Hi there,
I've been growing a while but am new to the site. Excited to find it and looking forward to learning from others and helping out where I can.
I use a hoop house in my backyard to grow rainbow trout, yellow perch, channel catfish, and nile tilapia along with lettuce, spinach, and basil.
It's very well insulated and air-sealed, designed to be used in very cold weather. The things that make my system unique are:
- I use converted freezers for fish tanks.
- I made my beds entirely out of insulation.
- The the plants are set in net pots through another layer of insulation on top.
- I use an arduino-based controller, which manages the heating, ventilation fan and pumps.
- I flood the grow beds less often at colder temperatures.
It's a flood and drain system, modeled after the ones from Growing Power, using the plumbing ideas from Aquaponic Lynx.
I'd love to hear any comments or thoughts for how to improve things. Thanks!
