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Im in a situation where I need to move my dosing equipment out of the sump on to the top of my hood where it is out of sight. I need the space below for some modifications I need to perform to get a refugium up and running. I explained to my wife that it puts me at risk of a siphon forming if the dosing vessels are higher than the output of the dosing line but she said I cannot put the vessels on a shelf lower down because they would be visible and no matter how pretty I said id make it she said no.
So what I came up with is I need something to act as a siphon break. I am using BRS 1.1mL/min dosing pumps. I know in theory the pinched tubing makes a siphon an unlikely scenario, it is still physically possible in this arrangement. I have an idea I wanted to post to see what other people think.
First, its important to understand the pumps themselves are the highest point in the system. They will be on the wall above the hood. Vessels will be below, but on the top of the hood. I was thinking if I got a 1/4" tee and put it on the output side of the pumps with the tee arranged so it can drip straight through and the third opening of the tee faces to the side. I was then looking at putting a stem elbow in the side tee opening and facing it upward. I figured it would drip slowly enough not to come out the side but the opening would prevent a siphon.
Any thoughts on this from the community would be appreciated.
So what I came up with is I need something to act as a siphon break. I am using BRS 1.1mL/min dosing pumps. I know in theory the pinched tubing makes a siphon an unlikely scenario, it is still physically possible in this arrangement. I have an idea I wanted to post to see what other people think.
First, its important to understand the pumps themselves are the highest point in the system. They will be on the wall above the hood. Vessels will be below, but on the top of the hood. I was thinking if I got a 1/4" tee and put it on the output side of the pumps with the tee arranged so it can drip straight through and the third opening of the tee faces to the side. I was then looking at putting a stem elbow in the side tee opening and facing it upward. I figured it would drip slowly enough not to come out the side but the opening would prevent a siphon.
Any thoughts on this from the community would be appreciated.