How to improve siphon operation - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T11:32:11Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-improve-siphon-operation?feed=yes&xn_auth=noJohn McCaw,
Thanks a million.…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-18:4778851:Comment:5304702013-11-18T07:59:39.844ZMoehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Moe
<p>John McCaw,</p>
<p>Thanks a million. This is exactly what I was looking for. it is running perfect and consistently. :)</p>
<p>May be you can share your tricks for how to recycle the system. I sure can use some help in that area. it has been a long time since I started the fishless cycle. I have lettuce and yesterday I added Kale. They seem to be doing fine. However, the Nitrate and Nitrite all a solid zero. I have a thread under system cycle, call "numbers do not make sense" if you…</p>
<p>John McCaw,</p>
<p>Thanks a million. This is exactly what I was looking for. it is running perfect and consistently. :)</p>
<p>May be you can share your tricks for how to recycle the system. I sure can use some help in that area. it has been a long time since I started the fishless cycle. I have lettuce and yesterday I added Kale. They seem to be doing fine. However, the Nitrate and Nitrite all a solid zero. I have a thread under system cycle, call "numbers do not make sense" if you like to reply there.</p>
<p>Again, thanks</p>
<p> </p> Do a YouTube search for the b…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-15:4778851:Comment:5300922013-11-15T01:15:41.343ZKaydi Hommehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KaydiHomme
<p>Do a YouTube search for the better bell siphon.</p>
<p>Do a YouTube search for the better bell siphon.</p> Hi Moe,
Have a much holes as…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-13:4778851:Comment:5297682013-11-13T16:33:07.078ZHarold Sukhbirhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/HaroldSukhbir
<p>Hi Moe,</p>
<p>Have a much holes as you can all around the bottom of the bell. Leave between a 1 inch to 1-1/2 inch gap between the top of the stand pipe and the top of the bell. Reduce the stand pipe exit with a 1/2 inch reducer. Try the first two fixes and see if the third one becomes necessary.</p>
<p>Hi Moe,</p>
<p>Have a much holes as you can all around the bottom of the bell. Leave between a 1 inch to 1-1/2 inch gap between the top of the stand pipe and the top of the bell. Reduce the stand pipe exit with a 1/2 inch reducer. Try the first two fixes and see if the third one becomes necessary.</p> Moe;
If you can, as it wo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-13:4778851:Comment:5297522013-11-13T13:10:38.081ZJohn McCawhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnMcCaw
<p>Moe;</p>
<p> If you can, as it worked for me, is to INCREASE the input side of the siphon, and DECREASE the output side to CREATE some velocity. Here what I did: On the top of your 3/4 inch, add a 1 inch to 3/4 inch reducing sleeve. This will INCREASE the flow INTO the output side. At the OUTPUT side, AFTER passing thru the bottom of the bed, add a 3/4 to 1/2 reducing sleeve, with a small piece of 1/2 inch pipe. What this dose is create some back pressure to start the siphon, and because…</p>
<p>Moe;</p>
<p> If you can, as it worked for me, is to INCREASE the input side of the siphon, and DECREASE the output side to CREATE some velocity. Here what I did: On the top of your 3/4 inch, add a 1 inch to 3/4 inch reducing sleeve. This will INCREASE the flow INTO the output side. At the OUTPUT side, AFTER passing thru the bottom of the bed, add a 3/4 to 1/2 reducing sleeve, with a small piece of 1/2 inch pipe. What this dose is create some back pressure to start the siphon, and because the volume coming in is "pushed" thru a smaller hole going out, it increases in speed, "pulling" more water with it. If your bell has enough holes/slits cut in it, and they are high enough (1 1/2 to 2" from the bottom) , and with the the water draining faster than it is coming in, it should "break" siphon. If it gurgles a couple of times, as if it want to keep running, that is OK, it just needs to "gulp" enough air to stop. </p>
<p> Hope that helps.</p>