IBC Aquaponics
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IBC Tank Drain - Fish Screen
I saw someone use the IBC drain as the solids outlet run out to a sweeping 90 to veritcal into a radial flow filter. Thought that was a great way to go until it was time to put fish in... hmmm, how do I keep the fish in the tank?
Looking for ideas of how to screen the fish to keep them in the IBC while still allowing "solids" to escape out the drain.
Thanks for any help you can provide! (can you tell I'm new to this? hahahahaha)
Jeff Guykema
Thanks everyone. I'm trying to start out pretty simple and I was trying to use the drain in place of the SLO. Cool idea, though... may find that this isn't working and switch to that later, but really want to try it as it is now.
I did fix the problem with some mesh inside the drain valve cover I purchased. Just balled it up to create a fairly fine screen and inserted it into the drain cover pipe (about 3-4" of room in there). Working well so far. Haven't lost any fish yet.
Aug 9, 2015
Leo White Bear
Jeff-
Like always said...Many ways to skin a cat, hope it works well for you. Just remember that this is another item to put on your maintenance list, clean the filter screen.
Aug 9, 2015
Jeff S
You will absolutely have to remove that screen to clean it regularly. Good luck with that. Even without a screen I have to brush in front of the outlet from time to time to clear it out. The one thing I've been concerned about since I first set mine up is a major leak from the IBC to the filter. If that happens you lose all your water. I will definitely go back to the SLO on my next major upgrade.
Aug 9, 2015