an attempt to place varying diagrams and explanations into one thread.
- the posts themselves are out of order, i would strongly encourge you to just click on the links noted below. instead of trying to find a given post some place in this thread.
- for those like myself that are using dail up and wish to view all the posts together. you may need to refresh the page a few times to get all the diagrams / pictures to load up. i have attempted to keep file sizes small. but
- index / table of context
- this section
- figuring out head loss, and what pump to buy
- if you don't like math, or math don't like you, ya prolly want to skip this section
- Everything you always wanted to know about drains, but didn't know how to ask!
- waterfalls
- HANDS ON EXPERIMENTS
- BIO FILER CAPACITY
- EXCEL FILES
- MISC. INFO.
- credits
- figuring out head loss, and what pump to buy
- difference between gravity flow of water and pressurized flow of water. along with identifing gravity flow and pressurized flow.
- differrent types of head losses, and/or friction losses.
- examples in identifying different head losses
- charts for
- example of figureing out total head loss ( 6 different examples for one one pond )
- if you don't like math, or math don't like you, ya prolly want to skip this section
- Everything you always wanted to know about drains, but didn't know how to ask!
- bottom drains and partial explanation of TPR's
- bottom drain gap height diagrams and chart to set gap height
- bottom drain advance gap height settings. or for the home made drains and domes.
- ronin-koi 3d diagram showing bottom drain, air diffuser on bottom drain dome, and TPR's ( trigental point returns )
- types of drains / bottom drains / bottom drains with air diffusers
- guilt trip, WHY you want a bottom drain hooked into your filteration system.
- TPRs ( trigental point returns ) and partial explanation of drains
- WATERFALLS
- for pictures of waterfalls of other members of the forum click here
- waterfalls, understanding / building / useses
- chart waterfall weir sizing
- (( not completely done yet )) examples, links to waterfall builds, and other misc information.
- (( not yet done )) placement of waterfalls on pond
- (( not yet done )) diagrams of placement of waterfalls.
- (( no yet done )) more diagrams of placement of waterfalls
- HANDS ON EXPERMENTS
- BIO FILTER CAPACITY
- (( not yet done simply making room to explain excel file ))
- EXCEL FILES
- MISC. INFO.
- if ya see a mistake some place, plz let me know.
- welcome all critisim of any kind.
- if ya have any questions ask! ya never going to know if ya don't ask! been there done that, no fun. ask, get over that speed bump and move on. tis one of the reasons for a forum.
- i realize my own downfall is my wording (coughs mis-spellings ) but my words and ways of phrasing things can be confusing, they confuse myself some times. i encourge ya to reply to this thread or make another thread and restate it or what not. or simply ask about it. i barely remeber it, but i do remeber being a newbie. we all were one time or another.
- CREDITS
- in no order what so ever.
- stephen and mary, for creating this awesome forum
- all the koiphen family, for ya newbies that means you, and you guests!
- speaking of guests, SIGN UP ALREADY see the pictures!
- LeeKinneyKoi, helping different random things, and picture taken from here
- Ronin-Koi, for a bottom drain picture taken from here, and drain/tpr diagram, taken from here
- JanetMermaid, pictures taken from here
- NatureCalls, pictures taken from here
- bone333, picture taken from is a lost thread.
- avorancher, picture taken from is a lost thread.
- unknown person, picture taken from unknown click here, for more details upon picture in question
- birdman, pictures taken from here
- ponderingkoi, pictures taken from here
- already deleted PM, who told me about this naming? PM me again "Everything you always wanted to know about drains, but didn't know how to ask!"
- if i missed someone or something, plz let me know!