Backyard Aquaponics
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Looks like a neat system you have the Francois!

Here is a miniature version of your media in basket idea I use them for the bigger plants in my system.

thank you mahfudz
i think these baskets will make things a lot easier
the same as your idea so i hope i am moving in the right direction

Hi all
6 days later

hi all
update on my plants and fish
the plants are doing ok but i had to add iron and some epson salt for magnesium
i have also been spraying the plants with brewed worm tea...
i bought a better quality kio food and with this i feed the fish worms +-3-4 times a day
the fish are happy
i am happy

more

the duckweed growth

Hi all
A few photos of my plants...
The plants are still in the baskets and are too big to replant
The seedling roots you can see outside the plastic basket
Spinach cabbage lettuce

cabbage

lettuce

cabbage seed planted on it's own

tomato

Howzit francois, thats a nice setup you have there, nice looking plants also, will like to see their growth rate now its getting warmer..

Cheers
Andrew

Hay francois ,

I used the basket idea to start off my system. I knew I needed to have something portable, as I was moving within a few months and didn't want to do too much shovelling. I got my system cycling , and moving an entire IBC took less than an hour from turning the pump off at one house and turning it back on at the new house.

I pumped most of the water into the top half that I sat in a trailer, loaded the almost empty IBC bottom onto the trailer, stuck the baskets in, and away to the new house.

Too easy...

Great growth you have there. Just started working my way through 20 odd lettuce that all grew too well.

Dave

yes summer is on the way
things can only improve with the warmer temp's

Hi dave
the baskets really helps
good luck with your system