Cooling the water for the fish. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T14:16:02Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/cooling-the-water-for-the-fish?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A246072&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt was a chest freezer. Sorrytag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-21:4778851:Comment:2531582011-11-21T14:34:43.666Zmike houlihanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/mikehoulihan
It was a chest freezer. Sorry
It was a chest freezer. Sorry I saw someone take a freezer…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-21:4778851:Comment:2530522011-11-21T14:33:43.591Zmike houlihanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/mikehoulihan
I saw someone take a freezer and run water through it to cool the tank of minnos.
I saw someone take a freezer and run water through it to cool the tank of minnos. haha
tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-21:4778851:Comment:2533172011-11-21T02:14:08.169ZMiguel Afonsohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MiguelAfonso
<p>haha</p>
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<p>haha</p>
<p> </p> Well, ya gotta make your choi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-20:4778851:Comment:2524652011-11-20T04:03:14.014ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Well, ya gotta make your choices, a little evaporation or running a chiller, I think in a dry climate I would choose the evaporation over a chiller. Here, I just grow fish appropriate to the climate.</p>
<p>Well, ya gotta make your choices, a little evaporation or running a chiller, I think in a dry climate I would choose the evaporation over a chiller. Here, I just grow fish appropriate to the climate.</p> Evaporating precious water? T…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-20:4778851:Comment:2523632011-11-20T02:46:03.490ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>Evaporating precious water? Tsk tsk.</p>
<p>Evaporating precious water? Tsk tsk.</p> In dry climates you can exper…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-10:4778851:Comment:2460722011-11-10T13:51:44.745ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>In dry climates you can experience significant cooling simply by allowing some extra evaporation.</p>
<p>In dry climates you can experience significant cooling simply by allowing some extra evaporation.</p> Ice blocks are the cheapest w…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-10:4778851:Comment:2460672011-11-10T10:12:32.566ZCarey Mahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CareyMa
<p>Ice blocks are the cheapest way to cool large volumes of water. I would place the ice in another container and run water through it before adding to the main tank so there is less temperature shock.</p>
<p>Ice blocks are the cheapest way to cool large volumes of water. I would place the ice in another container and run water through it before adding to the main tank so there is less temperature shock.</p> The subject of cooling towers…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-10:4778851:Comment:2461392011-11-10T03:45:21.829ZGlennhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Glenn
<p>The subject of cooling towers will probably be a growing concern as our AP industry advances.</p>
<p>While researching the design of cooling towers, I was made aware of the dangers of "Legionella". Yes the dangerous bacteria cause of Legionnaires Disease must be watched for when air/water handling equipment and food production meet.</p>
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<p><font color="#CC0000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>"If the volume <br></br> of decomposing debris exceeds the chemical dosage's…</b></font></p>
<p>The subject of cooling towers will probably be a growing concern as our AP industry advances.</p>
<p>While researching the design of cooling towers, I was made aware of the dangers of "Legionella". Yes the dangerous bacteria cause of Legionnaires Disease must be watched for when air/water handling equipment and food production meet.</p>
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<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#CC0000"><b>"If the volume <br/> of decomposing debris exceeds the chemical dosage's ability to provide control, <br/>
the cooling tower will silently grow dangerous even while chemical dosing <br/>
continues."</b></font></p>
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<p>There is pleanty of info available to keep it safe and simple. Awareness is the key.</p>
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<p>Glenn</p>
<p> </p> What is your climate and what…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-09:4778851:Comment:2456722011-11-09T14:28:16.151ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>What is your climate and what season will you be trying to cool through? What type of system?</p>
<p>Having a fish tank and plumbing in the ground if your ground temp is cool enough will help some but if it is really hot out and you are running flood and drain gravel you might not see much benefit.</p>
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<p>They make chillers specifically for cooling fish tank water, chances are any other method is going to be less efficient and only worth it if the materials are free and the fridge…</p>
<p>What is your climate and what season will you be trying to cool through? What type of system?</p>
<p>Having a fish tank and plumbing in the ground if your ground temp is cool enough will help some but if it is really hot out and you are running flood and drain gravel you might not see much benefit.</p>
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<p>They make chillers specifically for cooling fish tank water, chances are any other method is going to be less efficient and only worth it if the materials are free and the fridge already kinda ruined. Chilling water isn't cheap.</p>
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<p>Trout can survive water warmer than 60 F but I think 55-60 F is like prime growing temperature for them. I believe the danger zone for trout comes as the water temperatures get over 70 F</p> One way to cheaply cool sligh…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-11-09:4778851:Comment:2454952011-11-09T13:31:26.148Zstevehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/steve653
<p>One way to cheaply cool slightly is to bury some water line. Use the ground for a heat sink. I buried some tubing when I ran power trench. Just in case but don't need it yet. Not sure what your ground temp. is. Trout probably need water cooler yet.</p>
<p>One way to cheaply cool slightly is to bury some water line. Use the ground for a heat sink. I buried some tubing when I ran power trench. Just in case but don't need it yet. Not sure what your ground temp. is. Trout probably need water cooler yet.</p>