Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi new here I built a 23 foot by 10 foot greenhouse last year that I am starting an ap build in at the moment it will be ibc fish tank outside the greenhouse 2x 300litre grow beds and a 300 litre dwc just because I will have a chopped ibc left over oh and a sump tank probably 600 litre. It will be a split flow system and I hope to keep rainbow trout in it!

Well that's the plan so I'm hoping all goes well I just need to decide on my cycle method!

Anyone else here and active from Ireland?

Anyway great site with top info!

Hi Ngavin2001, welcome to the forum . Start a system thread and post some pics so we can see the action. Are you hoping to eventually fill the greenhouse with the AP setup?

Yes I'll start a build thread!
I'm not sure if all goes well I'll add on I'll probably keep some room for other stuff too!

Consider adding in some wicking beds with soil, they make a good complement to an AP setup.

I'll have to have a read up on that I know nothing about it but I will check it out!

Hi there, I'm based in Wicklow, AQ system is 3 years old, 1500litre tank stocked with reasonable sized koi and 5 1/3rd IBC grow beds stuffed with Chili peppers and a bed of wasabi plus all the regular growing stuff. I can't say it's economic we don't have a water shortage!... But it's more fun than regular gardening. The whole set top is in a green house with a couple of hundred watts of dumped windpower heat so that the ave temp keeps about 14-18 celcius, started as a lesson and continued as a passion, only ever seen one other system so you're more than welcome to input this one. Regards Dougie