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capnhowdy · 11-27-2004, 09:55 AM

I hate to be the "doubting Thomas" here, but I'm convinced that this concept is physically impossible. There is no way (that I can figure) to keep the water, which weighs about 8 lbs per gallon, from draining back into the tanks. The only way this could be done is to have the entire project sealed and airtight. The pressure from the water above, along with the gravitational force would certainly burst the tanks below.
If the system was airtight, how would you aerate the water?
In the second image, it looks like the fish is at a "dead end". By the presence of condensation in the downward sloping part of the "hiway", it is evident that the water has been removed. I'm no physist, but does anyone else smell a rat here? If this project IS operable, I'd love to understand HOW it operates.

11-27-2004, 09:55 AM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I hate to be the "doubting Thomas" here, but I'm convinced that this concept is physically impossible. There is no way (that I can figure) to keep the water, which weighs about 8 lbs per gallon, from draining back into the tanks. The only way this could be done is to have the entire project sealed and airtight. The pressure from the water above, along with the gravitational force would certainly burst the tanks below. If the system was airtight, how would you aerate the water? In the second image, it looks like the fish is at a "dead end". By the presence of condensation in the downward sloping part of the "hiway", it is evident that the water has been removed. I'm no physist, but does anyone else smell a rat here? If this project IS operable, I'd love to understand HOW it operates. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.