Here's simple, if room permits. Increase hidth of dsb. Get orp reads, keep increasing bed little by little, test, till ideal hidth, found. This may take a year or more to determine, I think. Simple.
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Hi,
After hijacking a couple of other thread it's time to start a thread instead
This is a thread for ideas for designing sand beds for nutrient control and other purposes, and ways to control them. Feel free to contribute with your ideas, thoughts and experiences!
So let's go! I'll have switch to my computer to find the sketch I did, so I'll be back with one idea for a controllable deep sand bed.
/ David
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Here's what I personally hate of electronic design, when a surge happens, eventually effects electronics. Not everyone prepares to prevent them. When a black out/brown out happens, electronics possibly short out. And eventually do short out. Especially in Residential homes.
Not bad for a dumb, Mexican/Jew. Heehee
This was important for me when I design my system. If the system get zero in NO3 or got without circulation ( electrical grid breakdown) - my reversed DSB will convert to a hydrogen sulphide reactor. Hence placed in a certain apartment - hence refugium on the top, hence a large flow from the DT over it, hence a block of my return pump - at least 5 minutes delay after a power breakdown. This means that the skimmers has oxygenated the receiving chamber from the refugium before receiving any water that may content hydrogen sulphide.
Sincerely Lasse
The pump would increase water level in only dsb, so pushes out the discharge I drew to the right sideWhy the pump from the sump to the DSB intake ? - the dosing pump is enough to get a flow through the sand bed. Using the principles of corresponding vessels.
Sincerely Lasse
The pump would increase water level in only dsb, so pushes out the discharge I drew to the right side
Now that you mentioned dosing pump, no check valve. Water would flow thru pump so it recirculatesWhy the pump from the sump to the DSB intake ? - the dosing pump is enough to get a flow through the sand bed. Using the principles of corresponding vessels.
Sincerely Lasse
I thought Sallstrom said this dsb sit in a sump?Why do you need the discharge and where it goes?
Sincerely Lasse
Yea, top would work too. This is as simple it getsThe dosing pump will lower the level in the DSB, hence force the water to fill up from the plenum according to corresponding vessels. If you want more water pass through - rise the amount from the dosing pump or mount another pump working from the top of the DSB to the sump. Corresponding vessels is a powerful tool.
Sincerely Lasse
On discharge of dosing pump. I would put a coil of tubing to start 25', increase length,see what orp reads are like. Coil of tubing to speed up anaerobic cycle.Pump need to be controlled by orp controller. And ball valve, check valve on discharge possibly needed. Unless using dc pump then flow easy to control. Still need check valve, possibly. Forgot, see discharge. When pump activated, water in dsb rises, till it goes thru discharge.
I think we have a eureka moment. Pretty simple.
I thought Sallstrom said this dsb sit in a sump?
That I see, and dsb is inside sump. Got it. MaestroYes and in a way that you - when everything is non function - the water level of the sump and water level of the DSB is in the same height. When the dosing pump (or another pump) take out water from the surface of the DSB - the water level goes down. Because the plenum is open to the sump - the principle of corresponding vessels will try to maintain the water level of the DSB to the same as the sump. It will create a flow through the DSB. David Chose a dosing pump because he want a slow flow. Whatever pump you use - it should be connected to the redox measurements
Sincerely Lasse