Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Well guys and gals I've been posting in new member forums about my system so first I'd be politically correct I guess and put my system pics where they need to be. Anyways other pics when I started on on that page. These pics are a couple days old, please excuse the mess it's been storming. Since then I've added some air stone supply and my baby tank before transferring the fish to my big tank.

Also plan on adding more media beds, solids filter, bio filter, better media bed supports as funds come in, got to love the economy. Enjoy the pics and any advice is greatly appreciated as im still learning but am hooked lol.

I know I'll get beat up cause I havelarge tanks but I used what I had, and really hate to have to upgrade later since I have the room now. Tanks and sump are placed in my barn, and media beds start outside under a diy greenhouse made out of cattle panels.

Ok I'm going to add this part into this post about worm farming, I have been asked a lot of questions on my how I set up and work my worms so figured I'd post some pics to give more people some ideas.

With my aquaponics set-up, we also operate a small family rabbitry. I work meat rabbits and have started Angoras cause my grandbaby loves them. Anyways back to worm beds, I have two I've built two so far.

I've built the beds and placed them under my rabbits, both are completely built from scrap 2"x4"s and 4"x4" braces in corners and middle. They are roughly 11" deep, 4' wide and one for my shorter side under the angoras is 16' long and the other is 20' long.

I've started my red worm stock from Uncle Jims

They are layered with dirt, straw, cardboard, and all the goodies from the rabbits. I stir and moisten it everyday (got to love the Oklahoma heat) as you can see in picture all the beds are inside, out of the weather, and in the shade.

Hope this helps anothe diyer with their projects.

Nice..... What breed are your meat rabbits?

We have Californians and New Zealand's for meat.

Got raft bed put together today with liner and water flowing minus styrofoam to float my net cups.

Looks awesome.

Good job on the bed!

Raft bed up and flowing just need Dow boards, have 2" net cups I ordered come in this weekend

Ok hopefully someone can help me with this invertor. To say the least im invertor illiterate, but my dad gave me this large invertor. He bought one for his contractors and liked it so much he bought another, well the first one hasn't broke yet so he gave me this to use in emergencies.

My issue is I don't have a clue ho to utilize this to operate my pumps air a pumps etc. he gave me two heavy duty cables with one having an inline fuse and told me to get a large marine battery lol.

What I'd like to do is have this set up to kick on and operate everything if I lose power. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gary,
no posts for a while.
Do you have fish yet?
Dunn's will be in Altus Wednesday from 7 to 8 am.
Gene

Just found out that they are sold out.

Figures

Just a quick post to see if you are still here.

I am looking into the same tanks for setting up what type of fittings did you use standard bulkhead or different?