Well done promoting Auto Siphons, they are amazing. I use Affnan style Auto Siphons (Thanks Affnan) with a 40 to 25 mm adapter on top of the stand pipe and a 4 mm leak hole at the base of the stand pipe. The adapter allows a wide variation in flow rates and avoids equilibrium flow and the leak hole empties the grow bed during a power or pump failure. The small hole is prone to blocking and my weekly service includes clearing the hole. My power-fail back up sprays water into the fish tanks only and if the grow beds retained water they would become anaerobic. I still enjoy hearing the gurgle as the siphon breaks.
very important you're right! but i've choosed U syphon. i find it more régular. but i follow you in you're fish knowledge. i hope you understand. Enjoy in aquaponics!
Just finished servicing my Auto Siphons and forgot to mention rotating the media blocker. Plant roots can block the holes in the media blocker (outer shroud) and by rotating without lifting the roots are cut and cleared. I do this when the stand pipe is removed and if the roots are long I flush with the hose or remove by hand until all clear. Sometimes root growth can make it difficult to rotate and this is why I do it every time I service the Auto Siphons.
Very glad I serviced the Auto Siphons. Yesterday the safety switch kept turning off the power. Still had power at 2 power points. The back up bilge pump was spraying water into the fish tanks and the 4 mm leak holes drained the grow beds. This keeps the grow aerobic. Power was off for most of the day. Late in the day ran extension leads to the aquaponics. It was only at the end of the day that I discovered that the fish tank had leaked onto a power board and caused shorting and arcing. Fixed the filter which caused the leek and removed the extension leads. The aquaponics was without power for over 8 hours. The trout were quiet last night but today they are leaping out of the water at feed time. If the grow beds were flooded for over 8 hours they would have become anaerobic and accumulated methane and hydrogen sulfide which are extremely toxic to fish. The leek holes prevented this happening and thanks to Affnan's research and auto siphon design my trout are fine.
AHHHH! Watch out for that snake! :) Really cool tool. I'm assuming this bell siphon would be good for hydroponics as well. I guess for "deep water" hydro?
Thanks for your message Troy I am not really sure what you mean as in “Deep Water Culture” also called “Raft System” we work with a constant water level. This bell siphon is specifically designed for growbed aquaponics. Please see our free 6 step guide here: melbourneaquaponics.com.au/optin-6-STEP-GUIDE Cheers
We are always waiting for your nice videos. I wanted to know if there is any organic substitute for Iron deficiencies that we can use for our system. Also if there is other organic substitutes for the other deficiencies in minerals needed for the plant.
hi i want to know that how should be the bottom of the growbed, if there is 1 inch water level always maintained at the bottom of the grow bed will there be any problem.
Hi Parsenjit, As you understand in a flood and drain growbed system we try to get the water as low as possible when it flushes. Depending on the system you use, you will probably still have a few centimeters of water remaining in the growbed. That’s ok as long as most of the growbed volume is flushed away. If you are designing the system (Bell siphon or timer), try to get this remaining water as low as possible. Thanks 😉
Well done promoting Auto Siphons, they are amazing. I use Affnan style Auto Siphons (Thanks Affnan) with a 40 to 25 mm adapter on top of the stand pipe and a 4 mm leak hole at the base of the stand pipe. The adapter allows a wide variation in flow rates and avoids equilibrium flow and the leak hole empties the grow bed during a power or pump failure. The small hole is prone to blocking and my weekly service includes clearing the hole. My power-fail back up sprays water into the fish tanks only and if the grow beds retained water they would become anaerobic. I still enjoy hearing the gurgle as the siphon breaks.
very important you're right! but i've choosed U syphon. i find it more régular. but i follow you in you're fish knowledge. i hope you understand. Enjoy in aquaponics!
It took me 5 times to make my bell siphon for my aquaponic system but eventually got it to work now with plastic bottles :D
Just finished servicing my Auto Siphons and forgot to mention rotating the media blocker. Plant roots can block the holes in the media blocker (outer shroud) and by rotating without lifting the roots are cut and cleared. I do this when the stand pipe is removed and if the roots are long I flush with the hose or remove by hand until all clear. Sometimes root growth can make it difficult to rotate and this is why I do it every time I service the Auto Siphons.
Some really interesting information, thanks 👍
Very glad I serviced the Auto Siphons. Yesterday the safety switch kept turning off the power. Still had power at 2 power points. The back up bilge pump was spraying water into the fish tanks and the 4 mm leak holes drained the grow beds. This keeps the grow aerobic. Power was off for most of the day. Late in the day ran extension leads to the aquaponics. It was only at the end of the day that I discovered that the fish tank had leaked onto a power board and caused shorting and arcing. Fixed the filter which caused the leek and removed the extension leads. The aquaponics was without power for over 8 hours. The trout were quiet last night but today they are leaping out of the water at feed time. If the grow beds were flooded for over 8 hours they would have become anaerobic and accumulated methane and hydrogen sulfide which are extremely toxic to fish. The leek holes prevented this happening and thanks to Affnan's research and auto siphon design my trout are fine.
In your cycling video you talked about when it is safe to add fish. A video explaining when to add plants/worms could also be useful.
Very nice thanks for the info.
AHHHH! Watch out for that snake! :) Really cool tool. I'm assuming this bell siphon would be good for hydroponics as well. I guess for "deep water" hydro?
Thanks for your message Troy
I am not really sure what you mean as in “Deep Water Culture” also called “Raft System” we work with a constant water level. This bell siphon is specifically designed for growbed aquaponics. Please see our free 6 step guide here: melbourneaquaponics.com.au/optin-6-STEP-GUIDE
Cheers
We are always waiting for your nice videos. I wanted to know if there is any organic substitute for Iron deficiencies that we can use for our system. Also if there is other organic substitutes for the other deficiencies in minerals needed for the plant.
Hi there! it looks like you haven't watch the free bonus video that talks about this topic: secure.melbourneaquaponics.com.au/optin11667824
Cheers
The leaking fish tank was in the house not the aquaponic fish tanks. This caused the safety switch to trip.
hi i want to know that how should be the bottom of the growbed, if there is 1 inch water level always maintained at the bottom of the grow bed will there be any problem.
Hi Parsenjit, As you understand in a flood and drain growbed system we try to get the water as low as possible when it flushes. Depending on the system you use, you will probably still have a few centimeters of water remaining in the growbed. That’s ok as long as most of the growbed volume is flushed away. If you are designing the system (Bell siphon or timer), try to get this remaining water as low as possible.
Thanks 😉
MFKing SNAKE in your MKFing Aquaponics grow bed!
Just havin' fun. . .