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Plumbing / Pumps (73)
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 Frustrating bell siphon.I'm all set up with gravel and everything but I have an inconsistent bell siphon. It will work usually three or 4 times in a row but then… Started by Daniel McElhattan |
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May 17 Reply by Don Gibbs |
 V-Pump in Aquaponics?Hey is anybody using the V-Pump in their aquaponics system? I am by no means affiliated with this company - I just came across this on the… Started by Benjamin Frimmer |
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May 17 Reply by TCLynx |
 Plumbing and flood and drain cycleNewbie question, I'm building a system and still fuzzy on plumbing,Murray uses a siphon with a 12 minute cycle in his video. "rules of th… Started by brian kerns |
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May 15 Reply by bong sacay |
 Piping - to PVC or not to PVC? That is the question...I use PVC, and I'm assuming that most of you do as well, but there are rumblings out there about it leaching carcinogenic nasties into the… Started by Sylvia Bernstein |
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May 11 Reply by Flemming Funch |
 Plumbing QuestionsAs a novice to all of this, I continue to have questions. The system I'm building is flood and drain with a 500 gallon fish tank with a 1:… Started by John Wilson |
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May 9 Reply by TCLynx |
Short Range Cycle TimersOK, all you engineering types...We are looking for a Short Range Cycle Timer. Something that can do 10 minutes on and 3 minutes off, for e… Started by Sylvia Bernstein |
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May 5 Reply by TCLynx |
Pump question.When you are accounting for the vertical rise of water from your pump do you include distance traveled upward through water? For instance… Started by Daniel McElhattan |
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May 3 Reply by Paul Smith |
Float switch?I am trying to figure out how to utilize two thirty gallon fish tanks to work with my indoor bed. I think I came up with an idea but need y… Started by Sue McL |
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May 1 Reply by TCLynx |
 different types of pvc fittings, which to use?So if I go to my neighborhood Home Depot I can generally find 3 types of pvc fittings: CPVC(yellowish pvc which i've been told is the one y… Started by Calvin Schmidt |
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Apr 21 Reply by E Probst |
 Plumbing in South AfricaI am constructing an IBC system at home in line with Murray's design. The problem I have is trying to source the "snap off" fittings in Sou… Started by Mark Huppelschoten |
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Apr 15 Reply by TCLynx |
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