Hey everyone, the best results that i've ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the most useful info that I've tried.
If anyone is interested in aquaponics the greatest success that ive ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) definately the best course i've tried.
If anyone is interested in aquaponics the greatest success that ive ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) definately the best course i've tried.
Such a nice set-up and great explanation of the functionality of a decoupled system. Very pleased that someone has commercially designed airlifts for entire system. Air pumps make it so much cheaper to run and nothing to block. I have a small setup that uses gravity and 1 × 35 watt (240vlt) air pump for 4 x 1m square media beds. Plus 1x 20watt for the bead/mineralization barrel that follows a radial flow filter settling barrel. If I had the money, I would buy one of your bead filters in a heartbeat.
Saw you on "The Aquaponics God" youtube, and I'm super interested in the AST system. Great engineering and bead filter system to handle the normal negatives of a normal bead system. The price is pretty steep, but considering the longevity and limited labor involved in maintaining it... it's a great system overall. Maybe give a hookup to Veteran's wanting to start their own aquaponic system or something Paul or a discount, lol. But will probably be saving up for one asap! Thanks for the ingenius system you made, great innovation!
Devin, Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to our system designers through our website. We would be happy to help you find the filtration system best for you! astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/contact/ Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Can do a video explaining your mineralization tank? Does it discharge clean water to the sump tank everytime the filter does a sludge purge? Does the sludge have to stay in the mineralization for a specific amount of time?
Awesome system! I'm really impressed. :D Suggestion: Provide a minimum of two independent air delivery inlets in each component. It all hinges on the air pump. If air stops and flow stops, not only are your fish likely to all die, the aerobic bacteria in the filter aren't going to have a good day either. Duplication of equipment is a great insurance policy. You could do this with a pair of check valves and two pumps charging your air distribution manifold, but that creates a maintenance and failure point. In a compact system such as this, it is more robust and not really much more money to simply have two or more independent air piping systems. If you're paying labor to inspect, clean, and maintain them so that they'll actually work when you need them to, the cost of a few more sticks of pipe and such is tiny by comparison. After years of headaches with check valves, I now eliminate the need wherever possible. A bonus is that taking a pump out of service for maintenance can keep the system operating, just at a reduced capacity. I personally like to divide the air supply into thirds so you have 90 min HRT with two of three pumps operating, but when all three pumps are running, I get 60 minutes. That's a fairly common range, but you could adjust to suit. (Put differently, that's 0.67-1.00x hourly turnover.) Extra points if you wire separate electrical circuits so each pump is on its own circuit breaker! Battery backup and generator are worth considering too. A big bottle of oxygen and a normally-open solenoid valve with its own dedicated emergency air delivery system is a cheap way to keep your fish alive too and requires no electricity to do its job. I noticed Dr. Malone threw a pressure switch on the main lines too, that'll open the oxygen bottle if the air pressure in the main airlines drops. Slick idea. I'm gonna add that on my system! I mean, a crashed system could mean bankruptcy for a lot of folks. More than the cost of the product you lost, there's the goodwill lost when you fail to follow through on delivery promises with customers and they have to turn to a competitor. Walk your system and stare at each component for a while pondering what would happen if each part failed. Inevitably it'll happen right after quitting time and everyone's left for the day and you might not find out for 18+ hours. If you need to order a replacement, how long until you can get that online? Ask yourself whether you could tolerate that, what you could do to reduce the likelihood that it happens, what you can do to reduce the impact when it inevitably does happen, etc. Taking the time to do that could mean the difference between a minor inconvenience and going out of business!
Being located in New Orleans, most of our systems are on the normally open solenoid with a large tank of oxygen and carbon airstones. Electricity in a large emergency would be helpful, but given that evacuations may be in order and access is not guaranteed, it's not as practical to backup. We can't guarantee a person will be on site, or able to come for several days. Spreading the fish out between tanks with clean water and oxygen is the best that we can do for a prolonged emergency. With little to no feeding, they will produce less waste and can last for some time if not stocked too densely. They would not grow, but it would buy time until systems are back online. That said, our situation is extreme and not common in rest of the country. The extent of backups needed depends entirely on what your goals are (and how much money you can devote to the endeavor). We are not running this fish for production/growth (we will occasionally run tests that do, but we are not an aquaculture farm). We can lose weeks of growth and it not be a problem. If you ran an aquaculture farm that had strict production schedules, its much more important to have those backups that keep everything (air and filter) running so you can keep feeding and growing. If you are running a home system (in most areas of the US), you can generally rely on outages only being a few hours and air backups (airstones, pumps, battery operated) are likely to be sufficient. If a system is lightly loaded with a large amount of surface area, it's possible that no added air is necessary. Usually we want those higher densities in aquaponics or aquaculture, but it does add quite a bit of risk if your necessary equipment breaks or isn't powered. Some people set alarms systems that may even message your phone, and if they are nearby then they can go manually setup the backup pump/air (not recommended for heavily loaded systems, you might not have the time to remedy the situation so automatic is better) in situations where a person is always on site- it is a valid option that can save money. Always consider what could break and have parts/ replacements on hand if possible. In the event of prolonged outage: Air in a heavily loaded system is your most important factor, then it will be your ammonia management (if the filter is down). Being able to cycle the filter periodically or change the water is important. Those are the next actionable items and may have to be executed every few hours or days (depending on loading). Water quality tests are your friend. Emergencies are no fun, but with preparation and the right equipment you can get everyone through alive.
Hey Paul:) Very cool looking filter. I have a question for you. Does this thing sift out fine particles? I run smaller diameter tubing to my dutch buckets and my Zipgrow towers and they get clogged every once in a while.
I was just wondering about the zipgrow towers and their drip emitters possibly getting clogged (the Bubble Bead Filter is said to take out 100% of 50 micron particles and 48% of 5-10 micron particles). How fine a filtration system were you using while still ending up with clogs?
Hi Paul! Thanks for the explanation on the decoupled aquaponics system: it makes a lot of sense to me! I do have a couple of questions about the sludge mineralization part: 1- Does the aerobic mineralization happen quickly enough to transfer the nitrates to the hydroponic part of the system? In recycled aquaponics, the sludge is usually sent to a separate mineralization tank for a process that apparently happens over a long period of time. 2- Since you no longer have the filtration benefits of the Endurance, isn’t the water coming out of the sludge mineralization tank full of medium- and small-size particles? Isn’t it necessary to have a fine filter after the mineralization tank but before water gets to DWC, media bed and/or NFT system(s)? I really enjoy your videos! Can’t wait to see more and to get started on my decoupled system with your Endurance! Thanks!!!
Thanks for watching Rich! In a decoupled system, water is usually not returned to the tank. This allows for the addition of supplemental nutrients and pH adjustment to the plant system that is beneficial to plant growth but would otherwise harm the fish. In this style of aquaponics using the endurance filters only a few gallons of nutrient-rich sludge/water is sent to the digesters, which feeds the plant tanks. This water is then recirculated through the plant beds allowing the plants to absorb the nutrients. A constant water level can be maintained in the fish tank using a simple float valve hooked up to a water source that will add water as it is taken out of the system. I hope this answers your question. Thanks again for watching and commenting!!
ok...so I ordered AST's Endurance 4000 and was woundering, for a DRAS , what methods you used, if any, to control the Nitrate levels when you need less of it? the UVI system uses the orchid netting and adjust the cleaning times depending on if they need more or less Nitrate while the endurance filter does all the cleaning for you and takes away that feature. so do you know of any methods used with the endurance filter to control this? im asking because i plan to start a small scale commercial system and want to have the option to grow more than just leafy greens. I was actually wondering if i could have an extra tank next to the mineralization tank that can be used to lower the nitrate levels by letting the hetrotrophic bacteria take over and can be controlled with a simple valve when need?...any advice would be helpful.
Great question! Nitrate removal, denitrification, is an anaerobic (anoxic) process. Our units are capable, to a point, of passive denitrifiction in the internal sludge basin which can provide some nitrate control. This is more than likely not enough denitrification to control the whole system. For better control of nitrates, a anaerobic sludge digester will be your best bet. This would take the sludge from your system and use the carbon int he sludge to denitrify the water. It sounds like you already have this type of system in mind! The trick is being able to have a flow through anaerobic system that has a high organic content that does not dump a lot of solids into the system. Sounds like you are on the right track, remember the trick is high organics with little to no oxygen!
How many gallons per minute of water does that airlift move? Love the endurance by the way. Just discovered that I live about an hour east of you guys. May have to come check out your facility sometime.
Help Water balance & Overflow?: I think I see clearly how system works LOVE IT. your video unlike many others is very clear! However One MONSTER issue driving me insane! It would seem Fish Tank water would decrease every day as loses water to plant loop? I assume user ads fresh water weekly to tank RIGHT or WRONG? The larger issue to me is the plant based decoupled loop? water added daily - seems as if it would overflow trays onto floor as all contained system except for evaporation. I see no way in system solved... I would think a manual pipe from tanks going back to Fish to open weekly to balance system would work. Am I correct or silly???? PLEASE PLEASE REPLY
Water is added to the fish tank to make up for the concentrated solids that are sent to mineralization. This helps keep the water fresh and stable for the fish. Some people opt to do this every day, or every few days. The waste only leaves from the endurance filter when purged manually, so you are physically present when adding the waste and can monitor the water level. The filter is not continually sending solids to mineralization, it has an interior chamber that lets it capture solids without water loss. Loss only occurs during the manual opening of the valve and transfer of the sludge from the fish system to the plant system, so overflow is not an issue.
James, Thanks for your question! Typically in most AP systems the species of fish chosen to harvest are not sensitive to Nitrates such as Tilapia. But if other species that may be more sensitive are chosen, Nitrates can be controlled by water exchanges or by implementing a denitrification loop. In aquaponics, however, this is tough to manage since the main goal is to have enough nitrate to feed the plants in the system. Typically, in our filters we see a certain percentage of passive denitrification in the anoxic zones of our sludge chambers. This tends to hold nitrates at acceptable levels long enough that salt buildup becomes the reason the system needs to be flushed or at least exchanged. Thanks for your question and for watching!
Yes, the two tanks can be connected together and the filter clean both. For specific loading recommendations and recommended grow bed size see: astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/support/endurance/endurance-specifications-and-brochures/ The Endurance and other PolyGeyser units come standard with our enhanced nitrification media.
Can you tell more about the sludge digestion area? Looks like some sort of settling tank. Is that how it works, along with the aeration. Does it only send water to the sump on a sludge dump?
We give quotes through our website: astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/request-a-quote/. Large systems like this have shipping costs that will vary by location.This kit comes with the plumbing and linear air pumps necessary for operation.
How is it balancing the daily water transfer to evapotranspiration? I guess it may be a bit early to tell since the climate is about to change here shortly :) Where does the water go if the evapotranspiration is less than the volume of backwash water/sludge you add daily?
You may want to look at straight hydroponics systems. These involve using a purchases nutrient mix solution that is circulated around plant roots. Because a chemical solution provides all of the plant needs, no fish are needed. This mix will have to be changed regularly, as the nutrients are depleted and only salts are left behind. AST is working on aquaponic systems, which are fish paired with plants. This method reduces water waste, and allows the fish's high nitrate water to be used to nourish plants. It also reduces our reliance on chemical fertilizers (as used in hydroponics), which can contaminate wastewater.
Sorry about that. UA-cam has an odd way of managing channels. There was a change in brand channels made a few months back to allow team members to help with video editing and descriptions. Regrettably, the process caused old comments to be lost. If you have outstanding questions, or would like a previous question re-answered, let me know!
Ever heard of the Ancient Incan chinampa method and the Ancient floating gardens-farms of Burma? Both are naturally organic farms that are naturally self-regulating for they combine hydroponics with soil based-cultivation and soil is a very powerful self-regulating 10,000 year old time-tested and time-proven by nature growing medium that can allow farmers to make a mistake and still grow a sizable harvests and both ancient methods are time-tested and time-proven for countless of centuries and has produced consistent and reliable and dependable harvests for countless generations. Why make things so unnecessarily complicated when you can simplify it by observing nature, studying nature, copying nature, and then using nature to produce what you need without harming nature because you are simultaneously improving nature's productivity output in terms of quantity and quality while enhancing nature's ability to regenerate itself and enhancing nature's ability to make it's water and soil resources richer at the same time as you expand your needs for more agriculture by re-creating a close-loop food chain cycle,self-recycling, life-supporting, self-regenerating, and self-improving agricultural biosphere.
While it is always nice to work with nature, sometimes circumstances require innovation. These types of controlled growing systems allow for people to enjoy fresh veggies and fish in areas where you could not have them naturally, due to pollution, pests, or climate. Issues of pests or disease can also be carefully controlled for, reducing or eliminating the need for pesticides or other treatments. These types of high tech systems allow for the production of nutritious vegetables in urban centers where a more 'natural' growing program would not be feasible. There are always advantages and drawbacks to any culture method. If we only grow in natural areas, food would travel many miles which would also create its own pollution. Aquaponics is also an excellent solution for drier climates, where most of the water would simply evaporate if trying to grow in the ground. Aquaponics or hydroponics uses less than 10% of the water needed in traditional agriculture to grow the same crops. That is a huge benefit in drought stricken or low rainfall areas. No one solution fits every circumstance.
You misunderstood me. We recreated the Ancient Incan chinampa method and the Ancient floating gardens-farms of Burma inside a sealed environmental life-support system with Professor Todd's "Living Machines" to enhance further their abilities to become a permanent self-contained autonomous life-supporting biosphere. The reason is quite obvious, it is our insurance policy against nuclear winter after an all out nuclear war but now the same scientific R&D programs are now also geared in preparation for the coming global cooling that will be followed either by a mini Ice Age or by a major Ice Age. We loss almost 300 major towns and villages in Siberia since the1970s due to growing glaciers and now it is time to make a stand to survive an another Ice Age. We heavily use technology but we combine it with "LIVING SYSTEMS" and Professor John Todd's "Living Machines" is the key even though we have solved the problem of creating an autonomous close-loop food chain cycle agricultural production life-supporting ecosystem biosphere we wisely added ProfessorJohn Todd's "Living Machines" systems to further enhanced what we already have accomplished during the Cold War in preparation of an all out nuclear war and it's after effects called as the nuclear winter.
Have you ever heard of the soil beds over water culture hydroponics and Professor John Todd's "Living Machine Principles" and tried to combine them with the design of the Wroclow non-circulation hydroponic system? Every tried combining "Living Machine Principles" with the the soil beds over water culture hydroponics which is confirmed as workable by the floating Burma gardens techniques which can all be combined and be modified to fit together inside an urban environment?
Nice to have an explanation of a Decoupled system!
Hey everyone, the best results that i've ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the most useful info that I've tried.
If anyone is interested in aquaponics the greatest success that ive ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) definately the best course i've tried.
If anyone is interested in aquaponics the greatest success that ive ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) definately the best course i've tried.
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Such a nice set-up and great explanation of the functionality of a decoupled system.
Very pleased that someone has commercially designed airlifts for entire system. Air pumps make it so much cheaper to run and nothing to block. I have a small setup that uses gravity and 1 × 35 watt (240vlt) air pump for 4 x 1m square media beds. Plus 1x 20watt for the bead/mineralization barrel that follows a radial flow filter settling barrel.
If I had the money, I would buy one of your bead filters in a heartbeat.
NICE TO HAVE THIS SYSTEM....👌
great job for the hole Planet.. Mother Nature says thank you
Saw you on "The Aquaponics God" youtube, and I'm super interested in the AST system. Great engineering and bead filter system to handle the normal negatives of a normal bead system. The price is pretty steep, but considering the longevity and limited labor involved in maintaining it... it's a great system overall. Maybe give a hookup to Veteran's wanting to start their own aquaponic system or something Paul or a discount, lol. But will probably be saving up for one asap! Thanks for the ingenius system you made, great innovation!
Devin, Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to our system designers through our website. We would be happy to help you find the filtration system best for you!
astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/contact/
Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Can do a video explaining your mineralization tank? Does it discharge clean water to the sump tank everytime the filter does a sludge purge? Does the sludge have to stay in the mineralization for a specific amount of time?
Awesome system! I'm really impressed. :D
Suggestion: Provide a minimum of two independent air delivery inlets in each component. It all hinges on the air pump. If air stops and flow stops, not only are your fish likely to all die, the aerobic bacteria in the filter aren't going to have a good day either.
Duplication of equipment is a great insurance policy. You could do this with a pair of check valves and two pumps charging your air distribution manifold, but that creates a maintenance and failure point. In a compact system such as this, it is more robust and not really much more money to simply have two or more independent air piping systems. If you're paying labor to inspect, clean, and maintain them so that they'll actually work when you need them to, the cost of a few more sticks of pipe and such is tiny by comparison. After years of headaches with check valves, I now eliminate the need wherever possible.
A bonus is that taking a pump out of service for maintenance can keep the system operating, just at a reduced capacity. I personally like to divide the air supply into thirds so you have 90 min HRT with two of three pumps operating, but when all three pumps are running, I get 60 minutes. That's a fairly common range, but you could adjust to suit. (Put differently, that's 0.67-1.00x hourly turnover.)
Extra points if you wire separate electrical circuits so each pump is on its own circuit breaker! Battery backup and generator are worth considering too. A big bottle of oxygen and a normally-open solenoid valve with its own dedicated emergency air delivery system is a cheap way to keep your fish alive too and requires no electricity to do its job. I noticed Dr. Malone threw a pressure switch on the main lines too, that'll open the oxygen bottle if the air pressure in the main airlines drops. Slick idea. I'm gonna add that on my system!
I mean, a crashed system could mean bankruptcy for a lot of folks. More than the cost of the product you lost, there's the goodwill lost when you fail to follow through on delivery promises with customers and they have to turn to a competitor.
Walk your system and stare at each component for a while pondering what would happen if each part failed. Inevitably it'll happen right after quitting time and everyone's left for the day and you might not find out for 18+ hours. If you need to order a replacement, how long until you can get that online? Ask yourself whether you could tolerate that, what you could do to reduce the likelihood that it happens, what you can do to reduce the impact when it inevitably does happen, etc. Taking the time to do that could mean the difference between a minor inconvenience and going out of business!
Being located in New Orleans, most of our systems are on the normally open solenoid with a large tank of oxygen and carbon airstones. Electricity in a large emergency would be helpful, but given that evacuations may be in order and access is not guaranteed, it's not as practical to backup. We can't guarantee a person will be on site, or able to come for several days. Spreading the fish out between tanks with clean water and oxygen is the best that we can do for a prolonged emergency. With little to no feeding, they will produce less waste and can last for some time if not stocked too densely. They would not grow, but it would buy time until systems are back online. That said, our situation is extreme and not common in rest of the country.
The extent of backups needed depends entirely on what your goals are (and how much money you can devote to the endeavor). We are not running this fish for production/growth (we will occasionally run tests that do, but we are not an aquaculture farm). We can lose weeks of growth and it not be a problem. If you ran an aquaculture farm that had strict production schedules, its much more important to have those backups that keep everything (air and filter) running so you can keep feeding and growing. If you are running a home system (in most areas of the US), you can generally rely on outages only being a few hours and air backups (airstones, pumps, battery operated) are likely to be sufficient. If a system is lightly loaded with a large amount of surface area, it's possible that no added air is necessary.
Usually we want those higher densities in aquaponics or aquaculture, but it does add quite a bit of risk if your necessary equipment breaks or isn't powered. Some people set alarms systems that may even message your phone, and if they are nearby then they can go manually setup the backup pump/air (not recommended for heavily loaded systems, you might not have the time to remedy the situation so automatic is better) in situations where a person is always on site- it is a valid option that can save money.
Always consider what could break and have parts/ replacements on hand if possible. In the event of prolonged outage: Air in a heavily loaded system is your most important factor, then it will be your ammonia management (if the filter is down). Being able to cycle the filter periodically or change the water is important. Those are the next actionable items and may have to be executed every few hours or days (depending on loading). Water quality tests are your friend. Emergencies are no fun, but with preparation and the right equipment you can get everyone through alive.
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Looking forward to seeing the following videos. Definitely interesting and interested :)
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Hey Paul:) Very cool looking filter. I have a question for you. Does this thing sift out fine particles? I run smaller diameter tubing to my dutch buckets and my Zipgrow towers and they get clogged every once in a while.
AST Filters thanks:) Maybe when I get some money up I will pick up a unit from you and show it off to all my followers on UA-cam and Facebook.
I was just wondering about the zipgrow towers and their drip emitters possibly getting clogged (the Bubble Bead Filter is said to take out 100% of 50 micron particles and 48% of 5-10 micron particles). How fine a filtration system were you using while still ending up with clogs?
Hi Paul, big fan of your videos. May i know how the system reduce the nitrate build up level in the fish tank?
Hi Paul! Thanks for the explanation on the decoupled aquaponics system: it makes a lot of sense to me! I do have a couple of questions about the sludge mineralization part:
1- Does the aerobic mineralization happen quickly enough to transfer the nitrates to the hydroponic part of the system? In recycled aquaponics, the sludge is usually sent to a separate mineralization tank for a process that apparently happens over a long period of time.
2- Since you no longer have the filtration benefits of the Endurance, isn’t the water coming out of the sludge mineralization tank full of medium- and small-size particles? Isn’t it necessary to have a fine filter after the mineralization tank but before water gets to DWC, media bed and/or NFT system(s)?
I really enjoy your videos! Can’t wait to see more and to get started on my decoupled system with your Endurance!
Thanks!!!
How does water replenish the fish tank Paul?
Really enjoy your bits with Brooklyn St Michael. Great combo of information.
Thanks for watching Rich! In a decoupled system, water is usually not returned to the tank. This allows for the addition of supplemental nutrients and pH adjustment to the plant system that is beneficial to plant growth but would otherwise harm the fish. In this style of aquaponics using the endurance filters only a few gallons of nutrient-rich sludge/water is sent to the digesters, which feeds the plant tanks. This water is then recirculated through the plant beds allowing the plants to absorb the nutrients. A constant water level can be maintained in the fish tank using a simple float valve hooked up to a water source that will add water as it is taken out of the system.
I hope this answers your question. Thanks again for watching and commenting!!
Good system,cold you send me Schematik Diagram System, from fish tank,filter mechanic,filter biologis, sump tank,to growbed exctr thanks
ok...so I ordered AST's Endurance 4000 and was woundering, for a DRAS , what methods you used, if any, to control the Nitrate levels when you need less of it? the UVI system uses the orchid netting and adjust the cleaning times depending on if they need more or less Nitrate while the endurance filter does all the cleaning for you and takes away that feature. so do you know of any methods used with the endurance filter to control this? im asking because i plan to start a small scale commercial system and want to have the option to grow more than just leafy greens. I was actually wondering if i could have an extra tank next to the mineralization tank that can be used to lower the nitrate levels by letting the hetrotrophic bacteria take over and can be controlled with a simple valve when need?...any advice would be helpful.
Great question! Nitrate removal, denitrification, is an anaerobic (anoxic) process. Our units are capable, to a point, of passive denitrifiction in the internal sludge basin which can provide some nitrate control. This is more than likely not enough denitrification to control the whole system. For better control of nitrates, a anaerobic sludge digester will be your best bet. This would take the sludge from your system and use the carbon int he sludge to denitrify the water. It sounds like you already have this type of system in mind! The trick is being able to have a flow through anaerobic system that has a high organic content that does not dump a lot of solids into the system.
Sounds like you are on the right track, remember the trick is high organics with little to no oxygen!
How many gallons per minute of water does that airlift move? Love the endurance by the way. Just discovered that I live about an hour east of you guys. May have to come check out your facility sometime.
Help Water balance & Overflow?: I think I see clearly how system works LOVE IT. your video unlike many others is very clear! However One MONSTER issue driving me insane! It would seem Fish Tank water would decrease every day as loses water to plant loop? I assume user ads fresh water weekly to tank RIGHT or WRONG?
The larger issue to me is the plant based decoupled loop? water added daily - seems as if it would overflow trays onto floor as all contained system except for evaporation. I see no way in system solved... I would think a manual pipe from tanks going back to Fish to open weekly to balance system would work. Am I correct or silly???? PLEASE PLEASE REPLY
Water is added to the fish tank to make up for the concentrated solids that are sent to mineralization. This helps keep the water fresh and stable for the fish. Some people opt to do this every day, or every few days. The waste only leaves from the endurance filter when purged manually, so you are physically present when adding the waste and can monitor the water level. The filter is not continually sending solids to mineralization, it has an interior chamber that lets it capture solids without water loss. Loss only occurs during the manual opening of the valve and transfer of the sludge from the fish system to the plant system, so overflow is not an issue.
What is the cost of these filters? Great video!
what are the blue things?
What prevents nitrates from building up to toxic levels in the fish tank?
James,
Thanks for your question! Typically in most AP systems the species of fish chosen to harvest are not sensitive to Nitrates such as Tilapia. But if other species that may be more sensitive are chosen, Nitrates can be controlled by water exchanges or by implementing a denitrification loop. In aquaponics, however, this is tough to manage since the main goal is to have enough nitrate to feed the plants in the system. Typically, in our filters we see a certain percentage of passive denitrification in the anoxic zones of our sludge chambers. This tends to hold nitrates at acceptable levels long enough that salt buildup becomes the reason the system needs to be flushed or at least exchanged.
Thanks for your question and for watching!
How you calculate the bio mass in one m3?
Is it possible to connect two 1000 gallon tank to one Endurance 2000 filter
Yes, the two tanks can be connected together and the filter clean both. For specific loading recommendations and recommended grow bed size see: astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/support/endurance/endurance-specifications-and-brochures/
The Endurance and other PolyGeyser units come standard with our enhanced nitrification media.
Can you tell more about the sludge digestion area? Looks like some sort of settling tank. Is that how it works, along with the aeration. Does it only send water to the sump on a sludge dump?
Thank you for responce. Cheers.
Hi, This filter 2000 L can work with 2000 L Fish tank with 120 KG of fish density 60kg/M3 ?
How much would that system cost? (est.) And would that come with all the necessary plumbing hardware?
We give quotes through our website: astfilters.com/aquatic-systems/request-a-quote/. Large systems like this have shipping costs that will vary by location.This kit comes with the plumbing and linear air pumps necessary for operation.
Are the materials used in this system reactive to ozone in water? I know PVC is not ideal for ozone system.
How long has this system been in operation and what's the daily feed input to that fish tank? Thanks
How is it balancing the daily water transfer to evapotranspiration? I guess it may be a bit early to tell since the climate is about to change here shortly :)
Where does the water go if the evapotranspiration is less than the volume of backwash water/sludge you add daily?
You mean no need to use Oxygen generator ?
How much cost of would be this kids sets
what size water pump do you use for the endurance 2000?
The Endurance filters use air lifts instead of water pumps. The air pump that is used for the 2000 is the Alita AL-100
Thanks
Is there any way of this method not using a fish or having a fish tank?
You may want to look at straight hydroponics systems. These involve using a purchases nutrient mix solution that is circulated around plant roots. Because a chemical solution provides all of the plant needs, no fish are needed. This mix will have to be changed regularly, as the nutrients are depleted and only salts are left behind.
AST is working on aquaponic systems, which are fish paired with plants. This method reduces water waste, and allows the fish's high nitrate water to be used to nourish plants. It also reduces our reliance on chemical fertilizers (as used in hydroponics), which can contaminate wastewater.
Why are some of the answers to the questions deleted?
Sorry about that. UA-cam has an odd way of managing channels. There was a change in brand channels made a few months back to allow team members to help with video editing and descriptions. Regrettably, the process caused old comments to be lost. If you have outstanding questions, or would like a previous question re-answered, let me know!
Ever heard of the Ancient Incan chinampa method and the Ancient floating gardens-farms of Burma? Both are naturally organic farms that are naturally self-regulating for they combine hydroponics with soil based-cultivation and soil is a very powerful self-regulating 10,000 year old time-tested and time-proven by nature growing medium that can allow farmers to make a mistake and still grow a sizable harvests and both ancient methods are time-tested and time-proven for countless of centuries and has produced consistent and reliable and dependable harvests for countless generations. Why make things so unnecessarily complicated when you can simplify it by observing nature, studying nature, copying nature, and then using nature to produce what you need without harming nature because you are simultaneously improving nature's productivity output in terms of quantity and quality while enhancing nature's ability to regenerate itself and enhancing nature's ability to make it's water and soil resources richer at the same time as you expand your needs for more agriculture by re-creating a close-loop food chain cycle,self-recycling, life-supporting, self-regenerating, and
self-improving agricultural biosphere.
While it is always nice to work with nature, sometimes circumstances require innovation. These types of controlled growing systems allow for people to enjoy fresh veggies and fish in areas where you could not have them naturally, due to pollution, pests, or climate. Issues of pests or disease can also be carefully controlled for, reducing or eliminating the need for pesticides or other treatments.
These types of high tech systems allow for the production of nutritious vegetables in urban centers where a more 'natural' growing program would not be feasible. There are always advantages and drawbacks to any culture method. If we only grow in natural areas, food would travel many miles which would also create its own pollution. Aquaponics is also an excellent solution for drier climates, where most of the water would simply evaporate if trying to grow in the ground. Aquaponics or hydroponics uses less than 10% of the water needed in traditional agriculture to grow the same crops. That is a huge benefit in drought stricken or low rainfall areas.
No one solution fits every circumstance.
You misunderstood me. We recreated the Ancient Incan chinampa method and the Ancient floating gardens-farms of Burma inside a sealed environmental life-support system with Professor Todd's "Living Machines" to enhance further their abilities to become a permanent self-contained autonomous life-supporting biosphere. The reason is quite obvious, it is our insurance policy against nuclear winter after an all out nuclear war but now the same scientific R&D programs are now also geared in preparation for the coming global cooling that will be followed either by a mini Ice Age or by a major Ice Age. We loss almost 300 major towns and villages in Siberia since the1970s due to growing glaciers and now it is time to make a stand to survive an another Ice Age. We heavily use technology but we combine it with "LIVING SYSTEMS" and Professor John Todd's "Living Machines" is the key even though we have solved the problem of creating an autonomous close-loop food chain cycle agricultural production life-supporting ecosystem biosphere we wisely added ProfessorJohn Todd's "Living Machines" systems to further enhanced what we already have accomplished during the Cold War in preparation of an all out nuclear war and it's after effects called as the nuclear winter.
Have you ever heard of the soil beds over water culture hydroponics and Professor John Todd's "Living Machine Principles" and tried to combine them with the design of the Wroclow non-circulation hydroponic system? Every tried combining "Living Machine Principles" with the the soil beds over water culture hydroponics which is confirmed as workable by the floating Burma gardens techniques which can all be combined and be modified to fit together inside an urban environment?
I've been studying aquaponics and found an awesome website at Keiths Ponics Site (check it out on google)
No pun intended buddy but honestly i lost the understanding how it works after 2 minutes of your briefing ;)