filtration ideas? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T17:57:06Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/filtration-ideas?groupUrl=arizona-aquaponics&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A540289&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A253996&feed=yes&xn_auth=no I want to try to describe th…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-18:4778851:Comment:5422292014-01-18T20:25:59.013ZPat Jameshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatJames
<p> I want to try to describe the way I built my combined radial swirl filters. I have two. Each is based on a 55 gallon blue barrel in which I have suspended an inverted 5 gallon plastic bucket. Into the center of the bucket I inserted a 3/4 inch pipe. That goes down about 2/3 of the depth of the inverted barrel then Tees with short lengths of pipe. Then the ends are angled upward but at about a 45 degree angle.</p>
<p>The idea is that water comes down the center pipe then is directed up…</p>
<p> I want to try to describe the way I built my combined radial swirl filters. I have two. Each is based on a 55 gallon blue barrel in which I have suspended an inverted 5 gallon plastic bucket. Into the center of the bucket I inserted a 3/4 inch pipe. That goes down about 2/3 of the depth of the inverted barrel then Tees with short lengths of pipe. Then the ends are angled upward but at about a 45 degree angle.</p>
<p>The idea is that water comes down the center pipe then is directed up under the bucket like a radial filter but also swirls slowing the bigger particles so they drop to the bottom of the 55 gallon barrel. I was impressed with just how much material is pulled out of suspension.</p> I'm impressed by the 'pretty'…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-18:4778851:Comment:5419832014-01-18T20:17:41.455ZPat Jameshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatJames
<p>I'm impressed by the 'pretty' systems everybody seems to have. My own is far more crude and ulitarian. I pump water into a 275 gallon IBC that acts as a cistern and the water flows through a manifold in 4 different directions. Two of these are through 3/4 inch pipe into revised swirl/radial filtesr in 55 gallon barrels. From that filter, water drains into a 1/2 IBC containing some plastic products as filtration media and then sipnon to another bed before emptying back into the FT. I'll…</p>
<p>I'm impressed by the 'pretty' systems everybody seems to have. My own is far more crude and ulitarian. I pump water into a 275 gallon IBC that acts as a cistern and the water flows through a manifold in 4 different directions. Two of these are through 3/4 inch pipe into revised swirl/radial filtesr in 55 gallon barrels. From that filter, water drains into a 1/2 IBC containing some plastic products as filtration media and then sipnon to another bed before emptying back into the FT. I'll explain how I made slight changes to the swirl filter in a bit.</p>
<p>Two other outlets on that manifold empty into 1.5 inch lines each feeding a series of DWC growbeds, 5 on one side and 4 on the other. Some of these have some of the same plastic media in net bags. I get a fairly large amount of sludge (mainly algae, but with a few other materials) building up throughout. I have thought about adding a sand filter as a scrubber/polisher after the radials, but figure that would clog quickly and give me more problems.</p>
<p>I remove gallons of this algae sludge weekly and still my water is almost opaque. For the past several weeks I have fed very little due to the cold.</p>
<p></p> thanks John, that's a relief.…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-18:4778851:Comment:5422252014-01-18T18:48:38.703ZRob Nashhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobNash
thanks John, that's a relief.. notice.. you didn't say I don't sound like a D sometimes... lol<br />
Im always glad to help :-)
thanks John, that's a relief.. notice.. you didn't say I don't sound like a D sometimes... lol<br />
Im always glad to help :-) Looks very good to me. Better…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-15:4778851:Comment:5414992014-01-15T01:39:16.549ZJohn Malonehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnMalone
Looks very good to me. Better than a lot of systems I've seen.<br />
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One comment though. It looks like you've got the inlet and outlet at the same end of the media bed. You might get better flow through if they were at opposite ends.<br />
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Very neat system though. A lot neater than mine, I can tell you. Well done.
Looks very good to me. Better than a lot of systems I've seen.<br />
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One comment though. It looks like you've got the inlet and outlet at the same end of the media bed. You might get better flow through if they were at opposite ends.<br />
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Very neat system though. A lot neater than mine, I can tell you. Well done. Ok i took the day off to post…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-14:4778851:Comment:5415562014-01-14T21:08:42.973ZAndrew Cosciahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AndrewCoscia
<p>Ok i took the day off to post some photos. don't beat me up too bad, it's still under construction. I'll put them on my profile </p>
<p>Ok i took the day off to post some photos. don't beat me up too bad, it's still under construction. I'll put them on my profile </p> my fish died because my teena…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-14:4778851:Comment:5413642014-01-14T03:09:39.621ZAndrew Cosciahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AndrewCoscia
my fish died because my teenage brother un-plugged my heater. i came home from out of town and had a tank full of frozen fish sticks. last time i pay him to fish sit for me. sorry still no pictures. i havent had a day off in a while, and im getting home after dark.
my fish died because my teenage brother un-plugged my heater. i came home from out of town and had a tank full of frozen fish sticks. last time i pay him to fish sit for me. sorry still no pictures. i havent had a day off in a while, and im getting home after dark. I've found you nothing but he…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-10:4778851:Comment:5407152014-01-10T16:10:22.359ZJohn Malonehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnMalone
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730447947?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730447947?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></img></a> I've found you nothing but helpful Rob.</p>
<p>My version of the NashBlaster is working like a charm.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>John</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Rob Nash said:…</cite></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730447947?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2730447947?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-right"/></a>I've found you nothing but helpful Rob.</p>
<p>My version of the NashBlaster is working like a charm.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>John</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Rob Nash said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/filtration-ideas?groupUrl=arizona-aquaponics&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A540651&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#4778851Comment540651"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Andrew, that's funny, my wife says I sound like a Dick on my forum posts too!<br/> its not intentional.. I promise, Im only trying to be helpful and often trying to reply while having lunch etc. and keep it short and sweet, but seams to come across as cocky or just generally bitchy.. To all of us...its a forum.. don't take it or make it personal, and its all good!! ;-)<br/> I love this forum and all its members.. keep it rolling!!</div>
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</blockquote> Andrew, that's funny, my wife…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-10:4778851:Comment:5406512014-01-10T14:50:35.640ZRob Nashhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobNash
Andrew, that's funny, my wife says I sound like a Dick on my forum posts too!<br />
its not intentional.. I promise, Im only trying to be helpful and often trying to reply while having lunch etc. and keep it short and sweet, but seams to come across as cocky or just generally bitchy.. To all of us...its a forum.. don't take it or make it personal, and its all good!! ;-)<br />
I love this forum and all its members.. keep it rolling!!
Andrew, that's funny, my wife says I sound like a Dick on my forum posts too!<br />
its not intentional.. I promise, Im only trying to be helpful and often trying to reply while having lunch etc. and keep it short and sweet, but seams to come across as cocky or just generally bitchy.. To all of us...its a forum.. don't take it or make it personal, and its all good!! ;-)<br />
I love this forum and all its members.. keep it rolling!! How did your fish die? I've d…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-10:4778851:Comment:5406312014-01-10T04:25:56.094ZJeff Shttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeffSullivan
<p>How did your fish die? I've done everything wrong and fortunately my Tilapia are still alive and reproducing. My system is an IBC with a drain and fill GB.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Andrew Coscia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/filtration-ideas?groupUrl=arizona-aquaponics&#4778851Comment540372"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I appreciate all the feedback I can get.</div>
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<p>How did your fish die? I've done everything wrong and fortunately my Tilapia are still alive and reproducing. My system is an IBC with a drain and fill GB.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Andrew Coscia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/filtration-ideas?groupUrl=arizona-aquaponics&#4778851Comment540372"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I appreciate all the feedback I can get.</div>
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</blockquote> I appreciate all the feedback…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-09:4778851:Comment:5403722014-01-09T14:06:52.538ZAndrew Cosciahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AndrewCoscia
I appreciate all the feedback I can get.
I appreciate all the feedback I can get.