Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I wish I could get grow beds at a good price. Those look good

I made a 100 mile round trip to my nearest hydroponic supplier yesterday and they decided to go fishing They dont even keep regular store hours.

Hey Lungy

I got a Dingo. I had an idea to line my rake bucket with shadecloth and then use that to wash and move the gravel.

Hey folks been busy the last couple of days plumbing up the sumps and running power to the shed here`s some pics.Decided on using bunnings 160l tubs instead of blue barrels for ease of cleaning and maybe som yabbies in them.

Some more with beds starting to go in place.

Good stuff Lungy... all the WA members seem to be putting in the hard yards lately....

Keep it coming mate

Weather`s cooled down quite a bit over here the last week or so.That might have something to do with it.

WA is now the AP world capital, the contagion is growing so fast...
Two topics a day from newbies of WA...
You'll have the politics buying gear soon too to keep in relation with the people, an AP representative at Canberra...
Better have to control a bit i'd suppose before the gouv will get laws in place to get their GST tax money from all of you won't be buying!

daylight saving helps, it doesn't get dark till 8 ish

Nice tanks lungy. how have u joined the pipe to the tank? that looks like stormwater pipe?

When is the gravel going into your growbeds?

Joined the 100 mm DWV pipe to the tubs with a 50 mm plug & waste to a 100 mm to 50 mm socket reducer and generous amounts of gunk around all joins.
Looking to fill the beds next week with hydroton.
Then it`s cycling time

My 2 cents...
I wonder if you could use an L.I.T (level invert taper) rather than a socket??
I only say this because LITs may have less of a crap trap since they are
cone shaped and not just a regular socket??

Full steam ahead Lungy thats gonna look good when finished.

P.s. your site supervisor appears incredibly lazy, laying down on the job like that

Nice Lungy...

Good colour coordination with the fence...

Did originally buy L.I.T`s for the job but decided on sockets because my side ways movement towards the fence is limited and every mm counts.The plug and waste grate inside the tubs pull out and will be easy to clear out the sockets if and when it needs cleaning.

The site supervisor is a lazy bugger but is enjoying the digging experience all the same.

Sorry Ducky just clicked what you were asking the pipe into the pond liner is with a EPDM universal boot.
http://www.rockaroundtheblock.com.au/ca ... asp?cID=36
down the very bottom of the page

Cool!