Well, the time has finally come…after 7 years of working with the Answer and Nexus we are moving on. Back in 2002 we originally bought the prototype Nexus system in stainless steel. We have utilized this filtration in many of our greenhouses, each tweaked a bit to work for different configurations. The bottom line is that the Answer can’t handle our organic load. It requires too much maintanence, and as many of you know, it’s no fun cleaning those screens!!!
For our mechanical filtration we are moving on to the Ultra Sieve 3 by Sibo, and a Polygeyser for the biological filtration. The Ultra Sieve utilizes a passive screen technology. Essentially the water falls down and through a parabolic screen. The screen captures the waste and is taken out separately, while the clean water flows through. This is much better than in the Answer system where the waste sits on the bottom of the water. Below are some pictures of the guys moving one of our old Answer/Nexus out. In this footprint, the Ultra Sieve and Polygeyser will be installed.
