Best Aeration System...Wind vs. Solar....Not what you expect.

When an off-grid aeration system is required, the choices are either wind power or solar power. We show how you can build a solar aeration system that works in rain and snow and compare it to a windmill type aeration system.
Why is it not spelled "airation" ?

[@rob379lqz]

Solar or Wind… Hmm, both! Thank-you Sir.

[@kreynolds1123]

I suggest making mico bubble generator whose bubbles stay in water far longer and does a far better job than simple air stones. And all it takes is a simple modification.
Insert an air stone into a pipe that's just a little bigger and pump water through the pipe. Water speeds up as it passes over the air stone and rips very small sized bubbles off.
You can get even better results with a hollowed out graphite cylinder as its pores are much smaller and the ventury effect tends to pull more air with common air stones which limits how small the bubbles can get. A hollowed out graphite cylinder inside a pipe with water pumped through the pipe makes a great nano sized bubble generator whose bubbles stay suspended seemingly forever, helping ensure maximum gas absorption.

[@kreynolds1123]

If you add a 12v led acid battery with a MPPT charge controller, the battery can keep the air pump running all day and all night, assuming the solar pannel gets enough solar energy.

[@kreynolds1123]

33:32 No wind no airation. To be fair, the fish don't use much oxygen when it's this cold.😁

[@terryandersonart9007]

Thanks for sharing Jim. Where did you find the solar panel?

[@Jimscoolstuff]

On Amazon. All the items shown except for the ammo box were from Amazon.

[@fayyazhaider6080]

Hi..sir if wind is so costly but it run 24 hours. Solar work with sun time.. But solar is silent genrater.. Ok thanks..

[@JohnGuest45]

The wind will deliver a lot more air and at higher pressure so you could store the excess in a tank for calm days :)