{"product_id":"aquaurban-aquaponics-grow-bed","title":"AquaUrban Aquaponics Grow Bed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAquaUrban Aquaponics Grow Bed\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u0026lt; data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the perfect grow bed for your aquaponic system, designed with the gardener in mind.  Manufactured from extra think, food grade plastic, the AquaUrban Grow Bed is great for growing indoors or outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComes in a garden-friendly terracotta color!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComes with a media guard to keep all of your grow media out of your plumbing, with optional plumbing kits for Bell Siphon or Flood-and-Drain styles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u0026lt; data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is a Bell Siphon?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_65218\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-65218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBell Siphon Kit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA bell siphon automatically drains your grow bed once the water level reaches a high point, as a pump is continuously moving water into the bed.  When the grow bed drains, the siphon breaks and then the grow bed refills with water until the cycle repeats again.  This flood\/drain action brings nutrients and oxygen into all levels of your grow bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome advantages of Bell Siphons:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can run your pump continuously, which both extends the life of your pump AND enables you to use the water flow to continuously oxygenate your fish tank through an aeration bar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo timer needed, so you can eliminate a mechanical device which could fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the water is sucked out of a grow bed via siphoning action it pulls far more oxygen through the grow media than a simple draining by gravity does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u0026lt; data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is the Flood \u0026amp; Drain?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_65219\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-65219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlood and Drain Kit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a Flood and Drain setup, the filling and draining is controlled by a timer, which controls your water pump.  At intervals you set, (we do 15 minutes on\/45 minutes off per hour) the pump will fill the grow bed.  When the water level reaches the top of the standpipe, the bed drains.  When the timer shuts off the pump, the rest of the water drains out of the grow bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome advantages of Flood \u0026amp; Drain:\u003c\/strong\u003e                         \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                         \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlood \u0026amp; Drain kits come with plumbing fittings to hook up to your own pump and timer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBed fills over the course of 15 minutes, once per hour, then drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo adjusting of flow rates necessary like with a Bell Siphon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u0026lt; data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtra thick 1\/4″ food safe, UV protected PE plastic designed to never bow under the heat and weight of outdoor aquaponic gardening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12″ deep, 28″ wide and 44″ long, giving approximately 8 sq ft of growing space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 AquaUrban  Aquaponics Grow Bed for every 60 – 120 gallons of fish tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes Media Guard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you choose a plumbing kit, they include Bell Siphon or Flood \u0026amp; 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