Greetings,
This is going to be the quickest intro ever because my job is keeping me crazy busy. Too busy!
I saw Halloram's (sp?) Aquaponics video, "The First 12 Months" and, naturally, was like "I'VE GOT TO DO THAT." So I picked up two 27-gal bins, a 400 gph pump, some PVC and ~2.5cuft of 3/4" gravel and built a rig. Spent about $200 USD if you include the stand.
Will post pictures when I have some time to breathe but in short it's a pretty simple pump-up, autosiphon down setup, planning on growing mostly strawberries, herbs and lettuce.
I'm SURE I'll have a ton of questions. Fish species availability in v.small quantities in Upstate NY comes to mind (is it even *possible* to get Jade Perch in this area??), so does the feasibility of bringing the entire rig indoors during the winter vs. heating it somehow in a rather uninsulated but closed-in back porch.
So thanks for the forum, I'm sure this place will help me avoid many a nightmare.
