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Old 03-19-2007, 06:29 PM   #51
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hey wingo got a question for you.....how does the tank spin without the overflow and return pipes and all geting tangled?
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:35 PM   #52
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hey wingo got a question for you.....how does the tank spin without the overflow and return pipes and all geting tangled?

I assume....and we now how that usually ends up..... that they come up through the center of the tank and the tank spins around them.
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:38 PM   #53
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I assume....and we now how that usually ends up..... that they come up through the center of the tank and the tank spins around them.
but arent the pipes collected to bulkheads in the center of the tank? and bulkheads don't spin when they're water tight
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:41 PM   #54
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well the pipe can be connected to the center.. spinning the tank just keeps the pipe in the center leading down to the sump..
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Old 03-19-2007, 07:04 PM   #55
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well the pipe can be connected to the center.. spinning the tank just keeps the pipe in the center leading down to the sump..
what about the returns, which are hooked to a pump and plugged into the wall??
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no.. same concept.. coming thru the center..
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Old 03-19-2007, 07:10 PM   #57
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no.. same concept.. coming thru the center..
from the first couple of pic's, the pipe going down to the sump is dead centered, and the 2 returns are off centered....am i missing something here?
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from the first couple of pic's, the pipe going down to the sump is dead centered, and the 2 returns are off centered....am i missing something here?
No you are not, I am guessing the sump turns with the tank. That would make electrical supply to have some sort of rotating connection which is relative easy to do.
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The return doesn't need to be physically attached to the tank. If the tank is shaped like a donut, the return can be free standing and come up through the hole.

Draining the water into the sump is a little trickier, but nothng that a little engineering couldn't overcome.
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No you are not, I am guessing the sump turns with the tank. That would make electrical supply to have some sort of rotating connection which is relative easy to do.
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or the sump can turn with the tank... why go for the obvious
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