Well you will need some figures to design a good one: water in a settling tank should stay there for at least 30 minutes. Research has shown that after 30 min. about 80% of the suspended solids (SS) are collected in the bottom cone. So if you are pumping 5 m3/h your settling tank should be about 2.5 m3. Thats the disadvantage of settlings tanks - they need a lot of space. Thats why we are using drumfilters in commercial fish farms (RAS). But if you are using a deep water culture you are having a long settling tank ;-). But remember we want the liquid nutrients from the fish waste not the solids. So design your system in such a way that you can always remove this unwanted sludge otherwise you will run into problems.
I love you're set up. I've been done aquaponics for the second year and have learned so much. Do you do yours commerical? Any advice for someone starting commerical??
Thank you broouuu ❣️
Hi Man! Amazing your videos. How do you size the settling tank?
Can I learn more about your settling tank? I am attempting to use it on my RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System)
Well you will need some figures to design a good one: water in a settling tank should stay there for at least 30 minutes. Research has shown that after 30 min. about 80% of the suspended solids (SS) are collected in the bottom cone. So if you are pumping 5 m3/h your settling tank should be about 2.5 m3. Thats the disadvantage of settlings tanks - they need a lot of space. Thats why we are using drumfilters in commercial fish farms (RAS). But if you are using a deep water culture you are having a long settling tank ;-). But remember we want the liquid nutrients from the fish waste not the solids. So design your system in such a way that you can always remove this unwanted sludge otherwise you will run into problems.
I love you're set up. I've been done aquaponics for the second year and have learned so much. Do you do yours commerical? Any advice for someone starting commerical??
Mine is more educational but we still produce a lot. Manage pests, check things every day, keep it clean
Where did you get the cone bottom tanks?
Ok how many gallons is your cone bottom tank?
60 gallons
@@NewAgrarian where do you get tanks from?
where do you get your tanks from?
US plastics
@@NewAgrarian thank you