Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

well I had a read and a look at the vids and started the gnashing of the teeth and the wailing of the demented caused by lack of funding etc
This arvo I went into the shadehouse to feed the goldfish and the light clicked on... Bit more looking around found some white foam boxes from supermarket steel mesh and steel tube mmmmmmmmmmmI could make a frame put the boxes on that slightly elevated, pond pump to move the water to foam grow beds and gravity fed back to pond.
Now for the grow mediun ..ah ha of course the left over gravel at the block concreting is finished. OK we have a system now the frame will hold 12 foam boxes so yep its expandable and do for now.
The big system for out there -----> is a tank thats at a mates place rusted out but concrete and walla 2 ponds of about 2500l each 1 fish 1 yabbies or maron if I can get em here ? mmmmmm things is on the up & up what a buzz ...pics will happen as I get started but I gotta go away for a couple days so I guess it will all start happening next week...Xmas has come early thanks to Santa Joel
Pete

Go for it dry, word of caution tho - I have a foam box which has a hidden leak, just put some water in and let them stand for about an hour to check them out (or you could seal them and paint murals on each )

Paint things like the AP toolkit on the sides - chain & holesaw, tuning fork and the inevitable ladies apple corer (of course these will be naked drawings )

eek!

Having had a fright at the site of my full frontal ithe paintings will need to be discrete veiws of from the back.
All the boxes will be checked out prior to use to avoid leaks (celery ok?)
At least this will get me started while I begin the larger system.As my nearest neighbours out there are over a Km away the collection and storage wont bother them unlike those in suburbia.
Pete

Same here. There are some advantages to living in the country (aside from the 2 hour drive to Adelaide )

Hey Mon, when you get around to ordering some Silvers, I am interested. I just need to sort out my algae problem and plumb the big grow beds in.

Nova

Cool, I'm really hoping to get some by February at the latest.

Hopefully I will be ready to get some fish by then, although I wont need very many, so count me in!

Nova the tyranny of distance is what keeps us in a quiet lifestyle
which side of Gepps Cross .....errr Adelaide are you?
we might be able to arrange a few fish with Monya and as I'm 3.5 hrs from Adelaide (at current speed limits) it might be another way to get them to here if I only need to go half the distance.
Who knows by Feb might have a few Sth ozzies looking for fish so a group purchase may make it a bit cheaper?
Pete

Pete, I am on the other side from you, down in the South East.


I only want around 50, I haven't enough room for any more grow beds without putting them outside.

Nova

No probs Nova
I'm after 50 or so as well but if we all combine it might give us a better price. What do ya think?
Pete

Definitely worth a shot.

Nova

Put me down as a maybe (but I still think I would prefer catfish or sleepy cod). Ready end of Jan.

What a great day! Not only did we get 3 mm of rain this afternoon, but I managed to get our Barrelponics system set up, the remaining barrels cut out and cleaned out, and a "lashed together" siphon system worked first time!

Wont be long and I will be experiencing the sheer joy of washing gravel (oohh my aching back - just the thought of it!).

JayEm

Washing gravel try the fire hose and ute method [sorry dont know how to link to it ]

Might have to do that F&F - my only worry is that my poor old XF Falcon ute would probably rust to bits on the spot! Could modify the technique to "fire hose and trailer" I suppose