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Notes on water, fish, and growing things.
Guides, build logs, and research from the Siphona team.
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Building a backyard aquaponics system from IBC totes
A food-grade IBC tote makes a cheap, sturdy fish tank and grow bed. Here’s how to set one up, and the weight mistake to avoid.
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How a bell siphon works (and why it sometimes doesn’t)
The small part that floods and drains your grow bed all day with no timer or electricity, and what to do when…
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Aquaponics 101: how fish and plants grow each other
The beginner’s guide to aquaponics: how fish and plants share one loop of water, and the four parts that make it work.
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Where Siphona started: a backyard system built to feed families
How a 2023 Bob Jones University class project to feed families became the starting point for Siphona.
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Set it once. Let the water do the rest.
Not for sale yet. We’re still in the prototype stage.