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Bderick67;724094; said:
I'm wondering if there is not some sort of vacuum pump involved. If the bubbles are a constant the tank would eventually fill with air. unlees this was setup just for the video shoot. plus that tank would be pretty heavy to work with, looks to be a 30g tall, would weigh over 240 pounds.
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Thats why some expert mention using a cup concept soak in a sink... Telling me magic! Cool ya!!! :D
 
HHmmm... Still Wouldn't you think there is an air release somewhere? :D Sound like I'll be doin some experimenting tomorrow with the kids :D
 
You would think that the air bubbles would displace the water in the tank, and running a vacuum pump to match the air going in would be a nightmare.

The trick to it is to use a standard air pump that is encapsulated in the air space above the water. In the link that respect posted in the above post, it is hidden in the little house on top of the tank. It can also be hidden below the water in a compartment piped to the surface. By using the air in the tank, no water is displaced. The pressure inside the tank is lower than the ambient pressure but that is irrelevant as long as the air pump is within the tank and encapsulated in air at the pressure at the water's surface.
 
CHOMPERS;724331; said:
You would think that the air bubbles would displace the water in the tank, and running a vacuum pump to match the air going in would be a nightmare.

The trick to it is to use a standard air pump that is encapsulated in the air space above the water. In the link that respect posted in the above post, it is hidden in the little house on top of the tank. It can also be hidden below the water in a compartment piped to the surface. By using the air in the tank, no water is displaced. The pressure inside the tank is lower than the ambient pressure but that is irrelevant as long as the air pump is within the tank and encapsulated in air at the pressure at the water's surface.
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sound correct... but I wanna know how did the inventer do the first top up of water in the tank when all tank is silicon nicely.

ya :naughty:
 
just suck out all the extra air with a hose and your lungs and the thing would fill up and I agree with chompers the air pump is probally in the space above the water so it reuses the same air the only problew with that is t I would think that you would want fresh air to be going through the water instead of old air,,,,
 
wow chompers i didn't understand anything of what you said. sounds way too complicated to me. I'll just stick to regular fish tanks with the opening at the top thank you very much.
 
thanks chompers, that sounds much more reasonable than the other-oh its this simple or that easy- comments.

rottbo-i think thats why there is like a little waterfall on the left of the column to keep the water oxygenated.
 
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