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Siphons
What is a siphon?
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Asiphonisanupside-downU-shapedtubefilledwithliquid,witheachendsubmergedinadifferentcontainerofliquid.Ifthelevelishigherinonecontainerthantheother,liquidwillflowfromthecontainerwiththehigherlevelupthroughthesiphonandthendownintothelowerlevel.Thisflowwillcontinueuntilthelevelsofbothcontainersareequal.Flowstopswhenthetwopondslevelsareequal.Thesiphon'sflowisaresultoftheforceofgravity.Thestoredgravitationalpotentialenergyinthehigherliquidlevelpushestheliquidthroughthesiphonintotheoutputtube.
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Siphonsareagoodwaytomovewaterbetweentwopondswithoutmakingapermanentholeinthesideoftheponds.Siphonsallowthewatergoovertherimofapondinsteadofthroughtheside.Siphonsareeasiertoconstructthanapermanenttubethatisattachedandsealedintothesideofeachpond.Siphonsaremovableandarenotconnectedtotheponds.Siphonscanbeeasilyremovedtodisconnectponds.Thepondscanbemovedandrearrangedindependently.Severalsiphonscanbeusedtogethertoallowmoreflowwithoutneedingtomakeadditionalpermanentconnections.Iftwopondsareconnectedbyasiphonatthetop,aleakinonepondwilldrainthatponddowntotheleveloftheleak,butthewaterintheotherpondwillonlydraindowntothelevelofthebottomofthesiphontube.Butiftwopondsareconnectedbyatubesatthesidesnearthebottom,aleakinonepondwilldrainbothponds(sometimesresultinginafishdyinginbothponds).
Why use siphons?
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Makingasiphonusingflexiblerubberfittings.materials:--PVCclearplastictubing2inchesinsidediameter.--flexiblerubberfittingswithclamps--brassbarbedhosenipplefitting(for1/8inchdiameterflexibletubing)--clearsiliconesealant--flexiblesiliconeairlinetubing(standard13/16inchesdiameter)--bamboochopstick
howto:a)cutpiecesofPVCclearplastictubing(two12"piecesandtwo4"pieces)b)connectthepiecesoftubingwithflexiblerubberfittingsthatclampontothetubingtomakewater-tight,air-tightconnections.MakeaU-shapewithastraightfittingbetweentwoshorttubesthetop.c)drillaholeinthetopcenterrubberfitting,slightlysmallerthanthefitting.Insertthesmallbrassfittingpointingup.Applyclearsiliconesealantaroundthefitting.d)connecta3'pieceofairlineonthebrassfitting,andinsertachopstickintheendoftheairline.
How to make a siphon
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Notes:1)Cleartubingshowswhetherthesiphonisfullofwaterinside,whetherthewaterismoving,andwhichwaythewaterismoving.2)Thebrassfittingisusedtoremoveairfromsiphon.3)ThefittingsconnectthetubingtomaketheU-shape.Thecornerfittingscanbeangledat60or90degrees.The90degreeshapeisbest.Itismorestable,canextenddeeperintothepondandinterfereslesswithfloatingplantsandaquaponicstrays.
howto:a)cutpiecesofPVCclearplastictubing(three12"pieces)b)connectthetubingwithrigidPVCfittings;permanentlysealtogetherwithPVCsolvent.c)drillaholeinthetoptube,slightlysmallerthanthefitting.Insertthesmallbrassfittingpointingup.Applyclearsiliconesealantaroundthefitting.d)connecta3'pieceofairlineonthebrassfitting,andinsertachopstickintheendoftheairline.
MakingasiphonusingpermanentlygluedPVCfittingsmaterials:--PVCclearplastictubing2inchesinsidediameter.--flexiblerubberfittingswithclamps--brassbarbedhosenipplefitting(for1/8inchdiameterflexibletubing)--clearsiliconesealant--flexiblesiliconeairlinetubing(standard13/16inchesdiameter)--bamboochopstick
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Thetopofthesiphonisinitiallyfilledwithair.Theairlinetubingisforremovingthisair.
Whenairissuckedoutfromthetopoftheairline,waterwillriseupfromthepondsintothetubesandfillthesiphoncompletelywithwater.Aircanbesuckedout:-withyourmouth,likesuckingthroughastraw.or-byattachingasmallhand-squeezeairpump,whichcanbecarriedfromonepondtoanother.Stopwhenthewaterstartstoentertheairline.
How to start a siphon
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Insertachopstickintheendoftheairline.Whenthesiphonisfull,ittransferswaterfromonepondtoanother.
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Aseriesofpondscanbeconnectedwithsiphonsformingapondriver.Whenwaterisaddedtotheriver,itwillmovefrompondtopond.Allpondswillfilluntiloneormorepondsoverflowoverthetoprim,oruntilwatergoesoutofapondforirrigation.
Howtomakeapondriver
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Watercanbeaddedbyseveralmethodsatanypointinthepondriverby:1)withawaterfauceta)directlyb)controlledbyatimerthataddswaterperiodicallyc)controlledbyafloat-valvethataddswaterwhenthelevelgoesdown,tokeepthepondfilledtoachosenlevel
Addingwatertoapondriver
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Ariverofpondsconnectedbysiphonscanmovewateralongdistancetoirrigateindoororoutdoorgardens.Watercanleaveapondriverbyfivedifferentways:1)byasiphondripper2)byasiphonconnectedtoatimeronanirrigationline3)byasiphonandhoseregulatedbyaperson4)byaccidentaloverflowing,ifasiphonintheriverfails5)byaccidentaldrainingfromaleakinapond
asiphondripperisasiphongoingintoasmallcontainerhangingontheoutsiderimofapond.Whenwaterrisesinapond,itflowsthroughthesiphonintothesmallcontainer,whichoverflowsintoahoseorirrigationtube.
Usingwaterfromapondriver
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Awateryarteryisanetworkofpondrivers.Pondriverscanbeconnectedtomergetogetherordivideandflowindifferentdirections.Anetworkofpondriverscanacceptnewwateratanypointanddeliverittoanyotherlocationinthenetwork.
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WateryArteries
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Asiphoncompletelyfullofwaterandnoairwilloperatebest.Asiphonpartiallyfilledwithairwillcontinuetowork,butlesswaterwillflow.Asiphonwiththeentirehorizontaltubefullofairwillstopworking.Whenairissuckedoutfromthetopoftheairline,waterwillriseupfromthepondsintothetubesandfillthesiphoncompletelywithwater.Aircanbesuckedout:-withyourmouth,likesuckingthroughastraw.or-byattachingasmallhand-squeezeairpump,whichcanbecarriedfromonepondtoanother.Stopwhenthewaterstartstoentertheairline.Insertachopstickintheendoftheairline.Whenthesiphonisfull,ittransferswaterfromonepondtoanother.
Howtomaintainasiphon
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Note:Therearefourwaysaircangetaccidentlyintoasiphon:1.Aircomingoutofthewaterinthesiphon.Wateralwayshassomeairdissolvedinit.ThataircancomeoutofsolutionasabubbleduetolowpressureintheupperpartofsiphonAirleakswherethefittingsmeetthetubes.2.Bubblesaccidentlycausedbystirringorsplashingthewaterinthepond,orfrombubblesfromanaerationbubblerinthepond.3.Theconnectionsbetweenthefittingsandtubesmustbecompletelywater-tightandair-tight.Ifthereisevenasmallaleakorcrack,airwillaccumulateinthetopofthesiphon.Rubberfittingswithclampscantightened.PVCjointscanbesealedwithsiliconesealant.4.Thewaterlevelinapondcangobelowthebottomendofonelegofthesiphon.Thiscanbeaccidentalifthepondhasafastleak,oriftoomuchwaterisdrainedoutforirrigationThenairwillgoupintothesiphonandfillthetop,anditwillstopworking.
dissolvedairveryslowlycomesoutofwater
bubblesfromaerationriseupintothesiphon
waterlevelfallsbelowthesiphon
crackorleakinfittings
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Alongsiphoncanbeusedtopassoveroneormorepondsinaseries,separatingitfromtheflowofwater.Theskippedpond(orponds)tobeemptiedforcleaningorharvestingfishWatercontinuestoflowthroughtherestoftheponds.
Specialuses
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Fishcanswimthroughsiphonsfromonepondtoanother.Attachascreenatthebottomofoneorbothofthesiphontubes.
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Materialsponds-madeofKalwallfiberglassbySolarComponentsDivisionofKalwallCorporation.www.solar-components.com siphonfittings–plumbingsupplycompaniesReferencesGreenCenterwebsite–www.newalchemists.net
Materials&References/Links
LinksLinkstoGreenwayvideos:--"FollowtheWater"--"WatchtheNutrientsCycle"--"WatchtheEnergyFlow"--"TransportLinkstoGreenwayTopicsExplanations
Contact:EarleBarnhartcapecodalchemists@gmail.comTheGreenCenterwww.newalchemists.net
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