New system set up and some problems - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T06:30:05Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/new-system-set-up-and-some-problems?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A348751&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe problem is the long run o…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-12:4778851:Comment:3487662012-06-12T02:32:03.442ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>The problem is the long run over to the fish tank is acting like a trap and not letting the siphon work properly.</p>
<p>You might need to have a Second sump under the distant bed and plumb it to the other sump using larger pipe. Then you could let the distant bed drain like normal into the sump under it and then that sump will equalize with the other sump provided the pipe connecting them together at the bottoms is big enough.</p>
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<p>Or if the water is flowing ok (other than the…</p>
<p>The problem is the long run over to the fish tank is acting like a trap and not letting the siphon work properly.</p>
<p>You might need to have a Second sump under the distant bed and plumb it to the other sump using larger pipe. Then you could let the distant bed drain like normal into the sump under it and then that sump will equalize with the other sump provided the pipe connecting them together at the bottoms is big enough.</p>
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<p>Or if the water is flowing ok (other than the siphon not playing) through the already installed drain line and not having problems with air locks, then you could do as the guys suggest and simply run the distant bed constant flood (just take the bell off the siphon.)</p> What is a loop siphon?
tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-11:4778851:Comment:3488612012-06-11T23:28:52.473ZDennis Voorheishttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DennisVoorheis
<p>What is a loop siphon?</p>
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<p>What is a loop siphon?</p>
<p> </p> Yeah, I'm guessing that your…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-11:4778851:Comment:3487512012-06-11T21:31:08.479ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Yeah, I'm guessing that your siphon troubles are related to the flow rate...Just run it (the second bed) constant flood and call it an "experiment" to see what works "best" flood and drain or constant flood...</p>
<p>Or try using a loop siphon on the troubled bed instead of the bell siphon...</p>
<p><em>Very</em> cool last name btw...hehe...</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm guessing that your siphon troubles are related to the flow rate...Just run it (the second bed) constant flood and call it an "experiment" to see what works "best" flood and drain or constant flood...</p>
<p>Or try using a loop siphon on the troubled bed instead of the bell siphon...</p>
<p><em>Very</em> cool last name btw...hehe...</p> i'd run the "trouble" growbed…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-11:4778851:Comment:3489342012-06-11T19:11:37.572ZKeith Rowanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KeithRowan
<p>i'd run the "trouble" growbed "constant flood"..</p>
<p>or increase the flow to it if you want to do "flood and drain constant pumping"</p>
<p>or use a timed pump and put a hole in the bottom of the standpipe for the remote bed to drain</p>
<p>i'd run the "trouble" growbed "constant flood"..</p>
<p>or increase the flow to it if you want to do "flood and drain constant pumping"</p>
<p>or use a timed pump and put a hole in the bottom of the standpipe for the remote bed to drain</p>