Backyard Aquaponics
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You could build a house with all that lumber!

Oh yes, yes, yes you will Karen, we will make sure of that. You can't tease us, start something and not finish it. We are watching are sharing your fun and hard work

Yep, you're getting serious....

To build is to creat! Its fun, its exciting, its materializing your dreams. Its tiring but you get back much more at the end. Self-respect, pride, confidence. You feel like you realy did stg that has a reason.

I wish I could be there! Good job, keep it up!

Me too, I'll help you dig with my powerful mind waves LOL. You can do it Karen!!

Hi Karen you are an INSPIRATION to us all ...Thanks

Workdays!
Tuesday, June 28th (this Tuesday)
Starting around 9:00 am and going until whenever. I hope to rent a soil compacter for this day. Come get your hands shaken off! =)

Saturday, July 2nd (I know, it's the 4th weekend, but that's when people responded that they're available)
Noon-5:00
If we get enough soil compacted, this will be a trough building day. Table saw!

Tuesday, July 5th (again with the long weekend, fool!)
9:00am til whenever.

Doodle scheduling thingie to say if you can come (if you happen to live in this hemisphere... ) http://www.doodle.com/kpdenuxwzwsix7za

Very exciting! Thank you for pictures and videos! Keep em coming.

I am hoping to come up with a small indoor system soon.

later,

jeff c

That tip about flipping and finishing the hole from the other side when using a hole saw is a good one for just about any material. Added benefit is it usually makes for cleaner edges on the cuts too. If you just power it through from the first side you often get a bit of a mess on the other side.

Keep up the good work on the build.

More work!

Sump pit almost complete. Using a 5gal bucket (19 liter) as a step to get out.


I tried a few different ways to keep the insulation and plywood attached to the IBC frame, but our favorite standby, cable ties, ended up the best solution:


Sumptank in place!


A view of the insulation:


Laying out the troughs on the tamped floor:

Some of the critters keeping me company:

Toad waiting for ants to come up the crack:

I had to pull a few of these out of the sump pit as I was digging it.

Dragonfly taking a break on a sheet of insulation:


A moth taking a break on my knee, checking out the salt and dirt on my skin:


A breeding pair of American Kestrels hanging out on a test frame I built:


I also have Prairie Skinks, but I haven't managed to get a pic yet:

(Pic from Nature Bend Nature Center, http://www.rbnc.org/herps.htm)

There are also lots of various herons, a Bald Eagle that flies over many days, and I've seen a coyote as well.

A great read and inspiration Karen...........ummm, dont you have OH&S in the US ? (occupational health n safety).....bucket to get out of sump, tch, tch....lol

You have some great wildlife there Karen, lucky you

Bushy: LOL. As you can see in one of the pics, I have a ladder right there, but honestly, the bucket is easier to use.

Thanks, Faye! The wildlife is a complete bonus. I wasn't expecting it, but I sure do appreciate it. Especially the toads and skinks. Insect control + sign of a healthy ecology.

Hellooo Karen, are you there? Just checking up on you to see that you are progressing and not giving up It has been two weeks since we heard from you, helloooo