Vac-pumpless inverted aquarium

I make no appologies for the tasteless ornament.I just thought"Her indoors" might be persuaded to help out with tank maintenance if I gave it a more "homely" look.
Mind you, the last fish to die said,"Doesn't that shop sell any feckin food?"
But this avoids the main issue-----the inverted tank was filled just by sucking out the air.
As I was saying on "comments" when I was so rudely interrupted by the YouTube robot.
All these systems stem from the original shown on the Fishkeepers Forum in Feb.2004.

http://www.fishkeepersforum.org/hardware/waterbridge/waterbridge.htm
back in Feb.2004.
A fact that has earned me no end of scorn from local entrepreneurs for showing how it was done.I just wanted to gauge response from aquarists as to what appears a little complicated at first glance.
The fact is , there is a lot of potential in the basic concept to add new dimensions to fishkeeping.
Regrettably, the system has been given a very negative response by one aquarist forum in Israel, which is where I am living and working although I hail from Christchurch Hampshire (now Dorset} .
It has also slowed the development of the system by blocking my attempts to find employment outside my working profession of refrigeration engineering for 37 years.
Highlighted mainly by my current Yemenite employer who is frankly an insult to the refrigeration industry.

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[romaurie]

In fairness this was just to show the simple approach to get this effect.The air stones and air pumps and vacuum pumps and venturis are all automated methods to achieve the same effect.I have tried hard to explain in lay-mens terms how and why to include one of these devices.It would genuinely be beneficial for the fish keeping community to get some feedback from Mr.Ho' s Open Bottom creations.

[romaurie]

I enjoy serious debate on the pros and cons of achieving inverted aquariums and tunnels.

Mr.Ho of "Fishfreedom" is using modified air pumps to both suck air out, and replace the air via air stones.These air pumps in Singapore are very, very cheap especially for folk like Mr.Ho connected with the raising and export of tropical fish.

Unfortunately, ever since his first "Bottomless Aquarium" appeared on YouTube he has given no detail as to how he provides the vacuum.

[romaurie]

This is a very simple way to fill an "upside-down" aquarium.As long as you have adequate water flow into it from the open section there will be air for the fish.However, if you look at the recent set-up on this aquarium there is a lot of potential for improvements.

It probably looks a bit complicated at first, but it is well worth the effort.

Romaurie

[kirby7979]

first real inverted aquarium ive seen. What's with all the retards using airstones and air pumps?

[celesdracnea]

nice.

[romBSD]

January 28th. 2009.Hardly an eternity, but it feels much longer.

"The shit is going to hit the fan " at work tomorrow.

I have been working with this "company" since last June.The guy taken on to work on a large A/C project quite rightly said that the way the owner shouts and swears at us is "unacceptable".He is going to quit tomorrow at the end of the day.He says I should get out and wants to help find me an alternate place to work.

We wait with baited breath!

[Moroboi]

Wow!!! Cool!!

[blackandwhitepro34]

i made a video respones to this check out my half custom half premade square tank

[crazy4allanimals]

you vid rocks!!!! your co creative!

[eddu32]

thats a good and cheap way to do it, good job