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Thanks Mons.. and yes I do know that about the axles.

Yeah, I like it also... thanks for the comment.

Thanks Mons.

Hi Mons.. I forgot to take one with me but I usually do that. After filming this episode I checked them all and they all work, which was a bonus.

I just found them on Aliexpress. www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006465896821.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.29.36c71802qQZDaj

Hi Mons, to be honest I have not yet checked the track only bundled it into straights and curves etc.. Thanks for the comment.

Hey Joe, yep... but it looks a lot there but when I took it all out to look at it .. there isn't that much in reality as it is all in the stacking etc.. but it is a great start.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hi Mons, Thanks for the comments. I have a few ideas and things that might help with that... Stay tuned. ;)

As you would have seen in the video the pump is connected to the IBC water tank. The chlorine in Melbourne is very little and it evaporates while sitting in the IBC. The incoming water temp is usually about 10-15 deg below the fish tank's temperature and heats up with the rest of the water in the fish tank. You should watch a video to the end before making comments.... then you will see the whole process someone is trying to show you.....

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.

Well that DCC setup will be many many years from now if at all....so we never know what it might look like. But thanks for the comment Joe.

Hi David and thanks.. yes I do know a few old tricks like those and I will add them to the list of things I have in mind to show.

Hi Jim, thanks for the comments, and yes I do know lots of ways to wire up things for those but as I did say in my video I will not be doing scenery, but I can add a few of those ideas to the list of things that I will be showing how they work.

It is just a basic syphon something I made up from my own ideas and not wanting to drill holes in the tanks. NO there is nothing online that I have found, this is why I am showing this.

@@TimsBitsnPiecesdo you think this would work for the refill if the water coming in was straight from the tap? Or would it not be high enough pressure like your pump?

@@jamie3499 the reason why I do it from my IBC water tank with the pump is that while the water is sitting in the IBC it is de-chlorinating the water.... then I do not need any de-chlorinator to be added into my tanks when doing refills, as the chlorine evaporates as there is No lid on the IBC and it just has a piece of fly screen over the lid to keep animals and things dropping into it. I check the chlorine level in the IBC usually a day or so before I want to do water changes and most of the time it shows on the testing strips that I use, zero chlorine in the water.

Not necessarily so.. if you know one tank has an issue then you can drain it separately...draining the water out and then replenishing the water, this will not cause any issue to any other tank if you do it separately instead of doing one tank after another.... or if you do have an issue you can change the water by using a hose or any other system.. this is the same issue with any other auto water change systems..

@@TimsBitsnPieces if you catch the sick fishes in early stage then you can do it. Most of the fish got issues with internal and wont show until they actually clamped their fin or discolored. Same pipes for in/out not a good idea, i got 500 tanks on my 2 stores and in/out water gotta be separated. Just my thought about it.

Thanks for the comment.

Dunno about that.... lol

Thanks Dave.

Hi, and thanks welcome to the fun.

bacteria grows in the tap water too

@@beatatarczon1402 i know, but they only grow if you don't use the tap water for quite some time. That's why parents usually tell you to purge some of the tap water first after you leave your home for quite some time.

Hi, It would very much depend on a few things... and some of these are..... How high above the tank height are you going with the pipe? Is there a chance that you will lose the suction through that pipe with any joiners? Is the distance required for the tubing to get to a lower place that is below the bottom of the tank too far or too high to be able to drain the tank? Just remember this is all about Gravity, and if the water has to go too far above the height of the water level in the tank then you might have issues. I would not do it personally, but you can always try with a piece of garden hose and see if that works from the tank to where you want to drain it to, or, just install a pump at the bottom of the tank to push the water the distance required. Also, remember .. the drainage pipe to the outside world doesn't need to be permanent. Just put a fitting at the bottom of the hoses near the tank and then fit the drainage pipe when you do the water changes as I do, so there is really no need to go up and across a room when you just connect the hose to the fitting on the day you want to do the water change. Which is what I have done here and for my other tanks in the other rooms for many years.

​@@TimsBitsnPiecesThanks for the reply.

Thanks, Dave.. I'm trying to get to your standard.. ~:0)

Thanks for the info.

This is the only one of that format and it came with the layout when I bought that....

Thanks. They are 19mm irrigation fittings. There is No sump. Each tank has its own filtration system of air sponge filters. Once the system is first connected I just filled each tank from the bottom tank first and then going upwards each tank is filled and thus creating the syphon for the next time I want to do a water change. It is very simple anyone can do it and there are no special tools required.

It is just a normal irrigation pump and I use remote controlled power point switches to control it... they plug into a power outlet and with the remote you turn the power on or off... I bought the pump and switch unit at Bunnings which is our big box hardware here in Australia.

@@TimsBitsnPieces thank you!

I am into any train that takes my fancy.... ~;0)

@@TimsBitsnPieces still have my Tri-Ang from my early youth, which was my intro to modeltrains, lost my scalectrix though....

Thanks Jim.. enjoy.

And a six axler !!!!, we can add Tim now to the club, 🤣

Great, thanks for watching and the feedback.. it all helps.

I purchased on marketplace a second hand 80 series centre console in brown and just fitted it..