Sluice problem

[UnderCuvaHippo 27]

I'm getting incredibly frustrated because I can't make these damn sluices work for me. Do they have to be placed in a river biome or is that just for panning? I finally got a sluice to put down and the water just runs over the top of it like it's a dirt block or something, any help at all in how to set it up?

[Salvatos 10]

I'm getting incredibly frustrated because I can't make these damn sluices work for me. Do they have to be placed in a river biome or is that just for panning? I finally got a sluice to put down and the water just runs over the top of it like it's a dirt block or something, any help at all in how to set it up?

I've setup one just in a forest biome, with no river biome near by (that I'm aware of).

Could you post a screen shot of what your trying to do, so we might be able to see whats wrong. http://imgur.com/ is a good website for that.

But the basics is that you need to carve out the dirt, by the water source, until it stops flowing. then dig down one more level for 2 blocks, then dig down once more. Stand in the flowing water, and place the sluice in the 2 deep area, and the water will flow off that into the last dug hole.

On the side of the 2x1 area for the Sluice, there must be blocks holding it.

Below is a image of a sluice and a area suitable for a sluice.

When placing it, you must be upstream.

http://i.imgur.com/qe0Jq.png

[GCountach 39]

Here's what I've figured out with sluices so far. I've made a few pictures so it's easier to follow (hopefully...):

Recipie:

Can use any kind of planks, but they can't be the plank blocks

Digging sluice area:

The dark blue is a source water block. The lighter blue is just the flow from the source block. The brownish is the sluice, and the lightest blue is a pit that will autofill with water once the setup is complete, but has to be dug out. This is how it has to be made for the sluice to have water go over it and work. If you want to run multiple sluices, you must put a wall between them i.e. they can't be directly next to each other. Given the lack of pickaxes at the begining of the game, you will probably have to start out with building these out into the water instead of right on the edge or onto the shore.

To place the sluice:

Going by my previous picture, I'm standing on top of the 4th block from the left (the last flowing water block) facing away from the source water. The crosshair is where you aim to place. Presto, sluice-o.

[UnderCuvaHippo 27]

Salvantos and GCountach, you guys are my bloody heroes of the month for the diagram and descriptions. Thank you for your help. The problem I was having was if you don't have the last block at the end dug out(Light blue/teal on Gcountach's diagram) it won't work. Ex.

So when you do dig it out for room for the little end pool to make itself, it works. Ex.

Once again, thanks for the help.