Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Well I went down to murray's to pick up my new growbed and was very pleased indeed. PIcked it up this morning and have set most of it up.
Using 20mm granite gravel and as yet have not washed it (could be trouble) but will wait and see how it goes.

exciting stuff! wish I could afford to get one of them beds up here... perhaps one day...

Looks a lot like my bed Nick - except mine is full of green stuff. I reckon they will look exactly the same within the month.

Taht's a dascund yeah Nick? Ripper little pooch, we had one crossed with a cockerspaniel named Rastus, and he lived till he was fifteen, even survived a slipped disk and 2 car smashes into him!

I mean look at the growth. How long had you had the dog in the grow bed?? a couple of minutes? give him and hour and he'll be a great dane

Hee Hee ..

U guys are barking mad!

(I say this as I am wolfing down my supper!)

I am howling with delight as I see that these grow beds look fantastic ..

I have been sniffing around with the autosiphon idea ..

Muzz ... I am thinking growbeds with integrated foolproof auto-siphons, sort of moulded into your trays ... then you could have both the aquaponics market (fairly small) and hydroponics market (much bigger) waiting to buy!

(PS.. Do I get to trial them?)

That's a cracker of asn idea J7, you should retire on that one!

Jonny7,
I really have not looked into this autosiphon bit as yet, but perhaps you are right, I will start mucking around with one and see what I can come up with.
The worst part about grow beds is loading that gravel.

I think I might have an alternative to the gravel that looks very promising.

Muzza

Nick, looking good, it won't take long and it will be firing along.

Murray

Alternative to gravel - fess up Muzz what is it. I presume it is not hydroton, scoria, perlite, rockwool or water. I am curious.

Regarding the autosyphon, I think it would be unwise to build it into the bed design. Producing a single piece unit from fibreglass, as a seperat item, may have merits - but even then the size needed etc is dependant upon other factors.

I will have a grow bed set up for the Brisbane meet for you all to look at ...and pass judgement.......

Muzza

Tease! Better be bloody good.

and you all better have your cameras there!!! we want pics!
At least I get to meet another BYAP member soon, when Jaymie pops in for a visit in 2 weeks or so!
*note to self, take pictures this time*

Don't worry AM, we will take loads of shots, You are not isolated up there, I believe you had a visit from VB a little while ago.

that I did, but after a few cold ones and a tonne of AP chatter the last thing on my mind was taking pics - lucky the wife snapped 2 (somewhat dark) pics