Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

hi all,

new here, but not that new to aquaponic, i've known aquaponics since 2 years ago i think, from youtube searching for an effective ways in growing vedgies in small plots. found affnan( you must have know that guy ), then trying to do this and that with what i have.

my in laws have a small concrete swimmingpool(1000ltrs maybe?) for kids use that have been empty for years since it was from the childhood times of my wife (20yrs ago), and i was keeping some turtles in there. and from my snake breeding times i still have 2 tubs (kinda like the rubbermaid thing, 50x30x30cm) and some big unbreakable buckets(pvc). so there goes, connected it all with some tubes, using one pump only and some valves and "t"s and old pipes, creating a bell syphon and tadaaa, 2 tubs and a bucket system haha

the tubs are filed with pumice stones i got laying around, theyre to big for my opinion(3-5cm), but they did their job quite well, one tub is filled with celery, and the other one with kangkung (water spinach?), i wasnt expecting much for this actually, but heck, within weeks they grew soo much my turtles are getting fat from kangkung alone . at that time i put some tilapias and catfishes also to the pool , then i started to notice more growth. its been quite some times now, celery still growing well, kankung have been replaced with mint and some tomatoes(already out of tomato now, so only mint), fish have been replaced for sometimes, after being eaten haha.what i have inside the pool now is 5 tilapias, 20 tambaqui's, and some catfishes. turtles have been moved to another pool

i am trying to build a new setup with fiberglass tubs (150x60x25) and smaller pumice stones (1-2cm), i have ordered the tubs, and pumice stones, planted seeds for the new tubs,(tomato, water melon, pepper, coriander, etc)

photo's will be added when i ave time to take them ahaha

nice to know you all

Welcome to our most wonderful forum

and yes, yes pics please!!

welcome... we all love pics!!!

Selamat Datang!
Anda tinggal di mana di Indonesia?

Welcome

Welcome Dave!

Thanks for the warm welcome ,

And for kudapucat, i live in surakarta, thats near jogjakarta . Are you an indonesian who lives in aussy or a bahasa speaking aussy? Haha

Saya berasal dari Australia, dan belajar bahasa di sekolah.
I've been doing a bit of work for the Malaysians lately, so my Bahasa is better, but also contaminated by their crazy mixture of every language in the neighbourhood.

Welcome!

System pics are like porn here.

Hmm need to figure out how to add the porn then

Testing pictures

The "whole" setup


Is the size correct? Trying to upload from phone here haha

I can't see it...

Yeah i noticed it now hehe

2nd try


I got 2 85ltr tub( left and middle),and a bucket (right), pump wit 4 outlets that goes
To each tub and bucket and another one back to the pool.

Tub 1, mostly a celery bunch that haw been growing and eaten alot for the past 1,5 yrs and a taro fmily thats there just to fill it up.


Tub 2, was full of kangkung , now the home of some
Mint cuttings ad some hibiscus cutting( experiment that so far goes very well)


Bucket with dwarf papyrus, this one is a constant flow tub with no media since its root are very big, first time was only a plant with 5-7leaves just being hold down with some Stones, now its full

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3rd outlet that goes to the pool, you can see one of the 2 adult tilapias that are waiting to be eaten there haha. Water is clear only the sides is full with algae, buts its
Good since the tillapias kinda eat them also . The red bellied pacu's are kinda hard to see in the evening haha


Sorry for the darkness and blurryness, ill try to make abetter one tomorrow
Oh yeah and you can clearly see how big the pumice stones are

With beter lighting
From the front


From the back


The mint cutting, 4days old


Hibiscus cutting about one week old, new growth is visible


The bell siphon, made from an old 500ml bottle


The new media for new tubs( expansion) smaller pumice pebbles.

Not what youre all expecting I supposed