Bell siphons are easy to maintain and simple to use.ĥ. The continuous cycle prevents extra work on your part.Ĥ.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOUND SIPHON AND SOUND CONTROL MANUAL
Once the bell siphon is working, you don't need a timer, additional drainage equipment, or manual draining to use the bell siphon in your system. The bell siphon process works automatically. The bell siphon allows the water's constant and consistent movement, which improves oxygen in the water that prevents stagnation of the water.ģ. As the bell siphon drains out the water regularly, the plants' roots are exposed to air regularly, allowing the plants' roots to remain hydrated and absorb all the nutrients in the water and the air that is beneficial for the overall health of the plants.Ģ.
The siphon pushes out and dumps the water rapidly through the standpipe at a higher pressure until the water level reaches the grow bed base.Īs the water level approaches the siphon pipe base, air will enter the bell through the holes at the bottom of the siphon pipe and relieves the pressure difference between the bell and the atmosphere, which causes the siphon to break and halt the drain of the water.Īs the pump continues to pump, the water will keep pouring into the grow bed, and once the level reaches the top of the standpipe, the siphon will be triggered again, and the flood and drain cycle will repeat until the pump is stopped. The resulting low pressure in the bell will lead to a pressure difference between the bell and the atmosphere, making the siphon fire. The pressure inside the bell falls as a result. As your grow bed fills up with water and reaches the top of the standpipe located inside the siphon pipe, the water will flow through the reduce placed at the top of the standpipe and out through the standpipe into the fish tank at low pressure.Īs water drains slowly out of the standpipe, the water builds up inside the bell and pushes the air out through the standpipe. How Does the Bell Siphon Works in Aquaponic System?īell siphons use a mechanism that leverages the forces of pressure and gravity. The siphon allows the water to flood the grow bed and automatically drains out the water when it reaches a certain level. The bell siphon maintains a minimum water level in the grow bed as it drains the excess water. This article will explain what a bell siphon is and why we use it in aquaponics.Ī bell siphon is a device used to efficiently regulate the flow of water in a media based aquaponics system automatically without human intervention. If you're planning on setting up your media based aquaponics system, it is important that you know the function of a bell siphon to be successful. It is responsible for regulating the entire system's water flow and efficiently helping move the water from the media bed into the fish tank. A bell siphon is a very important component of a media based aquaponics system.
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