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DIY Reservoir for AeroGarden and Hydroponics - Automatic Refilling Tank (AeroVoir Alternative)

This is a simple and effective two-piece DIY reservoir that will keep your AeroGarden, hydroponic tank or aquarium continuously topped-off at a controlled level via gravity. It performs the same function as an AeroVoir reservoir, but allows you to choose your own materials, reservoir capacity, ergonomics...and have the fun of building the reservoir yourself! As water is slowly consumed in the main tank (e.g. AeroGarden), the reservoir's sump will continuously refill the tank to a controlled height via an active siphon, and the upper tank will refill the sump via gravity. This design allows for a high capacity refilling tank (e.g. 1 gallon or greater) that can potentially keep your garden topped off automatically for weeks. More details and design considerations are provided in the video. The reservoir shown in this example is constructed of a glass pickle jar + lid (refillable water container), strong plastic container with open top (sump), 3/16" ID black aquarium air tubing for auto-siphoning water over time (kit is linked below), barbed air valve for connecting the air tubing to the sump (same kit, linked below), and some hot glue to seal the air valve - sump interface. If you want to avoid the need to occasionally remove unsightly algae from the sump container, you can select for an opaque material or spray paint the exterior of the container. Though transparent for demonstration purposes in this video, the sump was painted black afterwards to avoid algae. Photo of painted sump: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qsn... 00:00 1. Design Intro 06:03 2. Siphon Startup 07:43 3. Bottle Drainage Test 09:38 4. System Diagram & Design Considerations 13:44 5. Materials 15:29 6. Drilling Hole in Sump 17:52 7. Hot Glue for Sump Connector 20:32 8. Sizing Drainage Hole in Refillable Water Container 22:19 9. Watertight Seal Test 22:47 10. Tubing Installation & Siphon Startup 24:26 11. Bottle Drainage Test MATERIALS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO Glass pickle jar w/ lid OXO Good Grips POP container base Gorilla Glue Hot Glue Gun ~18" length of black 3/16" aquarium air tubing (black tubing to avoid algae growth) Barbed air valve for 3/16" aquarium air tubing (make sure valve is open to allow water flow) Both aquarium air tubing components available in this kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...