Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

you've been visiting that B shop again haven't you Kenny

now thats a good thinking Kenny.

I found the holes in most baskets were too big, for some reason I had a coles basket in the shed, and they have long slits as apposed to small holes, the scoria just fell straight out. But I'm sure you'll find something suitable

shhh! They owe me!!! I've spend thousands there since buying this place! The didn't have anything suitable to purchase... so...

i borrowed one form b once................still have it. realised when i got home

Well... after getting all the growbeds level, only had time to fill one of them up before beer'o'clock.

The B basket method worked well, I only had to empty the water tub twice, each time there was about 4 inches of good old scoria gunk in the bottom! I took it and spread it around my feijoa trees, as they're the next to fruit, there would be a whole bunch of goodness in the scoria gunk! So hopefully I'll get fat feijoa's this year... mmm, feijoa and apple pie... mmm, feijoa and rhubarb crumble... mmm... better stop before I drool myself to death

Looking good Kenny!
Come a fair way since I saw it last month!

the brickwork on the standpipe reminds me of someonelse's system. Nice work man, coming together good.
Got told that rainbow fingerlings from Ballarat were $77/100, currently around 60-80mm. Does this sound about right?

wow, trout are cheap.

from now on they go up by $10/100/month. Was advised not to think about any for another 6 weeks or so due to water temps.

never fear TT, I'm not getting any trout this year... hands full with SP :-)

Cheers man, just gotta figure out a permanent DUCK OFF system As you can see I've tacked up some junk I had laying around to keep them out for tonight Don't want them to eat the seedlings I found laying around! You've seen my joint, there are little lettuce's and tommies and junk everywhere, I just whipped around on a seedling hunt and grabbed a few small things to throw in there. The water's not cycled yet so I dunno how well they'll do, still on zero ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and a pretty high pH! Doesnt look like the goldies are making enough magic fish juice to kick start the system! Hopefully the water will clear up a bit now it's cycling, then I'll pull the goldies out and dose it good and proper

I had them on there to hold them in position when I was filling the bed with gravel, then when I had finished I decided to leave them their to stop the local emo suicide sparrows! I often find drown sparrows in the ducks water, they've obviously gone for a drink and gotten water logged. Sometimes you just find feathers scattered around the place, I always thought it was a opportunistic neighbourhood cat until I saw it was actually the ducks picking them out and eating them...

Sounds about right for the trout, I think I told you my neighbours brother runs the place! Hopefully this dang water will hurry up and cycle so I can put them in over winter!

yep prices go up i think i got my first lot at $1 each then went back about 2 or three weeks later and they were $2 each.

this was from macclesfield

Well! Finally washed all the gravel and filled up the remaining 3 growbeds, with a little help from Tam (and an extra B basket)! Now we're both very sore and tired Didn't finish till late, I'll get some photo's up tomorrow after work. Everything is flooding and draining perfectly, which is doubly good as it's functional and pretty Because just as the water level hits the hole in the standpipe the pump starts, which means there's water constantly running down the waterfall