Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hey guys,

I was thinking that the "General" forum could do with a "Acronyms and Terms" topic for us beginners.

For instance, I read a lot of posts before diving in, but I had to do a fair bit of digging to find out what IBC stood for.

I've now just come across the term "venturi drain" and a quick google search reveals nothing concrete. Can someone with a bit of knowledge start such a thread (hopefully a sticky)? It will help us newbies understand what you experts are ranting about?

ahhhh but there are no experts.everyone else is still learning too

i set up a definition of terms or glossary in the useful info section, will open that back up and delegate a mod to update it. Jaymiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!

oh, a job for the newbie mod?

I'll start onto to it tomorrow, nearly bedtime here

edit: there I'm repeating words, I must be tired, all this nice rain is making me sleepy

ahh the apprentice gets all the good jobs

And Jaymie thought we picked her for other reasosn (which can not be discussed on a public forum ) ... we just neede a lacky

she's a mod, she's a mod, she's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, she's a mod....

I'll serve my time as the apprentice....

cool.... just watch out for their requests for tins of chequered paint and left handed screwdrivers

You can always try delegating....Axl - do you want your dinner!!!!!!!

By the way Gemmell - did you find out what a venturi drain is
if you still don't know then "app mod" will be able to help

Dont forget the 'box of holes'

oh yeah...... I can never find em at b hey.....maybe jaymie can do a search for us?

If you are familiar with MF's system you will know about his standpipe in the fish tank which is used to drain the water out. A similar system is often used in aquaculture and they call it a venturi drain. Maybe the way they set it up creates a venturi effect and sucks in air (which I guess a drain of this nature would - does in the grow-beds).

That is a confusing term. So different from a venturi, similarity - adds air, doesn't require power.