Backyard Aquaponics
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More information??? Your talking about replacing foam floating rafts with some thin plywood type material? that won't float... Don't think much of your expert advice you received... UNless your planning on using it in a different way..

Not an expert EB, a consultant...

Really impressed with your drive vkn, and the way you turn arrogant comments into general conversation.

Kandanad Aquaponics unit installation updates - Jan 21, 2014
Pictures are here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 74c70a0fd5

Mason work completed and plumbing works began today... next few days are very busy and very crucial in meeting the deadline of Jan 25th...

I get hardly 30 minutes internet time per day.. so, please share your feedback and I would surely try to comment back asap

Thanks for your advice, Charlie. I thought about it too but then I would overload BYAP server with tonnes of picture updates... Allow me this way please...

I shall definitely keep sharing relevant picture updates, I always do that... Have you noticed?

Hi Joel, I had failed miserably in 2 different attempts using the Styrofoam floating rafts.. mostly because I didn't get high quality/density styrofoam stuff... the importers cheated me and I lost my money.. All Aquaponics products are coming from China... there are some good stuff and then there are plenty of bad stuff too...

This option, we found it quite easy and workable... affordable... the wood substitute platform rests on the side walls... product warranty is for 15 years... water flow levels would be regulated keeping sufficient air gaps for root aeration... that would be a plumbing challenge tomorrow... We all hope this would work...

Please do watch the picture updates and keep your comments/feedback coming... Thanks for your interest... and I welcome and appreciate all your inputs.

Thanks a lot, ___ (Hairy Camel)... I don't know what to call you.

It takes time to understand a person.. Arrogant comments?? What else one can expect from people who has ALL the TIME in the world and nothing much TO DO... Let us try moving on... Thanks again for your support.

The same discussion & problem solutions here in this post and further down in the thread, plastic botlles used as legs/floaters for the plant boards viewtopic.php?p=435846#p435846

cheers

Hi Again
Take a look at these pics http://www.aquaponics-shop.com/grow-bed ... allery/44/
the growbeds are designed with a center suport to prevent the plantboard from sagging when you want a airgap beetwen the plant board and the watersurface

cheers

Thanks so much, SolTun... Nice one they have...

We were thinking of laying thin aluminium rails over the walls for support. These multi-wood boards are of 8x4 feet.. they are strong but sags towards the center.. so planned 2 rails each.. It is coming in a few hours.. I will update...

Nanniode Aquaponics I would be very careful using any "wood substitute" because that type of board is usually made using some very toxic glues, and any leaching would not be good for your fish.

http://multiwood.in/aboutus_multiwood.php


U pvc resin apparently.

Hairy, Camel, HC, I'm not fussed

Exactly... are they harmful to the fish? We thought they would be perfect and are eco-friendly..

he he... I like that.