Pipe size
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Pipe size
Is 16mm inner diameter big enough for piping (Acromyrmex and atta)?
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Re: Pipe size
I think 16mm is a little small. For a small colony with light traffic its fine but it would be a waste of time in a commercial setup. A dozen ants carrying leaves passing each other. I think sooner or later there would be a jam and everything would grind to a halt. It is workable on a small scale though.
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Re: Pipe size
How about 32m,?
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Re: Pipe size
More than enough, somewhere in between is better I think.
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Re: Pipe size
Okay. This is what I will use for my setup
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Re: Pipe size
I use 30/32mm as standard and 50/52mm for the highway.
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Re: Pipe size
50mm is quite wide, maybe too wide, I think I'll stick with 32mm throughout
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Re: Pipe size
I reckon Andrew has never fitted 32(M) diameter tubing .Formica123 wrote:How about 32m,?
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Re: Pipe size
Probably not. I can imagine it's quite expensive
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Re: Pipe size
Just for REALLY big displays!