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Behold the glory! Use your imagination!

 
     It works, the bell siphon works, it works. It works greeeaaat, with a fill and dump cycle occurring every five minutes or so. Sometimes it hiccups a bit at start or finish, either getting the column formed or breaking the seal, but the hiccups never last more than fifteen or twenty seconds. What worked in the end was increasing the diameter of the stand pipe, finding the correct pump size to use, and angling the outflow tube rather than the water dumping straight down. There were a few other minor kinks that Jenn helped me iron out, but ultimately it was tenacity and a better understanding of the system (and really figuring out how sensitive the system was to minute changes) that granted victory. I know most of you have seen it by now, but take a few minutes if you haven't and check it out. If I'm not there Josh or Matt can direct you to it and explain the theory behind it.

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