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Asitis
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PostPosted: Jan 17th, '07, 14:47 
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Finally started building my new system, with much planning and reading. This is the best I could design, given money (I have none), space (wanted it close to power and house).

Oh shutup and post some pictures...


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File comment: Start of the grow bed supports. Need to brace underneath. One grow bed (bathtub 300mm deep 200L) and 1 duckweed tank, yabbies (400L). need to add another two GB for stage one, then 2 more later
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File comment: from grow beds down stairs to where the fish tank is
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File comment: old tank (for fish), cut bottom off and covered old manhole (personhole = politically correct), then sealed with goo (still to test on weekend to see if worked, othewise I'm back to drawing board :( )
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Water will be pumped (see picture) out of the fish tank then down under the retaining wall before feeding to the grow beds, gravity feed return.

Fish tank: 2100mm dia, 900m high = 2,800L usable volume
Growbeds: 5 x 180-200L = 900L
Fingerlings/yabbies/duckweed = 400L


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File comment: Pump specs, can handle 6 mm soft solids so hopefully do the job. It will be set on a timer and slow drain AKA EB's design AKA Joel's ;)
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Making a start is often the hardest thing?
Its starting to take shape tho and in an excellent spot
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AS, coming along nicely. Looks like you live in a pretty nice part of the world there, plenty of room! Good to see it happening for you!
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Looks good i was wondering when things were going to happen.what did you paint inside of fish tank with.
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Have 20 acres but due to funding (and wanting to preserve terrestial orchids) my system will hug the house site :)
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jim wrote:
Looks good i was wondering when things were going to happen.what did you paint inside of fish tank with.
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Gripset 51 bitumen rubber (see photo)

It is apparently suitable for potable water, Coverage @ 1.2mm thick 1.5L per m2. 2L = $30 4L = $50 at M10

I thinned it with water to apply an over all seal (protect from old galv. walls) then thickly applied to manhole cover and old overflow pipe. Hopefully it will work test on Sunday.

Plan to cycle with manure (will this work? rather not kill the fish, unless their on my plate :twisted: ) stock first with local redfin, then buy some silvers and maybe some yellows.

System cost so far...
Sealer $30
Pump $50 delivered
Tank Free
Bathtubs Free
Timber Free
Bolts Purchased years ago

Plumbing... well we'll get to that in due time :(


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Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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About time you got off your backside :lol:

coming along nicely - few more days of TLC and you'll be rivalling Jaymie :wink:
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watch the centre seam of the tank, ours isn't supported all the way across and has sprung. I have to empty 2000L gravel out and reapply the sikaflex. The overflow hole has been an issue too.

Looks lovely though, looking forward to more "off bottom" movements
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Not sure about cycling with manure - could be all sorts of pathogens and stuff in it. Why not use your own urine.
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:D starting to think you have a urine addiction, but hey, whatever works :D
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I could be really pedantic and say that this thread title is an interesting grammatical exercise. "get of" means the child or spawn of something... therefore "Asitis get of his butt" could be something quite scary :shock:
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going to sleep now, too much cider for polite typing :) night all!
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Lot of work there, I'd of never thought of using an existing fence. You'd be on new ground using manure to cycle I think, not sure if it would be wise due to contents. How would you place it in your system?
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BTW - love what you are doing Atsis.
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