I might be over-thinking this, or I may be just brain dead after the week I've been having, but I've got this idea eating away at me about aeration in a hydro system. Everyone is doing bubblers, things like venturi injectors, or waterfall systems, but I'm wondering if it could be done differently.
Instead of pumping air into the water, or dropping water to gather air on the way down, would it be feasible to instead spray water in a sealed(but vented for fresh air) chamber at higher pressures to get the same effect? Like a 6" pvc pipe with a 1" feed line coming in the top feeding high pressure spray nozzles inside, with the bottom of the pipe having a drainage line out to the DWC/RDWC containers.
Essentially creating a high pressure waterfall inside a sealed chamber that then gently flows back into the system.
Would you generate enough DO in the water, or would you lose the DO on the way back to the grow containers?
Instead of pumping air into the water, or dropping water to gather air on the way down, would it be feasible to instead spray water in a sealed(but vented for fresh air) chamber at higher pressures to get the same effect? Like a 6" pvc pipe with a 1" feed line coming in the top feeding high pressure spray nozzles inside, with the bottom of the pipe having a drainage line out to the DWC/RDWC containers.
Essentially creating a high pressure waterfall inside a sealed chamber that then gently flows back into the system.
Would you generate enough DO in the water, or would you lose the DO on the way back to the grow containers?