Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi
Thanks, BYAP, for the great links, information, shop and forum that are all proving so useful to a newcomer to aquaponics. I enjoy keeping my aquaria and vege gardens happy and healthy...AP seems a great, sustainable and productive way to combine the two.

I am in the process of establishing my first AP set-up and have an IBC (thanks Andrew), some hydroton and a 2000L poly tank. My tentative plan is to have 4 or 5 IBC "growbeds" feeding into the 2000L tank in a flood and drain system. I would love to work out a way to incorporate an IBC 800L tank into this system to use as a grow-out tank for cichlids. Perhaps I could drain one of the growbeds into the IBC tank and use the inverted U shaped "volume equaliser" described in the hardware thread as a way to maintain and exchange water in the smaller tank???

So much to do and so much to learn....but made so much easier with enthusiasm and the information/experience here.

Cheers
Erica

Hi Erica,

Depending on how you're going to chop the IBCs to make the 4-5 GBs, consider you might need a sump tank to provide your "spare" water needed for a timed flood and drain configuration. You might want to use this sump to grow the cichlids? In any case, draw a detailed plan on paper before doing anything else!

... and welcome!



Scott

Welcome to the forum

welcome
as you have said (Thanks, BYAP, for the great links)yes so true
cheeers brett&vicky

Hi and welcome from the hills but a bit further south