Small tank is a feeder, birds drink and level lowers. I want to connect feeder to a larger tank for capacity reasons and have connected the two via a tube from the top of the feeder to the larger container. Normally feeder is filled, top is screwed on then turned over, liquid does not pour our but just sits in the feeder but when I connect them the water just pours out of the feeder. Is this an issue that there can be no air between the feeder and the top level of the liquid, and no air must come in, or is it just that the weight of the water is too much to sustain the system?
2006-09-10 10:49:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
First, figure out how the feeder works in normal use. Why does the water stay in the feeder? What allows it to come out of the feeder into the trough when the birds lower the water level in the trough? How are you interfering with that? What can you change to make it work again?
Or, you could use a feeder with a valve that shuts off when the feeder is full.
2006-09-10 18:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. But you also want to ensure the smaller vessel is sealed as well....i suspect the air is seeping in where you made your connection. No matter how large the vessel or how "heavy" the liquid, if the only way to get air in is from the lower level feeder, it should hold in the vessel till the birds drink away enough level in the feeder to allow a small amount of air to displace the liquid.
2006-09-10 11:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by madmax7600 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...air IS getting into the lower feeder. Probably at the connector (use sealant around the tube). Or the pressure of the water from the larger container is causing the problem (shouldn't though)
2006-09-10 11:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by LoneWolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to ensure yourself that the large tank doesn't have any openings from where air can come in. Seal all air vents at the large tank.
2006-09-10 10:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by Illusional Self 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shall we see, your betta, it is the hardest fish you need to purchase, and the champion of small tank survival, died. This tells you something about the tank... If a betta can't stay in it, NO different fish will live to inform the tale. Ian
2016-11-26 00:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋