Newbee needs advice. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:50:49Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/newbee-needs-advice?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A2390&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNo worries, I know you were t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23982010-04-13T23:26:47.000ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
No worries, I know you were teasing ; )
No worries, I know you were teasing ; ) Hey Tc, Hope you saw my littl…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23972010-04-13T22:41:00.000ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
Hey Tc, Hope you saw my little 'smilely face'..:-).....so you know I was trying to tease you. <i>Now your famous for inventing and having coined the phrase SWC....shallow water culture !</i>.... :-)<br />
Wish we had the different smiley faces in the 'reply' section to pick from..... :-)
Hey Tc, Hope you saw my little 'smilely face'..:-).....so you know I was trying to tease you. <i>Now your famous for inventing and having coined the phrase SWC....shallow water culture !</i>.... :-)<br />
Wish we had the different smiley faces in the 'reply' section to pick from..... :-) I guess sotag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23962010-04-13T20:47:55.000ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
I guess so
I guess so TC wrote: Also for DWC, the w…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23952010-04-13T20:36:10.000ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
TC wrote: <i>Also for DWC, the water does not "HAVE" to be 12" deep. It can be shallower but that doesn't leave as much room for plant roots and nutrient and aeration. Heck, my pipes are only like 4" so the water in the bottom is only like 1 or 2 inches deep</i><br />
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This is 'SWC'....Shallow Water Culture......<b>:- )</b>....lol.
TC wrote: <i>Also for DWC, the water does not "HAVE" to be 12" deep. It can be shallower but that doesn't leave as much room for plant roots and nutrient and aeration. Heck, my pipes are only like 4" so the water in the bottom is only like 1 or 2 inches deep</i><br />
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This is 'SWC'....Shallow Water Culture......<b>:- )</b>....lol. Yes, NFT (Nutrient Film Techn…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23942010-04-13T16:36:51.000ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Yes, NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) is generally a thin film of water running in the bottom of a trough or pipe.<br />
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DWC (Deep Water Culture) Is often done Raft style but DWC can also be plants suspended through a lid or other surface above the deeper water, they don't have to be floating in a raft.<br />
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My Pipes are more like DWC pipes than NFT since the water is usually more than just a thin film in them.<br />
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Also for DWC, the water does not "HAVE" to be 12" deep. It can be shallower but that doesn't…
Yes, NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) is generally a thin film of water running in the bottom of a trough or pipe.<br />
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DWC (Deep Water Culture) Is often done Raft style but DWC can also be plants suspended through a lid or other surface above the deeper water, they don't have to be floating in a raft.<br />
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My Pipes are more like DWC pipes than NFT since the water is usually more than just a thin film in them.<br />
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Also for DWC, the water does not "HAVE" to be 12" deep. It can be shallower but that doesn't leave as much room for plant roots and nutrient and aeration. Heck, my pipes are only like 4" so the water in the bottom is only like 1 or 2 inches deep.<br />
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Added aeration, how much is needed, that can be hard to say. I don't have any additional air stones in my pipes or anything like that. The water trickles in at the start getting a little extra aeration in addition to the fairly well aerated water to start with. Then the water falls from one pipe to the other for some more aeration. So is the performance of the plants in the top due to better aeration in the water or just simply do to getting more sun as they are on top. Who knows.<br />
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The important thing about either DWC or NFT is you need to filter the water before it goes to the pipes or things get all gunked up and nasty. Many thanks and I too agree t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23902010-04-13T12:16:50.000ZWilliam Shermanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/WilliamSherman
Many thanks and I too agree that "learning should be continuous"<br />
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<cite>David Hart said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/newbee-needs-advice?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A2389&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment2389"><div>NFT.... Nutrient Film Technique.....plants grown in tubes with a ' little' water trickling through them 'continuousally'.<br></br>Note: the system's water, can 'quickly' get hot in the summer time, due to the small amount of water…</div>
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Many thanks and I too agree that "learning should be continuous"<br />
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<cite>David Hart said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/newbee-needs-advice?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A2389&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment2389"><div>NFT.... Nutrient Film Technique.....plants grown in tubes with a ' little' water trickling through them 'continuousally'.<br/>Note: the system's water, can 'quickly' get hot in the summer time, due to the small amount of water flowing in the tubes. Also, quickly cool in the winter.<br/><br/>DWC.. Deep Water Culture....plants growing in a (styrofoam) raft, floating on water, usually 'at least' 12 inches deep.<br/>Note: need added areation in the water. Water flow is also 'continuous'.<br/><br/>Special note: <i>learning should be ' continuous '.... :-)</i></div>
</blockquote> NFT.... Nutrient Film Techniq…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23892010-04-13T11:48:41.000ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
NFT.... Nutrient Film Technique.....plants grown in tubes with a ' little' water trickling through them 'continuousally'.<br />
Note: the system's water, can 'quickly' get hot in the summer time, due to the small amount of water flowing in the tubes. Also, quickly cool in the winter.<br />
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DWC.. Deep Water Culture....plants growing in a (styrofoam) raft, floating on water, usually 'at least' 12 inches deep.<br />
Note: need added areation in the water. Water flow is also 'continuous'.<br />
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Special note: <i>learning…</i>
NFT.... Nutrient Film Technique.....plants grown in tubes with a ' little' water trickling through them 'continuousally'.<br />
Note: the system's water, can 'quickly' get hot in the summer time, due to the small amount of water flowing in the tubes. Also, quickly cool in the winter.<br />
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DWC.. Deep Water Culture....plants growing in a (styrofoam) raft, floating on water, usually 'at least' 12 inches deep.<br />
Note: need added areation in the water. Water flow is also 'continuous'.<br />
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Special note: <i>learning should be ' continuous '.... :-)</i> My thanks to both of you for…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23872010-04-13T10:28:32.000ZWilliam Shermanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/WilliamSherman
My thanks to both of you for your reply's; but being a Newbie, what do the initials NFT & DWC stand for. I've got a lot to learn.
My thanks to both of you for your reply's; but being a Newbie, what do the initials NFT & DWC stand for. I've got a lot to learn. Yes the NFT tubes generally d…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-13:4778851:Comment:23822010-04-13T00:13:35.000ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Yes the NFT tubes generally do best continuous, however it will depend on how you set them of as to if they are really NFT or if they are more like DWC. (My tubes generally hold a bit of water so the plants wouldn't dry out if the feed stopped for a while.)<br />
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The big thing you need to know about growing plants in tubes is that you have to send filtered water to them or the solids will build up around the roots and cause issues. So, you might want to have some sort of filter before the tubes or…
Yes the NFT tubes generally do best continuous, however it will depend on how you set them of as to if they are really NFT or if they are more like DWC. (My tubes generally hold a bit of water so the plants wouldn't dry out if the feed stopped for a while.)<br />
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The big thing you need to know about growing plants in tubes is that you have to send filtered water to them or the solids will build up around the roots and cause issues. So, you might want to have some sort of filter before the tubes or you could have the drains of the grow beds feed the tubes but that flow would likely be a bit intermittent and the tubes probably couldn't take the full flow at peak.<br />
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Good Luck sorting it out. I think the NFT tubes need to…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-04-12:4778851:Comment:23792010-04-12T22:19:21.000ZRichard Wymanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RichardWyman
I think the NFT tubes need to be run continuous William, hopefully someone with more experience in that area will check in and confirm.
I think the NFT tubes need to be run continuous William, hopefully someone with more experience in that area will check in and confirm.