Big Aquaponic Greenhouse - Part 13 - Radial Flow Settler
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- Опубліковано 20 гру 2018
- Here are all the details about installing a radial flow settler (RFS), sometimes called a radial flow filter (RFF)
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This channel becomes more and more interesting with each Video.
I am really happy that I found you.
The smartest aquaponic inventor on youtube. Good job Rob, they call him.
That's an extremely intelligent design for a settle tank. Good job!
Keep up the good work sir! I have really enjoyed all of your videos, I appreciate all of the information and experience that you have shared with us. I am so thankful people like you exist in this world. Personally other than doing it myself hands on, this is the next best classroom for me. We just spent the most of this summer excavating and erecting our first 30x96 semi gable greenhouse and once we got the plastic on the wind ripped it apart. It.was alot of work to watch it get torn apart in front of you.
Watching you gives me hope lol. I really appreciate all of the hard work and man hours you have put into your operation. And thanks again for sharing your journey.
Keep up the great work!
That's a really well thought out and designed piece of kit, good job 👍
I love that you can make your own parts with your 3d printer, I'm inspired to try it myself with my 3d printers.
Great video and excellent progress on your system.
Thanks for sharing and as always Keep Building👍
Happy New Year!
Love It! Rob is the hardest working man in Aquaponics .. all the filming and construction.. by himself! much love, Rob Nash
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I cannot wait for the end overview of ur whole system!!
Just got home from working at a waste water plant. Then wow relaxed and watched a build of a clarifier in miniature.
poop, by any other name is still poop. Doesn't matter how big or small it is, the technology to process it is can be scaled. ;-) Thanks!
Nice work! I like how you include the result in the end
Came from Rob Bob's Aquaponics & Backyard Farm
Great project and greatly explained like the rest of the videos.
You do nice work, thanks for sharing your ideas
Brilliant, thanks for sharing!!
Hi, guys I'm happy to learn more about farming or gardening
The 3D printed weir is awesome!
looking awesome!
Merry Christmas
Great Video!
Много полезной информации. Спасибо за видео. Удачи.
Really like that Picture in Picture is very helpful
Awww, at least put two koi in there so the little bugger doesn't get lonely.
Awesome!
Great Video, Thank you for the insight - would you mind sharing the volume ratings on these tanks before cutting them down.
the settler is pure genius :)
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We have an RFF and it absolutely boils. We have 4000lts of fish tanks feeding it with 2" pipe. Still working on it. Trying to turn over the tank water every hour without getting the filters overflowing is a fine line. We use 200lt drums for the filters. On our third filter we have two 2" pipes feeding our raft (1600lt). We intended to have k1 in the last filter but cannot as it backs the system up and overflows.
Love your videos, just makes me wonder why I find it so tough..rewarding tho. 😊
instead of using a diverter plate, try using a plastic ball, about an inch smaller than the diameter of the pipe, water hits it, rolls it around and instead of building up muck as it rolls around it cleans both itself and the area it is in simple and easy
or k1 media, good idea! I was looking for something similar to that plate and I think I'm going to use k1 media or plastic balls if I can find some cheap and food safe, thanks for the idea!
If I may make a suggestion, you might want to add the Russian water flea (Daphnia Magna) to that settling tank. They eat algae and their excrement can feed your plants.
(Just be sure the daphnia don not get in a large body of water like a reservoir because they are invasive but easy to control)
what if you cultivated towers/ a condominium of freshwater clams/ mussels in that settler?
like, just hang a couple of long netted bags of clams/ mussels inside it.
heck, throw in a couple of snails too?
just wondering if you have considered painting the tanks and settle tank to stop algae growing in your system? painting with a base coat of black to block any light getting through the tank with a top coat of white to reflect light as well as heat could work nicely
what size radial conical settler are you using? can you provide more info on your flow rates, retention time projections, size of holding tank?
cheers
Interested in the main shutoff valved you've installed at the inflow line as well as before the runoff valve. Looks like a 3d printed device. Do u sell those by chance? I am working in an area with huge space constraints and need a slim valve solution...thanks
Thanks for this very informative video. I really like your diverter plate and have not seen anyone else incorporate that into a radial flow design. How is your system performing?
running well! There's a followup video that was recently posted.
Do you think some algae eating snails could survive on the diverter plate and in the output area without getting pushed into the rest of the system?
I wonder if crawfish and/or snales would be a better life form to keep algae under control?
great
Hello I am part of an aquaponics non profit organization. And love your system!!!
I know this video is about a year old now. But i really like the design and diverter plate you made.
Couple questions, first, how is it working over this ear? Any modifications made in that year? Any videos of the mods?
And can you, will you make a wier for someone who wanted to use your design?
Thanks.
I wonder how plecos would do in the system if they would do much after they got big or if they would even survive the cold water during the winter months oftentimes you can pick up overgrown plecos for free Craigslist or even local pet stores that people bring them to you just have to ask might be an interesting experiment
What size do you recommend for fish tank to radial flow separator? Ie 1000 gallon fish tank should have what size radial flow?
How did you get the solids from the fish tank to flow into the radial flow filter
why do you have the drain from the fish tank on the upper side? instead of just at the bottom of the tank? seems to me you could avoid interior piping that way no? Plus the level would still be maintained by the pipe height in the "stilling filter tank". or am I missing something?
Do you have experience with using two part epoxy on 3d printed parts? As a rule of thumb it is recommended to use solvents to glue 3d printed parts together however in your case since the parts are held in place and have negligent pressure put against them i doubt you will have any issue from the use shown in the video.
What software did you use for your CAD work? I’ve never seen that neat sketch render.
Looks like Fusion 360 or something.
is there a link to the 3d print file for the water weir?
Hi, thanks for the video. I have a question what type of filament did you use for the prints?
PLA
can you share you file to the 3d print for the water weir?
Have you researched a geo-thermal option for yours? A guy in Nebraska grows citrus year round with his DIY design. His structure isn't far different.
The guys is 80+ years old and amazing! Most see
What is Management of Suspended solids
If the water had a circular motion, the debris would automatically go to the center. Test with a tea cup :)
i would have lowered the stand and kept the height of the tank.
Going to need space to collect the waste.
We MUST be related...I too LOVE breaking rules and experiment/fail/succeed with my ideas :) :)
Awesome work! What 3D software did you use?
Autodesk Inventor
Nice man, where did you get the cone tank?
@@boobtube1212 yes, was wondering who manufactured it for him
Link is in the description. ;-)
@@Bigelowbrook ty4 updating ;) great work btw
Any chance you have an stl file for the weir?
add shrimp to your settler. all that biofilm will be just the right kind of food for it.
Trying to follow on your numbers and missing out the volume of the RFF as well as your estimated outflow from it. Thanks
the water retention time should be at least 20 minutes (1/3 of an hour). So if you have a 70 gallon tank your flow would be 210 gallons/hour
@@Bigelowbrook cool. the longer the better, right? So if you have this number, it means that you know how much ammonia you expected your filtration system to process? Do you have any means to increase flow rate?
can you by chance share that 3d printer file, so we can try and print it ourselves? 🙂
your good work aqouponics filter ,two fiter water in coming pipe work where plz send me idea
Have gone through some video that hydrocyclone can used to separate solid from liquid.... Have you tried that before...
Radial flow settlers are more efficient than swirl filters.
Very interesting project but I didn't get it XD Could someone explain the purpose of each part? Like the weir?
Does the center tube blocks out the bottom outlet? Why do you need the "diffuser plate"?
There's another video that explains the entire system.
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how often do you need to clean that pipe in the mechanical filter, seems that solids will build up in this pipe and block the water flow thru the bottom. thanks
It hasn't clogged. It's small so that the water flow is faster which keeps the solids from settling in it.
what size tank is that 110 gal?
About what do large Polyethylene tanks like those cost?
Around $600-$1000
may I ask where do you get these tanks from, Sir?
It in the description. ;-)
When is the new video?
Please explain the other filter in terms of water input and exit
The one behind this one? that's the next video.
@@Bigelowbrook when؟
Honestly.Videos are interesting
@@hossamalkhabery4596 Next month
what is the benefit of having a weir? 2) why is your inlet (from the fish tank) at the top? shouldn't it at the bottom?
it helps to distribute the outflow so it doesn't create any currents. There's a pipe in the fish tank that draw the waste from the bottom. One of the older videos in the series will show it.
How much the cost of the tank ....
Could you use a Plecostomus instead of a koi in the to handle the build up?
The water is too cold. The koi eats a little of it but mostly just brushes against it.
I have small Aquaponics system where I have put 8 small sharks and 4 Gold fish. But I have noticed that Gold fish dies in few days. Earlier also, I bought 2 gold fish and both didn't survive. And this time as well, out of 4 gold fish, 3 are gone.
What could be the probable reason for gold fish not surviving whereas sharks are still fine?
Have you seen the film *JAWS*
I think your gold fish are killing the sharks and disguising themselves as sharks. I'm afraid you might have gassasin fish.
@@AnimalAce Thanks for your reply. Actually, Gold fish is not killing sharks but Gold fish itself is not able to survive. Sharks are fine.
@@neiallswheel Nopes.
do you have a heater in the system> goldfish are normally cold water fish, where sharks are normally tropical? heat tends to stress goldfish out.
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Why not thread tape on the bottom drain?
I mentioned it in one of my earlier videos but tape shouldn't be used to seal threads, it's used as a lubricant to get them to be tighter together. These tanks are a soft plastic and expand and contract in the heat so one type of plastic expands at a different rate than the fitting and it will eventually leak.
Where can I order this kind of tank?
There's a link in the description area. ;-)
Wheres the stl file?
What about the debris that floats?
good question. Since the water is entering through the stilling well, anything that may float is caught in there until it eventually becomes waterlogged and will sink. There is a chance that some floaters will get through and could wash out through the weir. That can be easily resolved by adding a little skimmer wall right next to the weir. Similar how I did the overflow weir for the fish tank in the previous video. Plan on an update video in the future with that modification. ;-)
How many fish do you have placed in that tank?
around 200
@@Bigelowbrook wow thank you so much for the reply
@@Bigelowbrook another quick question, what is your plant/fish ratio?
I don't have an exact number, I basically measure my nutrient levels and add nutrients as needed. I do know I don't have enough fish and will be adding more in my next growing season.
@@Bigelowbrook thanks again for your prompt response :)
I'm wondering what that wier thing is for?
It reduces the amount of turbulence in the water as it leaves the tank.
it is fascinating how life can grow in places we don't want here on earth and spend time and resources to kill it but at the same time we spend billions of dollars to find life in other planets...
Aquaponics would never reach Mars, simply because Aquaponics in only applicable on a Flat Earth and Space exploration is FAKE,,, just kidding seriously!!
@@baristucco LOL Btw, they have discovered a huge 80km diameter crater on Mars that has a 60km diameter and a 1.8km deep ice deposit!
will the next rover have skates? ;-)
@@X02switchblades but still Mars is just a brighter star not a planet to live on!!!
Let me know when you make a fortune so you can fund Bigelow Brook Australia and we can build one with edible native Ozzie fish.
What's the name of that tank? I want to buy one online.
What's wrong with algae? It treats the water.
It consumes the oxygen and nutrients in the water that the plants need and can clog the plumbing
At 9:34 Pentair know you used their crosscut image of their RSF?
This would fall under 17 USC Section 107 for fair use. "The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright". This is used for criticism, comment, & teaching.
You're making things complicated, its best if you make everything simple and show good results