Backyard Aquaponics
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Agreed With earthbound.. but and extra pump will be needed if uou going that way.. if not and u still decide to go with the connected slumps.. make sure to let GB drains enter only one on the IBC slump.. and the pump must be only in to other IBC slump to prevent stagnation of the water..

Secondly TRINI to de BONE.. me from Trinidad as well!!

Thanks. Still making little tweaks to the layout. Will take all the tips into consideration.

Have all the tanks/frames cut. Tried to get the paint out with a power washer but no luck so far. Gonna tackle it with a wire brush tomorrow and see if it fares better.

Got pricing on most of the plumbing components today. Once the tanks/beds are cleaned, everything will be laid out so I can gauge the final height and send the measurements for the grow bed stands to be made. Hoping to have them done by next weekend.

Collecting my API test kit and Uniseals on Monday.

Slow progress so far as I only had an hour or 2 every day after work this week to get stuff done, but its coming together bit by bit. More to follow.

I went from holes to slits in my distribution pipes, still more work than I cared for.

Finally got time to put in some work over the last few weeks. System is coming together at last.

Decided to scale it back a bit for now so the layout is half the original size.

Nothing has been glued together yet, just fit together and I'll adjust as needed.

Excuse the mess/pic quality. Just used my phone after I finished for the night.

1 Tank
2 Grow Beds
1 Sump




Electrical housing mounted on the front of the tank. We've had heavy rain pretty much every day since it was mounted and the inside has stayed dry so its working well so far. Wiring has been run through the conduit, just to connect it to the outlets and secure them in the housing.




Uniseals in and piping run for the SLO and Overflow lines.







Pump is in the sump and connected to the input line. Tested briefly and the pressure is great so far.



Next steps this week :

Build/Test Siphons
Fish tank cover
Secure Piping to frame
Finish electrical / SLO inlets / Growbed inlets