Removing Solids in Aquaponics
Actively removing solids can be costly in most aquaponic system designs. In this video, Dr. Storey of Bright Agrotech discusses the filtration and removal properties of media-based aquaponics…
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Hello Nate..Thanks for all the info you guys provide. I learn so much fro m
you
Ashby Aquaponics
March 28, 2015 at 9:48 am
Hey Nate,
Thanks for the video! Another idea: I’m running a Skippy-style
mech/biofilter right out of the tanks and before the sump; they’re a cheap
and easy diy build, and it keeps the sump clear and prevents the pump and
lines from clogging. The solids that do make it to the towers are teensy,
but they still cling together and build up once they get into the media.
SeeMikeDoStuff
March 28, 2015 at 9:48 am
Hi Nate,
Thanks a lot for another really interesting post!
If I understand good, a good media will act as a filter for the fine waste
and the fine particles are mineralized directly into the towers. The
bigger, heavier particles are trapped in some settling tanks you say. Is it
something relatively cheap like swirl filters or radial filters ?
Then, where in the circuit should those settling tanks be fitted ? You
describe a plumbing in several loops being ideal (see video on one-pump
systems here :
http://verticalfoodblog.com/one-pump-vs-two-pump-aquaponics-systems). Do
those settling tanks have to be in the same loop as the fish tanks ? Or do
they constantly filter a part of the sump water ?
I will be following your other videos, thanks again for inspiring us!
Greg aquaponienet
March 28, 2015 at 10:19 am