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 Post subject: Olley's New System
PostPosted: Apr 9th, '12, 16:15 
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Yep i'm at it again! :wave1:

New Location, shouldnt have to move from here for some time!

Now the System, two fish tanks one sump, one sand filter, and one fluid sand filter feeding 18 aeroponic towers. system to be run from one pump! i hope :think:

more info to come soon!

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
PostPosted: Apr 9th, '12, 16:35 
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Here is The New Location and my new fish tank!


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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Exciting stuff, looking forward to the new set up :thumbright:

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Had to add 2 Meters of crusher dust to bed the tank in as it has a conical bottom,

Thanks to amph for the help with that! :thumbright:


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as you can see..... well not really the bottom is conical, and covered with darling river mud!
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another shot of the tank!

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Had another 2 meters of crusher dust delivered Thursday to level up the base, which I proceed to do Friday.

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this is where the pump will sit for a short time till i run plumbing!

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Nice and flat now.

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And No i wont leave the steel there, it was just for leveling!
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and this is where the pump will go for a bit.

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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The Pump in place, and plumbed temp Like!

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washed off the darling river mud, but it made the water a little cloudy :D

but you get that for a free tank!, came from mildura had duck weed and some small fish in it for about a year!, Tank was made by global rota molders, this one was a reject as could be seen from some of the first pic's had some repairs made!

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Tank is full ran the pump for couple of days, which cleared up the water very nicely

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Well Got a price on some Pipe to make my grow towers out of.............. any one want to go halfs in a lenght of 375 mill PVC pipe?......... it's only $500 worth for 6 meters! :shifty:

will have to think about this one :think:

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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wolvenstine wrote:
Well Got a price on some Pipe to make my grow towers out of.............. any one want to go halfs in a lenght of 375 mill PVC pipe?......... it's only $500 worth for 6 meters! :shifty:

will have to think about this one :think:


:shock:
Whats wrong with 90 mm dwc?


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I have a 1800mm length of 500mm pipe if you wanna try that.. it's about half an inch thick though..

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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julia_bites wrote:
wolvenstine wrote:
Well Got a price on some Pipe to make my grow towers out of.............. any one want to go halfs in a lenght of 375 mill PVC pipe?......... it's only $500 worth for 6 meters! :shifty:

will have to think about this one :think:


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Whats wrong with 90 mm dwc?


This is what i'm up too... :thumbright: have currently sourced for free some 300mm x 3M and about 6M of 250mm so far!

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Yo amph i will come and talk to you about you Larger pipe as well

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Why Not contact the local manufacture of the pipe in OZ and see if you can get What they Call Reject pipe.. Not suitable for Plumbing and in most case is Regrind[Chipped] to be recycled..

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Damn, nice big pump n filter there.... :thumbright:

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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SnowT wrote:
Why Not contact the local manufacture of the pipe in OZ and see if you can get What they Call Reject pipe.. Not suitable for Plumbing and in most case is Regrind[Chipped] to be recycled..

Juergen


yeah may have to if i want to get any more that what i have scabbed so far :D

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 Post subject: Re: Olley's New System
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Damn, nice big pump n filter there.... :thumbright:


Stay tuned :twisted: i have a bigger filter coming!

The pump is really nice it's currently feeding both tanks quite well, with a little room to spare! it should run the whole system, if i get it right! :D

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