LIttle wicking bed build - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T07:27:28Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/little-wicking-bed-build?groupUrl=sacramento-aquaponics&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI then drilled a hole for the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-02-22:4778851:Comment:5492722014-02-22T00:05:13.781ZFishy McFishersonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/FishyMcFisherson
<p>I then drilled a hole for the overflow (bulkhead fitting), and test fit the reservoir components.</p>
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<p>Filled the reservoir to check for leaks prior to back-filling with sand for the "wick".</p>
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<p>Success! Water draining from…</p>
<p>I then drilled a hole for the overflow (bulkhead fitting), and test fit the reservoir components.</p>
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<p>Filled the reservoir to check for leaks prior to back-filling with sand for the "wick".</p>
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<p>Success! Water draining from the only point I wanted it to.</p>
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<p>Back-filling the gaps in the reservoir with clean sand. The small particles will help wick the moisture up into the soil.</p>
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<p>When fitting the permeable layer between the reservoir and the soil, weighing it down with some of the soil you're going to use helps immensely. Weed cloth trimmed, stapled and fit.</p>
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<p>With the top rail drilled and fit, I'm nearly done.</p>
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<p>Just need to secure the top rail to the box, and the the fill tube to the top rail.......<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656394495?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2656394495?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p>
<p>..... and BOOM! Just add soil.</p>
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<p></p> Once the sealant had cured I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-02-21:4778851:Comment:5493802014-02-21T23:45:50.900ZFishy McFishersonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/FishyMcFisherson
<p>Once the sealant had cured I stapled the liner to the top rail and trimmed the excess.</p>
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<p>Once the sealant had cured I stapled the liner to the top rail and trimmed the excess.</p>
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