DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[perchie.girl]

perchie.girl, is this the one you're thinking of?

Not sure the video doesnt work..... I will dig some more....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Ok here is the video I wanted to share

The actual mechanism of the Bell Siphon I have to find and insert below.....
http://www.japan-aquaponics.com/bell-siphon-guide.html

The video of the setup above works for your milk jug system. Since there is no growth medium. If you had say pebbles in the tray as a growth medium youd want to shield the Bell Siphon with a larger peice of perforated PVC so the bell can do its job without being disturbed.

The cool part is you adjust your water height by how ever high you set your standpipe. The upper level of the water height. you adjust the lower level of the water height byt the slits in the bottom of the bell. As soon as air goes into those slits the siphon begins to break.

But the cool part is the actuall bell perpetuates the sipon even after the water level goes several inches below the stand pipe top. Pretty cool hunh,.

deb

 

[3forfree]

I saw some quite large rubber tubs about 4" deep at TSC and I may get one of these.

Best of all, they still had plenty of water when we got home!

Would this same idea work for feed, anyone? Or would the feed draw moisture and get lumpy?

Thanks for your reply!

here's a link to a feeder that is in the learning center at the top of this page. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-bucket-feeder-by-terry-g
same concept as your waterer, but more holes and the feed drops out as they eat. I use a 5 gallon pail and a flower pot base, and only need to feed about once a week.

 

[babffel]

Here are my pictures of chickies' new waterer. Thanks to BYC and its members! They drink A LOT of water!!

Wish I could make this waterer make it easier on giving all my chickens water..

 

[kuntrygirl]

Here are my pictures of chickies' new waterer. Thanks to BYC and its members! They drink A LOT of water!!

PERFECT! Good job!

 

[aart]

Ok here is the video I wanted to share

The actual mechanism of the Bell Siphon I have to find and insert below.....
http://www.japan-aquaponics.com/bell-siphon-guide.html

The video of the setup above works for your milk jug system. Since there is no growth medium. If you had say pebbles in the tray as a growth medium youd want to shield the Bell Siphon with a larger peice of perforated PVC so the bell can do its job without being disturbed.

The cool part is you adjust your water height by how ever high you set your standpipe. The upper level of the water height. you adjust the lower level of the water height byt the slits in the bottom of the bell. As soon as air goes into those slits the siphon begins to break.

But the cool part is the actuall bell perpetuates the sipon even after the water level goes several inches below the stand pipe top. Pretty cool hunh,.

deb

Very cool! I still didn't quite understand how the bell siphon actually worked....I found this video that has a great graphic (from 1:04 to 3:54, if you don't want to watch the whole thing) showing how the Bernoulli Principle works.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Excellent video Aart.... probably the best I have seen to illustrate how the bell siphon works.

deb

 

[deserthomestead]

how cool!

 

[deserthomestead]

allright, DIY-ers! I have a few extra sinks that I'd like to repurpose, but I don't have any great ideas for them.

One is a double kitchen sink, the other is one of those formed plastic bathroom sinks.

 

[DeerFangRanch]

I used one of the preformed bath sinks as a potting stand. Happened to have an old bath vanity for it to sit on.

Pot in the sink with a bucket below the drain hole (with all the pipes removed). Catches the soil that I spill.

I also used the cabinet to store my two buckets of soil and a few other gardening things.