All Discussions Tagged 'chift' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T11:10:10Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=chift&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy Huge PVC Hoophouse Build (Lots of pics chronological 1 month)tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-13:4778851:Topic:4851702013-06-13T08:24:43.729ZJason Finnhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JasonFinn
<p>Now that classes are done for the semester I have put most of my time toward my greenhouse and aquaponics set-up. I am posting some photos for comments and discussions for anyone interested. There are quite a few and they are in chronological order from my supplies being delivered to the area I chose to develop. <strong>All questions and any advice for me is more than welcomed!</strong></p>
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<p>If you do Instagram then follow me at <strong>dropthepress</strong> and let me know below…</p>
<p>Now that classes are done for the semester I have put most of my time toward my greenhouse and aquaponics set-up. I am posting some photos for comments and discussions for anyone interested. There are quite a few and they are in chronological order from my supplies being delivered to the area I chose to develop. <strong>All questions and any advice for me is more than welcomed!</strong></p>
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<p>If you do Instagram then follow me at <strong>dropthepress</strong> and let me know below so I can follow back.</p>
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<p>Here is the supply delivery:</p>
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<p>I got retaining wall bricks, cinder blocks and stepping stone tiles and it will be obvious how each was used:</p>
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<p>I consider this PHASE 1:</p>
<p>Here's a pic of the spot we are building on with my little brother taking a breather (we leveled the entire place with shovels and wheelbarrows or wagons):</p>
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<p>Here is the same spot and time from the opposite angle:</p>
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<p>This is PHASE 2:</p>
<p>The retaining wall can be seen in the next pic and we are 80% done leveling or so:</p>
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<p>Other angle (bad pic):</p>
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<p>PHASE 3:</p>
<p>Here is my Mother and my dog Cooper.</p>
<p>We started on the cinder block perimeter and brought down sand to level the tiles eventually:</p>
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<p>Other angle:</p>
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<p>PHASE 4:</p>
<p>Finally got all the lower cinder blocks in:</p>
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<p>Other angle:</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656397545?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656397545?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>PHASE 5:</p>
<p>Here's my brother again. The wall is laid out to its finished height (no mortar, will have cement in some of the holes in the cinder blocks) and the rebar for the PVC hoophouse is hammered in (about 1 foot or more deep each bar is almost 7 feet long). My little brother is 6' 2" so it might not look like it but each bar is nearly 6 feet tall after they were set into the ground:</p>
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<p>At this point we perfected the path that comes down to the greenhouse.</p>
<p>I used 3/4 inch PVC pipe at 20 foot lengths (they are bell shaped on one side which is the side I put to the ground). I connected 2 of the 20 foot PVC pipes together with cross joints and then we set each one onto the rebar on opposite ends. <strong>A video I found on youtube said not to use the cross joints because they crack but I think it is because that person used glue which we did not!</strong></p>
<p>You can see my friend Curtis in the background who was nice enough to help during three of these phases:</p>
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<p>Phase 6:</p>
<p>We finished most of the PVC structure. There is Curtis again. The apex of the hoops are 13.5 feet tall:</p>
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<p>Phase 7:</p>
<p>The spine of the hoophouse is now put up, the tiles are in place and the growbeds are roughly placed. We put cement into each cinder block where a PVC pipe was in but the rest were filled with dirt and topped off with cement because it is only a 3 block high wall anyways (cutting corners!!).</p>
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<p>This pic is from before the build when we got our IBCs:</p>
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<p>Here's my Mother again. This is a pic of our cistern to catch rainwater (no tap water with chlorine and fluoride for us!). We had this installed before the greenhouse so we can fill our system with rainwater.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411044?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656411044?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>This is where we are so far and I will be posting further "phases" soon!</p>
<p></p> Plumbing to multiple growbeds with or without index valve?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-04-12:4778851:Topic:4614332013-04-12T00:33:23.974ZJason Finnhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JasonFinn
<p>I am finally starting to purchase all the parts I need for my system. I was wondering what the best way to plumb the growbeds from the fish tank in a CHIFT PIST system. Is an index valve always necessary?</p>
<p>I am planning on using a SLO to flow water out of two fish tanks and planning on having six growbeds. Everything will be made from IBC tanks.</p>
<p>My original idea was simply a long pvc pipe with a "T" for the first bed, a "T" for the second and then an elbow at the end but this…</p>
<p>I am finally starting to purchase all the parts I need for my system. I was wondering what the best way to plumb the growbeds from the fish tank in a CHIFT PIST system. Is an index valve always necessary?</p>
<p>I am planning on using a SLO to flow water out of two fish tanks and planning on having six growbeds. Everything will be made from IBC tanks.</p>
<p>My original idea was simply a long pvc pipe with a "T" for the first bed, a "T" for the second and then an elbow at the end but this seems like there would be varying water flow. Is this true?</p>
<p>Please give any suggestions. Thanks.</p>