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Building a Low Cost Trickle Tower
   
Plastic fencing mesh  to form the outer circle which is 18"w x 36"h.  Use zip ties to hold together.  Both available in hardware or home improvement type stores.

Plastic fencing mesh Plastic fencing mesh  to form the outer circle which is 18"w x 36"h.  Use zip ties to hold together.  Both available in hardware or home improvement type stores.

PVC pipe and glue put together to fit the top of the mesh cylinder towerPVC pipe and glue put together to fit the top of the mesh cylinder tower. Holes drilled in the spray bar

Holes drilled in the spray bar

Spray bar in placeSpray bar in place
Egg crating is placed on the bottom.Egg crating is placed on the bottom. Egg crating is available in home improvement type stores in the lighting department. It is more commonly used in ceilings  to cover fluorescent light fixtures.  The the tower is filled with media that can be Spring Flow ribbon, bio balls, pot scrubbers (available at the Dollar stores), strapping tape or an assortment of other items where the bacteria can grow on the media..

 

Top of the trickle tower before spray bar is added Top of the trickle tower before spray bar is added

 

Finished Trickle Tower with spray bar in place. Finished Trickle Tower with spray bar in place.
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