Backyard Aquaponics
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100 gallon sump
50 and 25 gallon grow bed
225 gallon fish tank

plan on wrapping fish tank in metal(no sunlight) and replacing one section of roof metal with transparent sheet for plenty of light on grow beds.

next picture... sump tank buried and grow beds in place

need advice on best way to put a thru fitting on 50 gallon black grow bed to drain back into sump??? and also thru the fish tank to spill back on grow beds?? uni-seal?? I would like to keep this system constant flood with standpipes
pump is 1000gph hydrofarm and have already purchased some 1 in pvc pipe and fittings

Is a bell siphon out of the question? Right now I have my 1000gph hydrofarm in a 35 gallon sump. The pump feeds the GB and is regulated way back to make sure the siphon stops. The siphon drains back into the sump. Right before the GB outlet I have a tee that feed the aerator in the FT. This outlet is not regulate and the valve is 100% open. This amount of water is enough to provide enough flow for the venture aerator as well as keep my SLO full enough to be effective. If you take a look at my system you will be able to see what I'm doing, It's not updated to show the pipe from the siphon to the ST or the aerator tee off of the outlet pipe, I'll try to get those photos up tonight.
Great build so far though!

AP on my friends!
-Ryan

Cool system Ryan.. Really would like to stick to constant flood.. Any advice on thru fitting? I saw some bulkhead fittings I believe would work? Also, can you have more than one slo pipe? One for each grow bed? Or is it just better to tee off to each bed?