water flow issue - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T01:32:47Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/water-flow-issue?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A82288&feed=yes&xn_auth=noChris friction loss due to di…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-08:4778851:Comment:837502011-04-08T09:16:57.561ZDavid Waitehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWaite
Chris friction loss due to distance or length of pipe, debri and algae on the inside of you pipe is the cause for sure. I would caution against different flow rates into the fish tanks. You should be close as possible. A quick fix is to add a second main drain to the end of line and run it all the way back to the other end and connect, effectively doubling your main drain line. If one fish tank gets 20 gpm and the end gets 12 you can see fish load would build up in the end tanks. Just a thought.
Chris friction loss due to distance or length of pipe, debri and algae on the inside of you pipe is the cause for sure. I would caution against different flow rates into the fish tanks. You should be close as possible. A quick fix is to add a second main drain to the end of line and run it all the way back to the other end and connect, effectively doubling your main drain line. If one fish tank gets 20 gpm and the end gets 12 you can see fish load would build up in the end tanks. Just a thought. thanks for all the support. i…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-08:4778851:Comment:837472011-04-08T05:24:15.281ZChristopher Meunierhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChristopherMeunier
<p>thanks for all the support. i believe i have finally figured it out. it was a combination of adjusting the amount of flow into each tank, while allowing restriction on outflow at different tanks.</p>
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<p>thanks again</p>
<p>thanks for all the support. i believe i have finally figured it out. it was a combination of adjusting the amount of flow into each tank, while allowing restriction on outflow at different tanks.</p>
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<p>thanks again</p> It seems you have valves on e…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-08:4778851:Comment:841042011-04-08T03:55:45.869ZBurtonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BurtonRosenberger
It seems you have valves on each tank why not adjust the valves on the lead tanks to reduce the flow and make them all drain evenly? :)
It seems you have valves on each tank why not adjust the valves on the lead tanks to reduce the flow and make them all drain evenly? :) IMHO your are probably gettin…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-08:4778851:Comment:840172011-04-08T03:44:28.464ZGary Searlehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GarySearle
IMHO your are probably getting equal flow from each of the six tanks. The higher water level as you get further from the sump would indicate a higher pressure at the farthest tank to compensate for the friction losses for the additional length of pipe getting back to the sump.
IMHO your are probably getting equal flow from each of the six tanks. The higher water level as you get further from the sump would indicate a higher pressure at the farthest tank to compensate for the friction losses for the additional length of pipe getting back to the sump. ...Or, you could add a second…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-05:4778851:Comment:822882011-04-05T18:14:34.840ZGus Raifordhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GusRaiford
...Or, you could add a second sump to the other end and pipe tanks 1, 2 & 3 to it while 4, 5 & 6 go to the original sump...
...Or, you could add a second sump to the other end and pipe tanks 1, 2 & 3 to it while 4, 5 & 6 go to the original sump... Yea as you add more tanks you…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-03-03:4778851:Comment:550642011-03-03T21:53:54.024ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Yea as you add more tanks you would either need to adjust the flow rates to suit the drain plumbing or increase the size of the drain plumbing to handle more flow or perhaps simpler to run more drain lines to handle it.
Yea as you add more tanks you would either need to adjust the flow rates to suit the drain plumbing or increase the size of the drain plumbing to handle more flow or perhaps simpler to run more drain lines to handle it. going with two or three drain…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-03-03:4778851:Comment:552502011-03-03T16:34:41.764ZRichard Wymanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RichardWyman
going with two or three drains would double or triple the flow. If the problem isn't too bad I would just try a second drain.
going with two or three drains would double or triple the flow. If the problem isn't too bad I would just try a second drain.