All Discussions Tagged 'flood' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T00:09:52Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=flood&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCustom DIY systems made from wood palettes and linertag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-18:4778851:Topic:4951682013-07-18T21:38:35.917ZAveranhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AveranGale
<p>I've been working for the past month to design a bunch of CHOP2 systems that use cheap and readily available materials, but that also look really nice. I'm going to be releasing these designs into the public domain a few at a time and plan to begin building some of them very soon.</p>
<p>All of my designs are built from wood palettes with minimal sawing and cutting. They are all designed for flat paved ground where you can't bury a sump or pipes into the ground. Each module is insulated from…</p>
<p>I've been working for the past month to design a bunch of CHOP2 systems that use cheap and readily available materials, but that also look really nice. I'm going to be releasing these designs into the public domain a few at a time and plan to begin building some of them very soon.</p>
<p>All of my designs are built from wood palettes with minimal sawing and cutting. They are all designed for flat paved ground where you can't bury a sump or pipes into the ground. Each module is insulated from the heat/cold of the ground with 1" or 2" foam board.</p>
<p>The first two are what I call the "Driveway Garden" and are meant to fit into narrow spaces like driveways or small greenhouses. Both cost approximately $2500 in materials. I prefer liner from <a href="http://www.btlliners.com">www.btlliners.com</a>, water pumps from Quiet One and "Low-cost outdoor air pumps" from Aquatic Eco.</p>
<p>I'd be happy to answer any questions and welcome feedback on my designs. =)</p>
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<p>Aquaponic Driveway Garden - Media</p>
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<p>Aquaponic Driveway Garden - Hybrid</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #008000;">Hello all! Im new here and new to aquaponics. Thought I would show off what I came up with for my first system. I don't even have nitrites yet but already thinking of going bigger! This aquaponics thing is highly addictive, isnt it? I learned about AP through a friend of mine who sent me a link to some company in australia. I hope more people learn about how rad AP is and how it might even save the world(I certainly tell everyone i…</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">Hello all! Im new here and new to aquaponics. Thought I would show off what I came up with for my first system. I don't even have nitrites yet but already thinking of going bigger! This aquaponics thing is highly addictive, isnt it? I learned about AP through a friend of mine who sent me a link to some company in australia. I hope more people learn about how rad AP is and how it might even save the world(I certainly tell everyone i know!) :> Here goes...</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">I wanted to use as much stuff i had laying around as possible so I built the stand for the growbed out of studs left over from my garage remodel. The rubbermaid tubs used to be for christmas decorations but we had too many of that anyway. Had to get rid of the animated Mr. and Ms. Claus...darn. I also had a 250 gallon pump left over from a small hydro system I played around with for a while before I decided organic soil was the way to go. So i also had plenty of tubing and stuff I had saved because im a borderline hoarder. I had to buy the PVC, and media. The media was most expensive. I settled on a mixture of hydroton and earthrock. My thinking on this is the hydroton will keep things moist through the drain cycle, while the earthrock being so porous it will let more air to the roots. Also the earthrock was like $10 cheaper. Maybe I should have went all hydroton but Im experimenting so Ill see how it goes... now im ranting....sorry</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">What I came up with is a simple flood and drain which is set to fill in about 20 minutes, and then it only takes a few min to drain. The 250 GPH pump is overkill for a 30 gallon FT, but I used a "T" and ball valves to return most of that to the FT, which aerates the water pretty well. Between that and the drain every 20 minutes the fish have plenty of oxygen (I think..), and it also creates a lot of movement in the tank which I read somewhere that fish like(like a stream). The growbed is also 30 gallons. I was worried about the water drop when the GB is almost full, but it doesnt seem bad as it is filled with media. The FT level drops only about 30% or so the fish dont seem to mind but I have to make sure and keep the FT full( up to about an inch from spilling over. Next time ill go with CHOP or SHIFT PIST or whatever.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">So first I put 10 fish in the tank after i let the chlorine evaporate and I figured out the hard way that I left off the cover for the inlet on the pump. They all got sucked up and I felt bad and had to explain to my daughter that daddy killed all the fish. Terrible. Had to fabricate a tube for the inlet so Its not sucking water from one gaping hole, and then back to petsmart. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">Then I got 5 fish. Just to be safe. One died a few days later. Then I got 2 more. I also picked up a master test kit and after 10 days I still didnt have much ammonia .25ppm, so I got 5 more fish the other day. I also got 8 lettuce seedlings and washed the roots and stuck them in. So its been almost 3 weeks now and all the fish and lettuce seem happy. Lettuce isnt doing much, but it hasnt yellowed much, and the red leaf i got has gotten very red!! </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">I made the mistake of using brass fittings to connect the vinyl tubing to the pvc, so I will have to remedy that this weekend when i get more funds... I will just make the whole thing out of pvc and paint it white i guess, except for the tubing I have to use for the pump as it has a barb fitting. Im thinking the hydro shop prob has a plastic 1/2" barb to 1/2" threaded fitting or I dont know what i will do. The brass fittings I used (3 total) are def starting to corrode ( that was fast!)</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">Outdoor temps here in San Diego have been the coldest in years. down to low 30s. Pretty hardy fish and lettuce. Looking good so far tho.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">A couple questions I have for you seasoned AP folks.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">1. how long before I start to see some ammonia. I put 5 more fish in several days ago and my ammonia is dropping. I am feeding them flakes and rice. rice once a day and flakes about twice. It is below .25ppm, a very light green color when I test it. Should I keep adding fish every week or so until I get a spike or just wait?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">2. I added some large coral pieces to the FT when I got the newer fish to add calcium. Is that ok? My ph has dropped to about 6.8 after I added coral and 5 fish, it was pretty high like 7.6 or so. Is that normal? </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">heres some pics i took with my phone. The first is the most recent. lettuce is looking WAY more red than in the last picture that was about 10 days ago.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;" class="font-size-3">Any comments, help or constructive criticism is welcome! Thanks for reading!</span></p>
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<p></p> Draining the fish tanktag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-12-13:4778851:Topic:4227152012-12-13T12:24:13.489ZEvelin Röshelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EvelinRoeshel
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I'm new to aquaponics and have not yet seen it in practice.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering: when you drain the fish tank to flood the grow beds at least once per hour don't the fish get stressed each time? </p>
<p>Could you send me a link of a video showing this draining process, please?</p>
<p>Thanks very much. Every blessing</p>
<p>Evelin</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I'm new to aquaponics and have not yet seen it in practice.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering: when you drain the fish tank to flood the grow beds at least once per hour don't the fish get stressed each time? </p>
<p>Could you send me a link of a video showing this draining process, please?</p>
<p>Thanks very much. Every blessing</p>
<p>Evelin</p> Flood and Drain Cycle Timingtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-18:4778851:Topic:3698992012-07-18T04:38:30.521ZMariohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Mario
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am a newbie setting up my first system and I had a cycling time question, I have a 100 gallon system and a large pump, my flood and drain cycle is 5 minutes total and it cycles 8 times per day is that proficient?</p>
<p><br/>Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am a newbie setting up my first system and I had a cycling time question, I have a 100 gallon system and a large pump, my flood and drain cycle is 5 minutes total and it cycles 8 times per day is that proficient?</p>
<p><br/>Thank you for your help.</p> Composting wormstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-16:4778851:Topic:3360332012-05-16T03:24:03.066ZJeremy Wheatonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeremyWheaton
Hi folks, I recently added 500 red composting worms to my beds. I was wondering if there is any maintenance I should be aware of with them? Do I need to feed them anything? Should I be adding anything to the beds that might help them out? My grow media is hydroton. I have a flood and drain setup. Only about 7 fish in my small 100 g setup, but my levels are all great. I was just curious about my new friends. Thanks for any input!
Hi folks, I recently added 500 red composting worms to my beds. I was wondering if there is any maintenance I should be aware of with them? Do I need to feed them anything? Should I be adding anything to the beds that might help them out? My grow media is hydroton. I have a flood and drain setup. Only about 7 fish in my small 100 g setup, but my levels are all great. I was just curious about my new friends. Thanks for any input! Start of my AP project!tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-26:4778851:Topic:3262262012-04-26T18:22:28.421ZJulian Chawarskihttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JulianChawarski
<p>Hi All,</p>
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<p>I have started cycling my first AP project today!</p>
<p>Here are my parameters:</p>
<p>- Indoor</p>
<p>- 25 gallon fish tank with a 3.8 cu ft grow bed</p>
<p>- Pea Gravel Media</p>
<p>- 400 g/h pump (3/4" PVC) 3.5' head from fish tank to grow bed</p>
<p>- Bell siphon drainage (1" PVC Bell)</p>
<p>- Media depth is ~11"</p>
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<p>I have a couple of questions that hopefully some of you pros can answer.</p>
<p>1. After my siphon trips and the bed drains, it gets to…</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
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<p>I have started cycling my first AP project today!</p>
<p>Here are my parameters:</p>
<p>- Indoor</p>
<p>- 25 gallon fish tank with a 3.8 cu ft grow bed</p>
<p>- Pea Gravel Media</p>
<p>- 400 g/h pump (3/4" PVC) 3.5' head from fish tank to grow bed</p>
<p>- Bell siphon drainage (1" PVC Bell)</p>
<p>- Media depth is ~11"</p>
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<p>I have a couple of questions that hopefully some of you pros can answer.</p>
<p>1. After my siphon trips and the bed drains, it gets to a low level but won't shut off if the pump is running. Im thinking this is due to my high flow rate out of the pump or possibly there is too much space for inflow at the slits at the bottom of the bell part. Will anything about this change if my bed is completely filled with media as opposed to it being half filled as it is now?</p>
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<p>2. Is it ok that there is 2.5" of water at the bottom of the grow bed after Bell shuts off or should there be less?</p>
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<p>3. Does this setup seem more like it should be constantly pumping and draining or can I let it do its pump drain cycle in intervals thoughout the day?</p>
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<p>Im pretty fired up about this AP thing and appreciate any help that's given. :)</p> pipe widths for AP system, flood and draintag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-03-19:4778851:Topic:3085352012-03-19T19:55:23.107ZTina Cresswellhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TinaCresswell
<p>Hi, I am installing the flood and drain system now, and I wonder if I should be using 1 inch pipe (flexi?) to deliver the pumped water from the sump tank to the grow beds, and then 2 inch pipes for the gravity drain under the grow beds back to the fish tank?</p>
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<p>Any advice please?</p>
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<p>Tina<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p>Hi, I am installing the flood and drain system now, and I wonder if I should be using 1 inch pipe (flexi?) to deliver the pumped water from the sump tank to the grow beds, and then 2 inch pipes for the gravity drain under the grow beds back to the fish tank?</p>
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<p>Any advice please?</p>
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<p>Tina<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> Timed siphon valve - automatically alternating between constant flood and flood & draintag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-02-02:4778851:Topic:2870852012-02-02T19:02:01.596ZAveranhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AveranGale
<p>Am I crazy or is this a crazy good idea? :D</p>
<p>I've been thinking of the many benefits to a constant-flood setup, but I also like flood & drain with a siphon. My crazy idea is to use solenoid valves on a timer, connected to the top of the siphon, to break the siphon whenever I want. Instead of passing water through the valve, I'd just let air go through.</p>
<p>Some people, myself included, have cycled between F&D and C-F by opening the cap off the top of their siphon. With a…</p>
<p>Am I crazy or is this a crazy good idea? :D</p>
<p>I've been thinking of the many benefits to a constant-flood setup, but I also like flood & drain with a siphon. My crazy idea is to use solenoid valves on a timer, connected to the top of the siphon, to break the siphon whenever I want. Instead of passing water through the valve, I'd just let air go through.</p>
<p>Some people, myself included, have cycled between F&D and C-F by opening the cap off the top of their siphon. With a timed solenoid we could control this automatically!</p>
<p>All you need to do is open and close a small air hole to either allow the siphon to function (F&D) or to run constantly overflowing (C-F).</p>
<p>This setup would allow us to run C-F during the heat of the day to minimize evaporation and heat gain and then switch to F&D at night to maximize oxygen and aerobic bacterial digestion. In the winter this could be reversed, running F&D by day to pick up heat stored (in a GH) and C-F at night to minimize heat loss.</p>
<p>While keeping the pump on constantly does not conserve electricity at night, it has been known to increase the life of the pump. It's also helpful to maintain flow through the fish tank which is why I've never really been a fan of putting the pump on a timer.</p>
<p>Am I missing something obvious here or could this be a really great and useful idea?!?</p>
<p>Now I just have to rig up a test model....</p> Newbie looking for advicetag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-16:4778851:Topic:2788362012-01-16T23:44:21.965Zjim westhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/jimwest
Quick question. I recently purchased an ibc tote to make my first flood and drain system as found online. After some light reading through the forum I found some flaws in that design such as the ratio between the gb and the fish tank. It seems as if I need a larger grow bed. I am throwing around some ideas of whether or not to split a couple 50 gallon drums for gbs. I was also curious if I could combine systems and incorporate a lettuce raft to this same system? Any ideas or suggestions are…
Quick question. I recently purchased an ibc tote to make my first flood and drain system as found online. After some light reading through the forum I found some flaws in that design such as the ratio between the gb and the fish tank. It seems as if I need a larger grow bed. I am throwing around some ideas of whether or not to split a couple 50 gallon drums for gbs. I was also curious if I could combine systems and incorporate a lettuce raft to this same system? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Most useful lighting for highschool greenhousetag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-01-24:4778851:Topic:357782011-01-24T00:23:18.000ZAaronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Aaron379
The new greenhouse will soon be completed (15 x 57) not including a 15x57 "prep room" in the second floor of my high school. We are planning on a Murray-esq flood drain system with a raisable double bunkbed system. I thought the T5 HO lights would be best for the widest variet of plants and best for not burning students. I'm interested in the communities thoughts on the subject.
The new greenhouse will soon be completed (15 x 57) not including a 15x57 "prep room" in the second floor of my high school. We are planning on a Murray-esq flood drain system with a raisable double bunkbed system. I thought the T5 HO lights would be best for the widest variet of plants and best for not burning students. I'm interested in the communities thoughts on the subject.