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A Venturi Device for Rapid and Sanitary Removal of Waste from Aquaria
Author(s) -
Gregory Jim S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
north american journal of aquaculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1548-8454
pISSN - 1522-2055
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8454(2002)064<0090:avdfra>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - venturi effect , siphon (mollusc) , suction , waste management , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , engineering , mechanical engineering , inlet
I describe a simple venturi device for removing fish waste from aquaria or troughs. When attached to a pressurized water source, it initiates suction and can be used either to increase suction in a siphon or to create a vacuum when a siphon is not possible. The device cost US$12 in 2001.