Well, all drops are not the same.

Example:

At work, whenever I have to give fluids or certain drugs intravenously... I have to choose a certain kind of drip set (the plastic tube thing with the little dropper at the top).

There are two kinds, macro drips, which are 10-20 drops per mL (depending on the brand), and mini drips, which are 60 drops per mL.

The macro has "big" drops, and the mini has "little drops"....and some white coat with no life has already calcuated out how big each drop is, and how many drops make a mL. (I think PSS has already done this... haha).

Simple IV's are given/ordered like this, 200mL/hr, you need to calculate exactly how many drops per minute need to be given to the patient, based on how large the drops are in the drip set.

Make sense?

Hah... but since I bet they dont make pipe that leaks exactly 10 drops/mL when it breaks.... you'll need to do what PSS said.... or find a white coat.

 

Boy, you can learn just about anything you ever need to know on this site!! Not sure I needed to know all that about water drops but it's cool anyhow!

BREW, hope you get your leak/drip/evaporation/raccoon drinking problem figured out soon!

 

well, there are roughly 15 drops per ml.

There are 3785.4 ml per gallon

So, there are 56,781 drops per gallon

If you have 96 cubic feet of container space (as you described), you will have roughly 7.48 gallons per cubic foot, or 718.08 gallons

So, there are roughly 40,773,300.5 "drops" of water in your pond.

There are 86,000 seconds per day, so at one drop every 2 seconds, 43,000 drops per day would leave the pond.

40,773,300.5 / 43,000 = 948 days

So, in 2.6 years your pond will be totally empty assuming the drip rate of 1 drop / 2 seconds is true.

For 40 gallons, you have 2,271,240 drops that make that up. 40 gallons would be gone in 52 days.

Is this just about what you experienced?

 

I did that at first too and your assumptions are wrong making the whole calculation wrong. the answer is not 40 gallons. See my calculations. And when you post back, cause I know you will just to try to prove me wrong, please have a reliable source for you numbers. Like a good scientist I sited mine.

 

Hmmm, pretty interesting guys. But I thought ( and Im no scientist ) that there were 86,400 seconds in a day....Am I wrong?


BREW

 

it depends on how big are the drops

 

no you are correct there are 86400 seconds in a day, in 18d there are 1555200 seconds. You said one drop every two seconds, divide 1555200 by 2 and you get 777600 seconds, the number i used in my calculations.

In regards to drop size, not every drop is the same throughout the day, so by approximation, the larger drops will average out with the smaller drops giving an overall average drop size per day.

Do we really need to continue this any further?

 

My sentiment exactly. Geez...his freaking neighbor is bathing in it and spilling the water. ((74852175 *125) /47) ^3 = Smelly stinky neighbor who doesnt pay a water bill.

 

Considering my question was answered somewhere between post #2 and #6...NO we dont.

But damn this sure is fun


BREW

 

Blah, Blah, blah...



I love that kind of stuff man. Do you have any pictures? Do you have any fish (KOI) in it? How much trouble is it to keep? Is it easier to keep then an aquarium? Why didn't I hear about this sooner?


I think that covers all my questions.

 

Maybe because your affraid to use your computer at home!!! and you only use it at work all day instead of doing your real job...do you even have a real job


Ive had the pond for almost 4 years now. The first year was tough since I really had no idea what I was doing and it was green every other week. I finally got smart, got some info and set it up properly and it now runs smooth and stays clean. occasionally I'll empty about 100 gallons and add new fresh water to it. Other than that, just keep the filters clean and I use a UV additive to help keep the algea growth to a minimum. In the winter I turn off the pump and pull it all out so it doesnt freeze and crack. I also put a floating heater in it. The fish pretty much stop moving and hang out in the bottom. I let the leaves that fall off the trees float to the botom for the winter time. It gives them something to bed in. I like it, its realaxing and I love the sound of the waterfall. Right now I have 5 Koi. At one point I had 10, but 4 died and one got eaten by something. It sux, cause he was real cool. Just a little guy, but could get away fast enough I guess. The 4 that died, were killed from the stupid town. They came by early one morning and sprayed for mosquitos. The fog lingered for hours. Later that day I noticed the fish acting weird and they started to die off one by one. In a mda rage I emptied the entire pond and filled it with fresh water and salt ( salt reduces the stress on the fish ) Luckily I was able to save the 6 fish I had left. Ill get pictures and pot them later so you can check it out. It really is a lot of fun and relaxing.


BREW

 

Hey Brew....is it possible to drop a boat in that water before it gets too low? I could make a road trip to show ya our boat and just drop her in your pond. Hope it doesnt loose too much more water by the time i get there...

 

There you go again,,always turning a thread into a discussion about boats

Bring it on. I'll keep the hose in it to keep it full. Dont forget the skis or the wake board...Dont worry..I have the beer


BREW

 

And don't forget, south of the equator, the drops rotate counterclockwise when they fall.

 

Don't forget it will rain during that time (this thing is outdoors, yes?) so it's going to fill back up, so it may never actually be empty and will most likely outsurvive us all . . . especially those of us who die in automobile accidents or have cancer.