Backyard Aquaponics
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Hi Everyone,
I'm very excited about this prospect. This is cool, its very exciting to learn a multitude of disciplines combined into one field. I'm an Risk Analyst by day and Dad by night.
I will appreciate all the help I can get. This is little help in Ottawa, Canada.

First let me share my little dream
Qty
2 X 50 Gallon Tank Poly Stock Grow Beds
1 X 110 Gallon Tank Poly stock Fish Tank
2 X 4 Bulb T5 System Jump Start
7 X Expanded Clay Hydroton 50 liters/each
1 X Water Pump 1056 GPH
1 X Air Pump 4 outlet model features variable control with 1.7 PSI
4 X Air Stones Cylinder
2 X Spinners width of exit pipe into FT
4 X Metal Horses capacity 300 lb/each to hold Grow Beb
20 X Fish Tilapia for starters
Plumbing
2 control valves 2 bell siphons Pipes as needed-
Plants:Plan
Lettuce, Kale, Spinach, Basil, Lemongrass, Green Onions, Rosemary, Cilantro, Parsely for starters

Advice I can use right now.
To go with a Loop Siphon or Bell Siphon
Can I run one bed till the fingerlings get bigger and then activate the second bed or should I start both at the same time ?
Do I really need a sump tank ?
How do you measure and control humidity of the system ?
Am I missing anything ?

Experiment
To increase the DO in the tank I plan to install little spinners in the pipe that exits the GB back into the Fish tank. Has anyone tried that yet ? if not stay tuned I'll share if it improves the DO in the fish tank.

Welcome to the forum Imran