Frustrating bell siphon.

[Daniel McElhattan]

I'm all set up with gravel and everything but I have an inconsistent bell siphon.  It will work usually three or 4 times in a row but then it will just reach an equilibrium low in the grow bed.  I have already massively diverted the water coming from the pump.  Its to the point that it takes about 24 mins to fill the grow bed and 3 to empty it.  I'm already not going to be pushing through a whole lot of water. grow bed is about a hundred gallons total and my fish tank is something like 150.  Has anyone dealt with anything like this before.  I have only read about peoples siphons working or not working.  Not working 75-80 percent of the time.

[TCLynx]

This is why some people hate siphons. 

[Don Gibbs]

Daniel, there are two very good videos on youtube dealing with bell siphon trouble shooting. You may want to check them out, they helped me out.

[Bradly]

Hey Don...you did actually get your bell siphons to work though correct?

Bradly