JBailey
Jack of all trades; master of some
I am getting a trough pond with small raised bog filter up & running, and also want to add in a dripper/mister for hummingbirds if I can.
I have a 500gph pump using 3/4" big box store corrugated tubing, and I have a ton of 1/4" drip irrigation fittings from my farm. Can i just pop one of the barb fittings in the tubing with a bit of drip line and a dripper or mister at the end? I was thinking it would work to add it near where the tubing comes up under the container for the bog, and have the dripper tucked in with the mini-cattails planted in the bog filter.
But I don't want to poke holes if it will leak too much or make the tubing tear. I guess I can experiment with a scrap of tubing, but that won't be a pressure/leak test.
Has anyone else mixed the 1/4" drip fittings with pond design? I also want to make a sunken tub bog at the lower end of the trough (I set it slanted a 1/2" for overflow) and add some kind of skinny drip line to keep the bog fed and 'forcing' a slow water change as I top up the trough.
ETA: a link to my work in progress - https://seventreesfarm.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/getting-our-feet-wet-and-hands-muddy/
I have a 500gph pump using 3/4" big box store corrugated tubing, and I have a ton of 1/4" drip irrigation fittings from my farm. Can i just pop one of the barb fittings in the tubing with a bit of drip line and a dripper or mister at the end? I was thinking it would work to add it near where the tubing comes up under the container for the bog, and have the dripper tucked in with the mini-cattails planted in the bog filter.
But I don't want to poke holes if it will leak too much or make the tubing tear. I guess I can experiment with a scrap of tubing, but that won't be a pressure/leak test.
Has anyone else mixed the 1/4" drip fittings with pond design? I also want to make a sunken tub bog at the lower end of the trough (I set it slanted a 1/2" for overflow) and add some kind of skinny drip line to keep the bog fed and 'forcing' a slow water change as I top up the trough.
ETA: a link to my work in progress - https://seventreesfarm.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/getting-our-feet-wet-and-hands-muddy/