A drainable aerating hydroponics system is used to facilitate the growth of different crops in an efficient and simple manner. The system includes a heat management enclosure, a water reservoir, a perforated basket, a capillary tube, spouts, an aerator, and a drain valve. The heat management enclosure is portable and houses the water reservoir. The water reservoir contains the water and nutrients necessary for the crops. Together with the heat management enclosure, the water reservoir maintains the water under ideal conditions for the crops. The perforated basket supports the growing crops and material necessary for the crops. The capillary tube guides the flow of water and nutrients from the water reservoir to the spouts. The spouts distribute the water flow from the capillary tube to the crops on the perforated basket. The aerator aerates the water within the water reservoir. The drain valve enables the gravity flushing of the water.

Provided are systems and methods for vertical farming that reduce the deployment cost, operational costs of human labor, and overall use of energy intensive processes, such as lighting, heating and cooling, and ventilation, while increasing crop quality and yield. This reduction is achieved through a hybrid system that alternates natural light, temperature, and ventilation sources with system-controlled lighting, temperature, and ventilation means. The system includes a germination module that allows seeds to germinal on a horizontal substrate, a growth module that provides optimal growth conditions to the germinated seed on the substrate in a vertical position, and a dosing module that controls the micronutrient mixture supplied to the growing plants.

A pond filter unit and a method for operating a pond filter unit is provided. A control unit controls the operation of the pond filter unit, including the cleaning cycle of the filter. The pond filter unit further includes one or more plugs for connecting one or more auxiliary devices, such as a separate pump, one or more additional pond filter units, illumination means/lamps, air pumps, and/or feed automats. The control unit of the pond filter further controls the one or more auxiliary devices connected to the plugs, such as pumps, air pumps, automatic feeding devices based on input settings for each of the one or more auxiliary devices. The control unit further controls the cleaning cycle for cleaning of the filter in the vessel.

A tower catch mechanism that facilitates loading of vertical grow towers in a vertical farming structure having associated conveyance mechanisms for moving the vertical grow towers through a controlled environment, while being exposed to controlled conditions, such as lighting, airflow, humidity and nutritional support. The present disclosure describes a load conveyance mechanism that transfers grow towers to a loading position where grow towers are loaded onto a select grow line. Each grow line may include a grow tower conveyance system that moves vertically-oriented grow towers to select positions along a grow line. The system may include a tower catch mechanism that registers grow towers in position at the loading position for insertion into a select grow line. In some implementations, the tower catch mechanism can be integrated into other structures of the vertical farming system, such as a gutter basin corresponding to a select grow line.

A portable hydroponic system includes a water tank and a media pot having a plurality of apertures that is removably positioned along the top of the tank. A lower housing and an upper housing are removably positioned within the tank beneath the media pot. Each of the housings including a central opening that are vertically aligned and a supply line is positioned through the openings. A submersible water pump is positioned within the lower housing and is connected to the supply line. An air pump having an air supply hose is also connected to the supply line. The pumps supply highly oxygenated water through the inside of the upper housing to the apertures along the bottom of the media pot and pull water from the apertures along the sides of the pot downward along the outside of the upper and lower housings back into the pump.

An irrigation system for a vertical farming structure having vertical grow towers and associated conveyance mechanisms for moving the vertical grow towers through a controlled environment, while being exposed to controlled conditions, such as lighting, airflow, humidity and nutritional support. The present disclosure describes a grow tower conveyance system that moves vertically-oriented grow towers to select positions along a grow line. An irrigation line having apertures at the select positions provides aqueous nutrient solution to the grow towers, while a gutter structure captures excess solution. In a closed loop system, the excess solution returns to a recirculation tank. The present disclosure provides a dual pump system for effectively and efficiently removing excess nutrient solution from the gutter structure.

The present invention is an aquaponic assembly, comprising at least one tank, wherein the tank is sized to contain a predetermined quantity and species of fish; a radial flow settler connected to the at least one tank, wherein the radial flow settler receives a liquid from the at least one tank, wherein the liquid contains fish excrement and the radial flow settler sorts solid excrement from the liquid; a mineralization system is connected to the radial flow settler, wherein the liquid from the radial flow settler undergoes a mineralization process to adjust the composition of the liquid; a series of liquid beds connected to the mineralization system, wherein the liquid passes through the series of liquid beds; and a plurality of substrates positioned within the liquid beds.

The present disclosure provides means for growing plants and can be used in the cultivation of plants in a nutrient medium without soil using hydroponics. The module includes a housing with a landing extension, an aperture for planting plants and an outlet for draining excess water and nutrients. Landing expansion contains a thread on the inside of the landing expansion and a stopper for fixing the screwing in the thread during installation. In the inner part of the body has a main drainage. For the bottom of the main drainage is adjacent at least one support for the main drainage. External thread is provided on the outer part of the outlet, the depth and pitch of which are commensurate with the depth and step of the internal thread in the seating expansion.

A hydroponic grow system is provided. The system includes at least one rack that holds one or more trays. Each tray includes an inlet and an outlet through which the tray receives a nutrient solution and returns the nutrient solution to a reservoir. The inlet and outlet of each tray is connected to the reservoir using connectors that can be easily removed or attached to the tray. This allows each tray to be easily removed from the rack for purposes of harvesting and cleaning. In addition, the grow system may include one or more conveyor tables that allow the trays to be easily transported from the racks to another location for harvesting.

Techniques for robot-assisted deep water culture hydroponics are disclosed, including: receiving status data from multiple apparatuses associated with hydroponic cultivation, applying the status data to a machine learning model to determine one or more hydroponic cultivation parameters, and transmitting, to one or more of the apparatuses, one or more instructions to modify a hydroponic cultivation process according to the one or more hydroponic cultivation parameters.