Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi everybody
Went around to a mates place a couple of months ago for a coldy to find him playing with something called aquaponics.Well that was that.Two days later started finding thing to make my own.What more can i say its taken over.Well started running the system a month ago and all seem to be going well with the trail system.The system is made from a BC and a 205lt drum.Three are 10 small and 10 large goldfish in the BC also 4 barra about 4 cm long in the 205lt container.Fish seem to be doing well.Brought some seeds from Backyard Aquaponics and put them in about four days ago starting come up now.

Welcome to the forum Johnno.

What part of Kambala you living in. I lived in a duplex there for a year on the corner of Saltbush and Bluebush.

Those barra will love those goldfish once they (the barra) get a bit bigger !

Hi Johnno,
Welcome to the world of AP.
Once the bug hits it can move pretty fast. I bought a book on AP one Friday afternoon by the following Friday we had water pumping through our 1st test system.

How long have you been cycling your system for? With that many fish the Ammonia will build up quite quickly.
When you were at BYAP shop did you pick up a test kit?

Please keep up-dating your thread and sending through the photos and if you have any questions be sure to ask as someone will have already done it, killed it, broken it and then worked it out!

Thanks for the weclome,
Live up in East Kambalda thats why they call us hillbillys.I put a screen mesh on the 205lt drum so they dont go missing to the big tank.I had the tank cycling for two day before adding fish.Its cyclying 15 min on 30 min off.Its cycling day and night.Also have airreator in both tanks.Hope this keeps them happy.Have tested water ph up slightly at 7.2 but has been sitting there from the start.Ammonia seems good and steady with No2/3 at 0

Johnno, if you want to look at a bigger system, or get some fingerling Silver Perch, let me know

Was it blissy's house you went to?

Hi there, it's always great to meet others hooked by the AP bug. I too am new to this hobby and totally addicted.

I am very intreated in your system as it is fairly similar to mine, so it will be interesting to see how they both evolve.

Post lots more pics. You can see ours by following the link below.

We used to live in Kal and loved it.

Take care and good luck

Outbackozzie,Would love to catch up and check out your system,as for the fingerling silver perch you bet.
Sorry no it wasn't blissy's house

Wal,Checked out your pictures,system looks great hope mine can get there.Checked grow bed when got home from work and still more seeds comming up.Will put some more photo's up proberly on my next break.
Had spent some time in newman and loved it,but it was only for about 8 months.