Cwazy Clown
Koi
1. buy a hamster water bottle feeder. I use this: (pick a size thats perfect for you)
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...lmdn=Small+Pet
2. take a hacksaw and chop off about 1" from the tip of the metal. Take out the 2 metal ball bearings inside.
3. if you're paranoid about the metal tip touching the water, take a piece of vinyl tubing thats very snug with the metal tip and slide the tube over the metal tip
4. make a mount for your bottle that will align the tip of the metal end/vinyl to your water level. you can make your own pvc stand like I did or you can strap it to literally anything. Just use a hose clamp.
5. fill with water and test it by inverting it and seeing if it flows water. If it flows water until its empty then you should take a look at b. but if it doesnt flow water then..
a. the filled bottle, when inverted doesnt flow water or flows some but stops:
If the bottle doesn't flow water when the tip is not obstructed when the bottle is full and inverted, then you need to open up the bottle and take out the oring inside and enlarge the inner hole of the oring. What is happening is that the air that needs to go into the bottle, is being stuck in the area of the bottle where the tip screws onto the actual bottle. This is most likely caused by the the oring being a bit too small of a hole in the inside hole.
b. Submerge the tip of the bottle into a cup of water to test for leaks.
If there is no extra water leaving the bottle(water level of the cup doesnt change) when the tip of the bottle is submerged, then you're fine and you're free to attach it to your tank. If there is a leak or the water level of your cup changes, then you should tighten the part where the tip screws into the bottle, of it you have a vinyl tubing on the tip, hose clamp that tube or just make sure its very tight.
Hope that helps for all you nano-ers out there, if you got any other questions, please feel free to ask.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...lmdn=Small+Pet
2. take a hacksaw and chop off about 1" from the tip of the metal. Take out the 2 metal ball bearings inside.
3. if you're paranoid about the metal tip touching the water, take a piece of vinyl tubing thats very snug with the metal tip and slide the tube over the metal tip
4. make a mount for your bottle that will align the tip of the metal end/vinyl to your water level. you can make your own pvc stand like I did or you can strap it to literally anything. Just use a hose clamp.
5. fill with water and test it by inverting it and seeing if it flows water. If it flows water until its empty then you should take a look at b. but if it doesnt flow water then..
a. the filled bottle, when inverted doesnt flow water or flows some but stops:
If the bottle doesn't flow water when the tip is not obstructed when the bottle is full and inverted, then you need to open up the bottle and take out the oring inside and enlarge the inner hole of the oring. What is happening is that the air that needs to go into the bottle, is being stuck in the area of the bottle where the tip screws onto the actual bottle. This is most likely caused by the the oring being a bit too small of a hole in the inside hole.
b. Submerge the tip of the bottle into a cup of water to test for leaks.
If there is no extra water leaving the bottle(water level of the cup doesnt change) when the tip of the bottle is submerged, then you're fine and you're free to attach it to your tank. If there is a leak or the water level of your cup changes, then you should tighten the part where the tip screws into the bottle, of it you have a vinyl tubing on the tip, hose clamp that tube or just make sure its very tight.
Hope that helps for all you nano-ers out there, if you got any other questions, please feel free to ask.
