The farm - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T13:45:37Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/the-farm?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A211444&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Rob..
The water flows,…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-13:4778851:Comment:2140092011-09-13T12:13:00.788ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
<p>Thanks Rob..<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a></p>
<p>The water flows, whether the air is 'on' or not.....I didn't mean to mis-lead you on the 'airlift' part. I just got the idea about a pipe in the ground, from reading about an air lift</p>
<p>Thanks Rob..<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a></p>
<p>The water flows, whether the air is 'on' or not.....I didn't mean to mis-lead you on the 'airlift' part. I just got the idea about a pipe in the ground, from reading about an air lift</p> i see ...its like a dual pur…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-13:4778851:Comment:2142022011-09-13T12:03:22.194ZRob Nashhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobNash
<p> i see ...its like a dual purpose airlift. i like it. </p>
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<p> i see ...its like a dual purpose airlift. i like it. </p>
<p> </p> Hi Rob, I'm not sure what it…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-13:4778851:Comment:2141052011-09-13T11:56:55.394ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
Hi Rob, I'm not sure what it should be called...?<br />
<p>The idea was 'adapted', from a discussion about 'air-lifts'. Some one, raising tilapia (aquaculture style) had raceways, where the water flowed by use of 'air lifts'. They had a (u-tube) pipe in the ground 50 feet deep. They injected O2 to the bottom and when the water came out, it was 'saturated' with O2. They mentioned the pressure of the 'depth' helped to force the O2 into the water.</p>
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<p>My pipe, is only 5 feet in the ground,…</p>
Hi Rob, I'm not sure what it should be called...?<br />
<p>The idea was 'adapted', from a discussion about 'air-lifts'. Some one, raising tilapia (aquaculture style) had raceways, where the water flowed by use of 'air lifts'. They had a (u-tube) pipe in the ground 50 feet deep. They injected O2 to the bottom and when the water came out, it was 'saturated' with O2. They mentioned the pressure of the 'depth' helped to force the O2 into the water.</p>
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<p>My pipe, is only 5 feet in the ground, and about the same above ground. Whether the pressure from the pump, or the few feet of depth, of my pipe adds any O2....is probably minimal. </p>
<p>The water in Fl can get pretty warm in the summer. I was just trying to help add air, anyway I could. From where the pumps are, to the tanks ...is only about 4 feet. My goal, was to increase the 'contact time' of the bubbles in the water.</p> Is that a "utube"? Or concent…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-13:4778851:Comment:2137022011-09-13T03:04:52.686ZRob Nashhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RobNash
Is that a "utube"? Or concentrator?
Is that a "utube"? Or concentrator? Your right TCL. The 1st time…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2125172011-09-11T22:52:16.597ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
<p>Your right TCL. The 1st time I tried it in my backyard system, I tried 'used' soaker hose. It produced finer bubbles, which one would think, would take more pressure. At the farm, we bought a new hose. The bubbles are bigger, thinking along the same lines...it may be taking less pressure.</p>
<p>I've had to pull them out at home, and give them a cleaning. Which I usually just use a semi-stiif brush with clean water and scrub them.</p>
<p>At $10 for 50 feet, I'll be able to have 'extars'…</p>
<p>Your right TCL. The 1st time I tried it in my backyard system, I tried 'used' soaker hose. It produced finer bubbles, which one would think, would take more pressure. At the farm, we bought a new hose. The bubbles are bigger, thinking along the same lines...it may be taking less pressure.</p>
<p>I've had to pull them out at home, and give them a cleaning. Which I usually just use a semi-stiif brush with clean water and scrub them.</p>
<p>At $10 for 50 feet, I'll be able to have 'extars' on hand.</p> I've found that soaker hoses…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2128042011-09-11T22:29:39.811ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
I've found that soaker hoses vary greatly in the amount of air pressure required to push bubbles out of them, I suppose it depends on how long they have been used as actual irrigation soaker hoses before being converted to air too.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif"/></a>
I've found that soaker hoses vary greatly in the amount of air pressure required to push bubbles out of them, I suppose it depends on how long they have been used as actual irrigation soaker hoses before being converted to air too.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif"/></a> Thanks Sue and Sylvia....tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2122312011-09-11T19:35:38.632ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
Thanks Sue and Sylvia....<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a>
Thanks Sue and Sylvia....<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a> Great stuff, David. Thanks f…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2119432011-09-11T14:50:23.518ZSylvia Bernsteinhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SylviaBernstein
Great stuff, David. Thanks for sharing! Love your idea for using the soaker hoses for aeration!
Great stuff, David. Thanks for sharing! Love your idea for using the soaker hoses for aeration! Thanks!
Looking at the prod…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2118422011-09-11T01:53:24.019ZSue McLhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SueMcLaughlin
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>Looking at the product description I see it's 5 PSI max. Your system looks great compared to mine...</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>Looking at the product description I see it's 5 PSI max. Your system looks great compared to mine...</p>
Thanks Harold...
Sue, The…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-11:4778851:Comment:2114842011-09-11T01:34:29.536ZDavid Harthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidHart
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<p>Thanks Harold...<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"></img></a></p>
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<p>Sue, The air valves came from aqatic-eco.....</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/2522/Plastic-Valve">http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/2522/Plastic-Valve</a></p>
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<p>I'm not sure how much pressure, the pump is actually producing...? It's a diaphram pump that produces around 4 cfm. It doesn't take too much pressure Sue. If I open the valve too much, the air back feeds to the…</p>
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<p>Thanks Harold...<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></a></p>
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<p>Sue, The air valves came from aqatic-eco.....</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/2522/Plastic-Valve">http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/2522/Plastic-Valve</a></p>
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<p>I'm not sure how much pressure, the pump is actually producing...? It's a diaphram pump that produces around 4 cfm. It doesn't take too much pressure Sue. If I open the valve too much, the air back feeds to the pump. I'm considering moving the valve, .to where the discharge line starts up the outside of the 4 inch pipe..</p>