Hey Jack, great video. How does the water get out from the stand pipe? I understand how you were doing it the ebb and flow, but I am not sure how the water gets out from the white pipe.
Thank you for this video. I am setting up my first aquaponics system so I may be incorrect here, but... I believe the reason this method is used in hydroponics but not aquaponics is because an aquaponics system needs to have the water filtered of solids prior to deposit into the grow medium. I watched this video some time ago and had to look it up again to remember what you had done to skip the bell siphon. But this time I watched it after designing my swirl filter and don't see a way to incorporate it without a bell siphon. I hope you or another viewer smarter than me has an idea though.
Sorry but whoever says that needs to be ignored. I have had systems running this way for years consecutively now. As you can space out the cycles it actually mitigates any issues with solids clogging systems. Additionally if you have worms in your ebb beds (and you should) you will never have a problem with solids in them. Root build up may be but solids no. Root binding has zero to do with solids.
So essentially, you are following water directly into the overflow housing on a timer that backflows back down the pump, but what's the point of two pipes. I think the only way i would understand is watching you take it apart and build it
The second pipe (the tall one) sets the maximum height of the water on the up cycle. If you didn't have it the grow bed would flood, spill all over the floor and pump down you tank until your fish all died. This method requires two bulkheads or uniseals no way around it. That said I find it to be so much more reliable and require so much less maintenance then a bell siphon I almost never use siphons any more and I have these in half a dozen different systems.
Not in this system but in some. Since this is small I run a simple sponge filter with an air pump. With larger systems I run a continuous pump to keep aeration and circulation going and the ebb and flow on timers.
solved my problem ! this man deserves a cookie.
Hey Jack, great video. How does the water get out from the stand pipe? I understand how you were doing it the ebb and flow, but I am not sure how the water gets out from the white pipe.
Thank you for this video. I am setting up my first aquaponics system so I may be incorrect here, but... I believe the reason this method is used in hydroponics but not aquaponics is because an aquaponics system needs to have the water filtered of solids prior to deposit into the grow medium.
I watched this video some time ago and had to look it up again to remember what you had done to skip the bell siphon. But this time I watched it after designing my swirl filter and don't see a way to incorporate it without a bell siphon.
I hope you or another viewer smarter than me has an idea though.
Sorry but whoever says that needs to be ignored. I have had systems running this way for years consecutively now. As you can space out the cycles it actually mitigates any issues with solids clogging systems. Additionally if you have worms in your ebb beds (and you should) you will never have a problem with solids in them. Root build up may be but solids no. Root binding has zero to do with solids.
great news about a March class, do you have more info or a link? Thanks!
How much light is on your grow bed? I bought the Barina 6 pack of 2 foot lights that you recommend. (800 watt)
Jack, What rocks are you using in the tank?
So essentially, you are following water directly into the overflow housing on a timer that backflows back down the pump, but what's the point of two pipes. I think the only way i would understand is watching you take it apart and build it
The second pipe (the tall one) sets the maximum height of the water on the up cycle. If you didn't have it the grow bed would flood, spill all over the floor and pump down you tank until your fish all died. This method requires two bulkheads or uniseals no way around it. That said I find it to be so much more reliable and require so much less maintenance then a bell siphon I almost never use siphons any more and I have these in half a dozen different systems.
What kind of pump are you using that will allow the water to drain back into the reserve? Fountain pump, sump pump, submersible?
Ah, found it. Your dirty pump link is unavailable
6:16 second pump?
Not in this system but in some. Since this is small I run a simple sponge filter with an air pump. With larger systems I run a continuous pump to keep aeration and circulation going and the ebb and flow on timers.
so its a backflow through the pump ...so
And did you have a point or a question here?