Hey ya'll. My name's Ryan, from North-east U.S. A friend on a survival site linked me to a large project on this very site, which got me researching like crazy. With every bit I found on aquaponics, I just kept looking for more.
I finally decided I needed to know for myself if this miracle system worked for real. Using 55 gallon barrels lying around the barn, an old pond pump, some recycled landscaping gravel, and bits of hose, I managed to throw together a system in a short amount of time, and get it up and running. It runs as a continuous flow with a siphon loop. I have quarter a barrel planted as lettuce, another as cucumber, beans, and the last is open for transplants, like tomatoes, peppers, etc.
I have been shocked by the results of a simple proof of concept. The lettuce seeds that were supposed to take a week or two to sprout broke the surface in two days. A tomato snipping that was placed in did nothing for a week, and then exploded, with roots spreading everywhere. I'm about 5 weeks in, and the set up is running strong.
It's all still one big experiment, but it's official: I'm hooked on aquaponics.
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G'day Ryan, nice little set-up you have 
is that a copper pipe at the back of the growbeds...(and maybe your GB drains) if so do your self a favor and remove it asap its nasty for your fish (if you have them)
