All Discussions Tagged 'pump' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:21:41Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=pump&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCheck valve with drain?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-09-05:4778851:Topic:5134452013-09-05T21:09:41.541ZJeremiah Robinsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeremiahRobinson
<div>I'm looking for a valve that will allow water to flow in only one direction, like a check valve, but will when water flows back the other direction it will be directed to a drain. </div>
<div>The application is that I want to pump water to some hydroponic beds, filling from the bottom. But when the pump stops running, I don't want the water to drain back through the pump. I want it to drain to a separate sump tank away from the pump.</div>
<div>Attached is a picture of what I'm looking…</div>
<div>I'm looking for a valve that will allow water to flow in only one direction, like a check valve, but will when water flows back the other direction it will be directed to a drain. </div>
<div>The application is that I want to pump water to some hydroponic beds, filling from the bottom. But when the pump stops running, I don't want the water to drain back through the pump. I want it to drain to a separate sump tank away from the pump.</div>
<div>Attached is a picture of what I'm looking for. The red is the valve mechanism (what I imagine it would be), the blue the water flow direction. Any ideas what this thing might be called?</div> Are You Using an Airlift Pump?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-08-11:4778851:Topic:5034822013-08-11T20:30:05.573ZTetsuzan Benny Ronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TetsuzanBennyRon
<p>Aloha,</p>
<p> Are You Using an Airlift Pump?</p>
<p> Glenn Martinez of Olomana Gardens and I had several problems to solve down at America Samoa during 2011 when we came from Hawaii to teach and build aquaponics systems to the local community. We have found out that the Airlift Pump was the appropriate solution for several issues and thus we became most interested in the subject.</p>
<p> Since then, Glenn has improved and invented very efficient airlift pumping systems that…</p>
<p>Aloha,</p>
<p> Are You Using an Airlift Pump?</p>
<p> Glenn Martinez of Olomana Gardens and I had several problems to solve down at America Samoa during 2011 when we came from Hawaii to teach and build aquaponics systems to the local community. We have found out that the Airlift Pump was the appropriate solution for several issues and thus we became most interested in the subject.</p>
<p> Since then, Glenn has improved and invented very efficient airlift pumping systems that we would like to share them with all of you tomorrow, Monday, August 12, 2013 at 4:00 PM EST (which is 10:00 AM in Hawaii). Click here for the event: <a href="https://learn.extension.org/events/1186" target="_blank">https://learn.extension.org/events/1186</a></p>
<p> We will go through the various airlift pump systems that were developed by Glenn Martinez of Olomana Garden and concentrate then on the “How To” of particular systems.<br/> May I now ask you to please let me know if you are using airlift pump?</p>
<p>If yes, what are using it for and how?</p>
<p> Mahalo!</p>
<p>_benny</p>
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<p> </p> Remove filter from pump?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-06:4778851:Topic:4909592013-07-06T19:44:14.855ZEric Thttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EricT
<p>I'm using an ActiveAqua pump in my system, and the pump comes with a built-in filter that I've been leaving in and occasionally cleaning.</p>
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<p>Should I actually remove this filter, so that sludge and debris is pumped up to the beds? Just curious what others are doing. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>I'm using an ActiveAqua pump in my system, and the pump comes with a built-in filter that I've been leaving in and occasionally cleaning.</p>
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<p>Should I actually remove this filter, so that sludge and debris is pumped up to the beds? Just curious what others are doing. Thanks for the help.</p> Aquaponics Non Electric Pump Prototypetag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-05-21:4778851:Topic:4778492013-05-21T22:59:50.818ZR.K. Castillohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RKCastillo
<p>I've been trying to design an aquaponics pump that runs without electricity and I came up with this design. I nearly had it working until I broke one of the gears. In the next prototype I will use an old bicycle like everyone else uses. </p>
<p>What do you think? Do you think this will work? </p>
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<p>I've been trying to design an aquaponics pump that runs without electricity and I came up with this design. I nearly had it working until I broke one of the gears. In the next prototype I will use an old bicycle like everyone else uses. </p>
<p>What do you think? Do you think this will work? </p>
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<p> Ive been trying to come up with a low power idea for moving/pumping water.</p>
<p> This guy explains what i like best so far. The Urban Aquaculture Manual, by Johnathan Woods.</p>
<p> This may be old well known stuff to some here but i thought it may help someone.</p>
<p> Just look it up with a search engine.Its free online.</p>
<p> Ive been trying to come up with a low power idea for moving/pumping water.</p>
<p> This guy explains what i like best so far. The Urban Aquaculture Manual, by Johnathan Woods.</p>
<p> This may be old well known stuff to some here but i thought it may help someone.</p>
<p> Just look it up with a search engine.Its free online.</p> Thrifty Bare-Bones Home Systemtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-11-06:4778851:Topic:4141952012-11-06T22:38:23.876ZAmanda Plantehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AmandaPlante
<p><span>Hello All,</span></p>
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<p>For the past year I've been thrilled to work on a building and maintaining a medium-sized aquaponic system at a local high school as a part of my job. We're looking to expand to teacher training to include gardening in their curriculum, and not every school has access to an aquaponic system. Instead of excluding aquaponics from our workshops, I challenged myself to build a bare-bones home system.</p>
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<p><span>My bare-bones home…</span></p>
<p><span>Hello All,</span></p>
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<p>For the past year I've been thrilled to work on a building and maintaining a medium-sized aquaponic system at a local high school as a part of my job. We're looking to expand to teacher training to include gardening in their curriculum, and not every school has access to an aquaponic system. Instead of excluding aquaponics from our workshops, I challenged myself to build a bare-bones home system.</p>
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<p><span>My bare-bones home aquaponic system -- designed to cost about $75. Materials were:</span><br/><span>- 10 gal aquarium</span><br/><span>- 5-15 gal air pump</span><br/><span>- a handful of feeder goldfish</span><br/><span>- 2 foot section of 4 inch PVC and endcaps</span><br/><span>- 30-45 gal/hr fountain pump</span><br/><br/><span>I figured it would be less expensive to cycle with martyr fish that are doomed to die of ammonium toxicity than pay for a cycling starter.</span></p>
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<p>I expected to have some trouble clogging up the pump, but with the intake covered in gravel and weekly rinsing, I haven't had any problems.</p>
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<p>I also expected to have problems from a lack of light, but the plants seem green and happy and aren't stretching.</p>
<p><br/><span>The system's been running relatively flawlessly for 3 weeks now.</span></p>
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<p><span>I'm open to any tips and suggestions to improve before we start including this in workshops.</span></p>
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<p><span>Click <strong><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/photo/albums/bare-bones-home-aquaponic-system" target="_self">HERE</a></span></strong> for more pictures.</span></p>
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<p><span>Thanks for your help, Amanda</span></p> Pump question.tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-22:4778851:Topic:3241722012-04-22T15:38:12.467ZDaniel McElhattanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielMcElhattan
<p>When you are accounting for the vertical rise of water from your pump do you include distance traveled upward through water? For instance Say my pump is at the bottom of a 3' tank and I go up another 2' from there. Does that count as 2' or 5' when calculating your flow rate?</p>
<p>When you are accounting for the vertical rise of water from your pump do you include distance traveled upward through water? For instance Say my pump is at the bottom of a 3' tank and I go up another 2' from there. Does that count as 2' or 5' when calculating your flow rate?</p> sycronizing pumps flow in a dwc raft bedtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-21:4778851:Topic:3239342012-04-21T18:07:12.585ZNick wesleyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Nickwesley
<p>hey everyone,</p>
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<p>so i have a problem that i know gravity can solve but its kind of difficult to achieve.</p>
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<p>I have a DWC raft system with a biofilter. i purchased 3 pumps of the same caliber. my grow bed is even with my water tank because the tank is on a pedestal thing. now the pumps are not flowing at the same rate. which will eventually result in an overflow.</p>
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<p>now i have an overflow on the tank, but not on the glass tank. has anyone else had this…</p>
<p>hey everyone,</p>
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<p>so i have a problem that i know gravity can solve but its kind of difficult to achieve.</p>
<p></p>
<p>I have a DWC raft system with a biofilter. i purchased 3 pumps of the same caliber. my grow bed is even with my water tank because the tank is on a pedestal thing. now the pumps are not flowing at the same rate. which will eventually result in an overflow.</p>
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<p>now i have an overflow on the tank, but not on the glass tank. has anyone else had this problem or know some innovative solution besides putting the tank on the ground?</p>
<p></p> Super excited in Colorado.tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-21:4778851:Topic:3236262012-04-21T03:36:42.418ZDaniel McElhattanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielMcElhattan
<p>Hello everybody,</p>
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<p>I've been reading for hours and hours about all of your systems and questions. I have been interested in aquaponics for a couple years now but never really knew where to start. I read Sylvia's book, which I got for my birthday, over the last week. I just HAD to get started after reading. So I got myself a bunch of hydroton and a 600 watt HPS yesterday. I'm having an IBC delivered hopefully Sunday. I'll be setting up in my garage, because unfortunately I…</p>
<p>Hello everybody,</p>
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<p>I've been reading for hours and hours about all of your systems and questions. I have been interested in aquaponics for a couple years now but never really knew where to start. I read Sylvia's book, which I got for my birthday, over the last week. I just HAD to get started after reading. So I got myself a bunch of hydroton and a 600 watt HPS yesterday. I'm having an IBC delivered hopefully Sunday. I'll be setting up in my garage, because unfortunately I live in a Quadplex with almost no yard and crippling HOA style regulations. I'm planning on simply cutting the top foot of my IBC off for a grow bed. I'm pretty set on a simple flood and drain system mainly because I cant afford to damage the garage should something fail. So I went with the simplest design which will simply drain back into the fish tank should my pump fail.</p>
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<p>Anyway I have a couple questions that I would love to hear some input on; </p>
<p>1. Are tilapia going to be too difficult to keep warm in a 1 car garage near Denver? I will have the 600 watt HPS running in there. I talked to the housing office here and they want me to ventilate by opening the garage for like 20 mins or so everyday. Am I gonna be fighting a difficult battle with tilapia? I am certainly willing to get a tank heater but I don't really want to be running it all the time. I am definitely trying to come up with ideas to insulate the tank too.</p>
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<p>2. I read in the book that a mag drive pump is ideal. I have been looking at pumps and I just don't really know what exactly differentiates some from others. Are some better for pumping solids like fish waste that I should be looking for? Also I understand oversizing the pump because I will need to pump the water up to the grow bed, but does the vertical distance start at the top of the water or would it be down where the pump is on the floor of the tank? Say around 5ft versus 2ft or so.</p>
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<p>Thank you all so much for providing such helpful content I feel like I've already learned dozens of lessons in the past week or so I've been lurking here.</p>
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<p>Daniel McElhattan</p> Aquaponics system Dorset UKtag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-03-13:4778851:Topic:3056932012-03-13T19:55:14.552ZTina Cresswellhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TinaCresswell
<p>Hi we have set up in our poly tunnel, a 1300 litre fish tank, 50 organic carp, with five x 135 litre grow beds and a sump tank. We are ready to start the plumbing now, so we are making the autosyphons for each growbed and the pump will be in the 135 litre sump tank. So, the fish tank will overflow (do I need a ball valve here?) in to sump tank, the pump will send water up to Grow Bed no.1, (autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank) then no.2, (autosyphon drains into…</p>
<p>Hi we have set up in our poly tunnel, a 1300 litre fish tank, 50 organic carp, with five x 135 litre grow beds and a sump tank. We are ready to start the plumbing now, so we are making the autosyphons for each growbed and the pump will be in the 135 litre sump tank. So, the fish tank will overflow (do I need a ball valve here?) in to sump tank, the pump will send water up to Grow Bed no.1, (autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank) then no.2, (autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank) then no3,(autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank) then no4,(autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank) then into the last one over the fish tank and autosyphon drains into wider waste pipe going back to fish tank with the waste pipe water from the other grow beds<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/>. Any advice re capacity of pump or can any one see any gremlins?</p>
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<p>Hope you can help!</p>