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| Author: | Redders [ May 6th, '13, 17:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Advice on SLO |
Hey All, Just a quick one, can anyone please direct to a members post or experiences on plumbing straight from an IBC tap for the same effects but instead of a SLO. Will the water just drain to the GB water discharge height or will it have a siphoning effect once going??? Thanks. 
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| Author: | Mr Damage [ May 6th, '13, 19:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
If you can plumb it up to the tap outlet it would work fine... as long as you put a 'T' piece on top of the upright, as per a normal SLO... but how are you going to stop your fish being sucked into it?... it would need a screen on the inside. Why not go with a normal SLO... probably less work, expense and possibility of structural failure. |
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| Author: | aquanoob [ May 6th, '13, 20:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
yeah, i was contemplating using the IBC tap at the bottom for evacuating solids waste in the FT, but as Mr Damage said, danger of my fish getting sucked out through that is really high. Just get a hole saw and drill a hole for the SLO near the top of the tank. Plumb in the SLO and it'll draw up the solids. Only problem I've had with this method is that the SLO pipework needs to get to the bottom area of the IBC tank, which in my case isn't perfectly flat. (yet, it still seems to be doing the job ok - time will tell) |
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| Author: | FuzzyMonkey [ May 6th, '13, 20:38 ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO | ||
Or do you mean something like this? I thought about using the IBC outlet for my IBC system too, but decided against it because: 1. There is a lot more friction with the bends and elevation, so there may be a build up of solids at the bottom of the U; 2. There would need to be a fitting for the outside of the IBC as well as some way to plumb the inside; and 3. It looks crap. It's much simpler and cleaner to use a hole saw and coupling at the GB height.
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ May 6th, '13, 20:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
Plumbing an external SLO through the IBC tap is as simple as.... and a "foot valve" installed inside....will screen the outlet... Here's the parts for a 50mm... Attachment: 100_6801 (Custom).JPG [ 66.02 KiB | Viewed 3597 times ] Attachment: 100_6802 (Custom).JPG [ 92.35 KiB | Viewed 3597 times ] Attachment: 100_6808 (Custom).JPG [ 70.74 KiB | Viewed 3597 times ] |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ May 6th, '13, 20:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
And the end result... Attachment: 100_6813 (Custom).JPG [ 91.5 KiB | Viewed 3596 times ] Attachment: 100_6814 (Custom).JPG [ 59.81 KiB | Viewed 3596 times ] Attachment: 100_6824 (Custom).JPG [ 65.69 KiB | Viewed 3596 times ] |
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| Author: | Mr Damage [ May 6th, '13, 20:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
Where does one buy the black threaded fitting in the second pic Rupe? |
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| Author: | FuzzyMonkey [ May 6th, '13, 21:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
Ah, I get it - an outside SLO. That doesn't look too bad I suppose. Was the chicken fencing used to give the SLO support? |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ May 6th, '13, 21:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
Mr Damage wrote: Where does one buy the black threaded fitting in the second pic Rupe? Got mine from a pond/irrigation place... part is an "S60 x 6 x 2 FBSP Adaptor"... Bunson lists a couple of places in Perth here.... viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11609&p=311929 And most plumbing shops should be able to source... mention of Reece in the same thread... |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ May 6th, '13, 21:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
FuzzyMonkey wrote: Was the chicken fencing used to give the SLO support? Yep, had it laying around.... but wasn't really necessary... as the 40mm pipe to the grow beds was secured anyway... |
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| Author: | Mr Damage [ May 7th, '13, 13:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on SLO |
Cheers Rupe! |
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