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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 432735" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Mike, I have two pairs of the Rubbermaid troughs assembled together in exactly this manner. It will work without any problem in pairs.</p><p></p><p>I have mine set up on a windmill where the water flows into the first tank, goes into the second tank through the bottom drain, then I put an overflow outlet near the top in that tank and it feeds into a second pair of tanks down the hill from those. Then I have a overflow from those two tanks into a farm pond. I leave the windmill running 24/7 unless there is danger of a hard freeze.</p><p></p><p>The only problem that I had with this set-up was that I had to move the second set of tanks further down the hill than I originally figured, so that the natural head on the drain would lift itself up the 2-3 feet to drain into the second set. They are probably 12 feet vertically lower than the first set. But it works great as long as I periodically keep the algae growth cleared in the drains.</p><p></p><p>George</p><p></p><p>Edited to add: I didn't use galvanized pipe with fittings - only PVC fittings with 1 1/4 inch black plastic pipe with screw clamps. They don't leak, but it's easier to just cut the black pipe to take them apart then replace it and they don't have to be so exact in height like they would need to be with galvanized unions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 432735, member: 3972"] Mike, I have two pairs of the Rubbermaid troughs assembled together in exactly this manner. It will work without any problem in pairs. I have mine set up on a windmill where the water flows into the first tank, goes into the second tank through the bottom drain, then I put an overflow outlet near the top in that tank and it feeds into a second pair of tanks down the hill from those. Then I have a overflow from those two tanks into a farm pond. I leave the windmill running 24/7 unless there is danger of a hard freeze. The only problem that I had with this set-up was that I had to move the second set of tanks further down the hill than I originally figured, so that the natural head on the drain would lift itself up the 2-3 feet to drain into the second set. They are probably 12 feet vertically lower than the first set. But it works great as long as I periodically keep the algae growth cleared in the drains. George Edited to add: I didn't use galvanized pipe with fittings - only PVC fittings with 1 1/4 inch black plastic pipe with screw clamps. They don't leak, but it's easier to just cut the black pipe to take them apart then replace it and they don't have to be so exact in height like they would need to be with galvanized unions. [/QUOTE]
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