Plant husbandry – Water culture – apparatus or method
Patent
1983-10-06
1984-09-04
Eickholt, E. H.
Plant husbandry
Water culture, apparatus or method
119 3, 119 4, 47 18, A01G 3100, A01K 6100
Patent
active
044688857
ABSTRACT:
A floating hydroponic apparatus is provided along with a hydroponic system using the hydroponic apparatus. The floating hydroponic apparatus has a floating hydroponic tray having a floating base portion and a tray portion. The floating base portion is made of a lightweight cement and has floating perimeter walls along with a polymer screen attached between the floating base portion and the tray portion. The floating base portion and tray portion form a plurality of openings therethrough for the passage of liquid. An alkaline resistant coating is applied to at least a portion of the tray. The tray portion is filled with a soil mixture supported by the polymer screen so that plants can be grown in the soil in the trays while the trays are floating upon a liquid reservoir. The trays can be used in conjunction with a hydroponic system having pools with specially designed lightweight concrete walls forming a habitat for marine life.
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Eickholt E. H.
Hobby III William M.
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