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
