delphinus]

(... or maybe not.) :lol:

This is hilarious, check this out:
http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Home-Aquarium-20061031

[Dyspnea]

awesome

I always thought a aquarium tunnel system would be cool to have. I'd be paranoid with that falling on my head all the time thought :p

[Tarolisol]

So why doesnt the water rush out of tubes into the tanks?

[Joe Reefer]

How does it work?

[jws444]

No air can get into the tube to replace any of the water volume that would rush out, so it acts like a vacuum and holds the water up. If you drill an air hole anywhere in the tube, the water will all come rushing down.

[Delphinus]

I have no idea. I think it was on Fark or /. or reddit or one of those places.

http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/01/build_a_better_.html

I just thought it was hilarious someone would do that. I don't think it's a very viable thing to do and I don't think it improves the quality of life of the fish like the guy says, but if it's for real then it's just an interesting technical challenge.

If I build one of these tubes from my basement up to my living room, I don't really think I'd see my tang come up to tell me it's feeding time. :lol:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Very cool idea, but I'd also be scared that something would happen to release all the water.

Thanks for posting:biggrin:

[Midknight]

I think this tank would be easier to do. :wink:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070110/ids_photos_ts/ra3407782424.jpg

[danny zubot]

I just thought it was hilarious someone would do that. I don't think it's a very viable thing to do and I don't think it improves the quality of life of the fish like the guy says, but if it's for real then it's just an interesting technical challenge.

It would be super cool and benificial for an octopus tank.:biggrin:

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Heh! Yeah, I saw this on RC a few days ago. Nuts.

[Funky_Fish14]

I wouldnt think there would be much if any waterflow through something like that, thus you'd have a hard time changing the water in there. I mean I understand the fish swim through it but they wouldnt displace enough water to get the nutrients out. Fish can poop up in there too. Also, a waterchange would prove difficult because you cant go beyond the bottom of the tube, haha.

Definetly a cool technical challenge nontheless!

Chris

[Coldwater]

What happens when one of them die in a tube? Get a massive bending poker stick and poke it out?

Matt

[BMW Rider]

That's insane. Talk about flood potential, I can soak my carpet easily enough as it is.

[AndyL]

Dead things? plumbers snake or creative use of a mag float...

I've seen a few of these over the years pop up on various boards... Generally they've got some water flow through (bigger powerheads mounted to push/pull water through, you can spy it in a few of the pictures - but you also need a run of plumbing between the tanks (keeps the levels equal in each)

I think the biggest technical challenge has to be initial priming - and regular draining of air - obviously that coffee shop one has been neglected...

I'd imagine one would add another hole to take excess water in case of a dump to a drain... (simple hole drilled at top of tank)

[danny zubot]

Here's my dream desk job, if there ever was such a thing.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/508/untitled1.bmp

[Midknight]

That is WAY COOL! :crazyeye:
I wonder what company that is. My boss had a fit when I told him I wanted a nano on my desk.

[AndyL]

Y'know I've seen that image dozens of times, and I may have posted it once myself...

Now it could just be the massive headache i've got going at the moment - but is it just me - or does the distortion of items behind the dividing tank seem off? I'm thinking photoshop suddenly.