September 13, 200719 yr comment_182765 Just wondering if anyone has designed a tide generator for a tidal pool tank? Would be great to be able to have some rocks out of the water at low tide (tank half full) and have everything under water at the high tide. Report
September 13, 200719 yr comment_182779 i put up a link to one on here a while back. can't find it though Report
September 13, 200719 yr Author comment_182782 Yeah I found this one http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/show ... 979&page=6 But i don't understand how it works? which end do you put the power head on? Report
September 13, 200719 yr comment_182783 when the pump is on, it pumps the water up into the modded paper shredder bin thru the top bulkhead. the water then fills it up and goes back down the crude ( but it works ) durso. that little hole at the bottom of the pipe will let the water back into the tank slowly when the pump shuts off and the water goes below the durso pipe. (well from looking at the pics, thats my opinion). anyone else have a theory on this? EDIT: sorry found the rest of the pics so i modified this post a little Report
September 13, 200719 yr comment_182791 It'd be easy enough, if you wanted to just put two small pumps on timers. Turn one on every 12 hours for a few minutes to pump water out of the tank to another lower tank then 12 hours later turn on a pump in the lower tank to pump it back up top. Just have the two pumps placed so that they come out of the water before overflowing either tank and have the timers switch them off after 5 minutes or however long it normally takes them to get close. Report
January 10, 200818 yr comment_206345 this would be cool with two nice tanks next to each other, it would be high tide in one and low nextdoor then vice versa, a tiny power head in each with them on timers. think ill give this a go! Report
January 10, 200818 yr comment_206347 i had a thought, its combines a couple of DIY feats but it would work awesome i reackon.... make your own background as others before have done out of styrefoam etc, and incorporate a movable section that would make the "tide" move by displacement. using a motor on a timerswitch to move the section up and down every 12 hours or whatever. bit more complex but would do the trick lol Report
January 11, 200818 yr comment_206428 yea, but depends really how much tidal fluctuation you want, lol it works in my head, maybe not practicaly, but to me it would be fine lol Report
January 23, 200818 yr comment_208406 You could do it with 2 returns at different heights and 2 pumps from the sump back to the tank, the second one coming on would increase the water in the tank till it got to the second overflow - thats my theory at least, Seems sound enough Report
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