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by luke frisbee
Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:39 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Do water pumps work in series?
Replies: 2
Views: 6961

Re: Do water pumps work in series?

No it won't work

after the amount of flow is equal to the smaller pump any increase in flow created by the larger pump will result in a huge head loss (friction / disruption in flow..or just plain ol blockage)
by luke frisbee
Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:22 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Using bricks in a multi chamber filter
Replies: 3
Views: 8820

Re: Using bricks in a multi chamber filter

bricks can be very dangerous in koi ponds or filter bays..IF they fall on fish...usually a "ton of bricks" falling on a koi can be quite distressing
by luke frisbee
Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:05 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Air Up Lifts
Replies: 77
Views: 159369

Re: Air Up Lifts

here is a great article on how come none of us can figure out the exact flows when we start playing with airlifts
http://geyserpump.com/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=97" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by luke frisbee
Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:31 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Air Up Lifts
Replies: 77
Views: 159369

Re: Air Up Lifts

yes it is me. and the reason I am posting is because it appears to me (and all others that have invested anytime into airlifts) that they are a great economic improvement for the hobby. they are also better than pumps because there are no moving parts in the water no electricity near the water the c...