/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Well, I can't remember much of my hidraulic class, so no formulas and stuff, but something was clear: as you move fluids trough a pipe, you fight friction, so when you tray to lift water from bottom to top, you must add a little energy to compensate teh friction.
Even if you find a way to lift water without loss of energy (can't be done because of termodinamics), you are still screwed because of friction, and we go back to what has been said the hole thread: no way it's gonna happen.

As everybody else here, I recomend a pump, but a fishtank pump. Set it in the bottom of the goku and keep the water level like one inch above it; trough the bamboo that raises water yo hide the hose and you'l be /diy/no enough to cover the pump in the tank, as well as the electric cord.

Srry, really wished an automate, but it's un-do-able :(