Hello Everyone!
I'm so glad that I found this website, there is certainly a wealth of information here that I'll be digesting for weeks to come. Just from reading a few posts I can already tell that there is a very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful user base on this forum. I've only been reading about aquaponics for a couple of weeks now so I'm still very new. Once I learned the basics of aquaponics, I knew right away that this is exactly what I've been looking for. I believe that this will be the way farming is going to be done in the future once everyone realizes (or at least admits) that mega-farming and GMO crop creation is unhealthy and unsustainable.
My plans are right now to use equipment that I already have on-hand to set up a basic flood&drain system in my enclosed patio (heated w/ lots of windows) to do a "proof-of-concept" test. I suppose I should really say proof-of-my-ability-to-execute-the-concept
If that goes well then I believe that this may be the business opportunity that I've been looking for - something that I enjoy that has the capability to make money while at the same time giving me and my family more independence. The equipment that I have right now is fairly basic, but from what I've read so far I believe I have nearly everything needed for the basic system I mentioned above. I have -
200 Gallon fish pond w/ pump
55 Gallon Aquarium w/ 2 pumps
Wood to make stands
Hoses and PVC piping
All the knowledge represented on this website and forum
I will be purchasing -
4-IBCs to be cut up for my GBs
Some sort of grow media (thinking about lava rocks because they are easily acquired and cheap)
Fish - looking at just getting fingerlings from tilapiafarmingathome.com for now and possibly a breeder colony later if all goes well.
Anyway, I'm happy to be here and hope I don't annoy you all to much with questions.
Stedanko
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