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Came across a good doc that covers different types of siphons in-depth.

http://www.japan-aquaponics.com/Articles/DIY-Aquaponics-Plumbing-Guide-Bell-Siphons.pdf

zp.

It didn't have Affnan siphons... If you are going to siphon, it is the only way to go!

It's covered - he shows the bell siphon with the reducer and contributes it to Affnan - he just refers to it as a bell siphon for the rest of the doc.

There is a link there to Affnan Siphons.....at the end. A lot of good info, would save a lot of effort to just give this link each time someone has a Siphon problem.

Oops, missed it! Then, great link thank you!

I have been using affnan siphons in my GH AP system for over 2 1/2 years... not one single problem.... I am running timed flood and drain.... and CF at least once a week for 4+ hours...

if your going to run a siphon, affnan is the way to go

JT

Yeah nice info from a quick scan through....


I have to laugh though, these siphons are simple aren't they, only a 9 page document in depth document explaining how they work..

They are simple to make though - and mine have been extremely reliable.

Not always simple...... Sometimes they take hours hours of mucking around and playing with them to get them working..

Adjusting the flow to get them to trigger and stop? That is the fun part while drinking a beer (or beverage of your choice) waiting for the bed to fill/empty and enjoying your AP setup.

hahahaha.... yeah the fun part.... That's why people come on here going "Aaaaah, I'm having so much fun getting my siphon to work, please help..."

I've never had a problem getting my beds to flood & drain... ever...

Takes all of about 5 minutes to program the timer...

Lol +1

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