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***¿Ü±¹ »çÀÌÆ®¿¡¼ Àοë Çß½À´Ï´Ù.** We had a number of requests to show how a simple Flood and Drain or Ebb and Flow Aquaponics System works. This animation we created is based on our own Aquaponics setup we use here at Eco Films. It¡¯s a terrific design that has consistently performed well and never failed us in constant use now for the last 18 months. In fact it has performed brilliantly. Press the red button to stop and start the animation: Murray Hallam created the kit we use called ¡°The Maximus¡± because it is designed to maximise the most grow bed space using the super sized fibreglass growbeds that he manufactures. In fact I do believe we bought the first unit from his production line. In any case that¡¯s our kit as featured on his website. We have grown all sorts of vegetables in it and the system just keeps getting better with age. Like fine wine, the reason we believe because over time a rich array of beneficial microbes, colonize the system enabling nature to do her thing. The main disadvantage of Flood and Drain is if you play the animation you will see the water level in the fish tank drops a bit and rises as the grow beds flood and drain. Now imagine if your outlet pipes sprung a leak? All the water in your fish tank would be pumped out resulting in dead fish! It imperative to keep your water level in the fish tank as high as possible by checking your fish tank at least once a week and top up with water, especially in Summer as a lot water can be lost through normal plant transpiration. In Murray¡¯s Maximus system he has introduced a Ball Float that tops up water automatically. In a well built system like ours, Flood and Drain Aquaponics has proven to be durable and robust. A CHOP system for some people may a better solution. See our other post on CHOP for a comparison to this Flood and Drain system.
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