Backyard Aquaponics
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I folded them like you would wrap a present.

Bkausfish, over here you can't give those buggers away, let alone sell them....

Rock on BKaus!

The system has been running for a week and the gravel in my growbed has compacted and now at the water line. But I'm ready to plant but now I need to wash more gravel My plan for the weekend "Plant the seeds" after washing gravel

Awesome little babies!!! That's great that he overshipped, too. The weather is starting to cool down. He's probably facing waaay too many ponds outside stocked with little fishies-destined-to-be-popsicles!!

Bkausfish,
I read through your post but I did not see what I was looking for. What did you use as your liner? Was it just regular 6 mil. plastic? or something else?

Thanks,
Mathew

Mathew,

I used a 20 mil LDPE liner from

http://www.fishfarmhatchery.com/index.html

Bruce

Here is a update.

Planted the seeds also on Saturday and the fish are growing in a 20gal tank in the house, plan on moving them outside this weekend.

Now for the grand total so far, everytime I went to the store or bought something online for the system I keep a runnig total and here it is!

for a 260 gallon GB and 580gal tank

Seeds $10.89
Pond Wood $43.25
Pond Liner $55.00
Grow Bed $76.04
PUMP $37.74
GB Stand $32.03
Pond Liner $50.00
pipes $51.21
Fish $32.00
gravel $108.00
Misc $51.21

Total $547.37

Tell me you're kidding...only $23 to ship you 30 tilapia from Virginia to Arizona?!?!? (That's nearly coast to coast for those less familiar with US geography) Or is the "Misc" $51.21 the shipping charge? Either way, it's a good deal.

The total including shipping was $32 for the fish that only $1.07 per fish

That's pretty good BKF, I have over $900 and not as much volume as you have. I can get gravel from a local sand and gravel place and as long as I act casual ("I just need to fill up some planters" is the standard line) and only ask for 50 gallons or less I can get gravel for $2.

What are your pump specs and where did you get it?

Rio 1400 submersible AQUARIUM pump 420 GPH

I got it because it only said 27watts of power and at 4ft puts out 243gph and it is working in my system so far. If the power rating is correct it should only cost ~$35 per year to run 24/7.

http://www.fountainology.com/outdoor/rio_pump_table.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rio-1400-submersibl ... dZViewItem

Thanks for the info!

One more thing; I forgot to add in the time but I must say it was fun doing all the work

2 vacation days, 1 holiday, 1-2hr after work 2-3night a week and 4 weekends of labor.

The plants are starting to pop up

Hi Bkausfish,

I love this setup. Would you mind sharing the wood joints you used on the grow bed. And is there any formwork on the fisk tank area that is below ground? also what sizes you used for the flood/drain auto siphon.

Thanks