Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

hi all, I have the ap bug since changing from hydro growing, i'm located in adelaide australia.
I would love to hear from locals mainly so i can get to see some local set ups
currently got a semi small system running at present

Hi Aquaponicia
welcome along, post up some pics of your system. We are having a meet soon at Scottt's place, maybe a good chance to see his system.

Hi Monya, so where r u in adelaide i'm south near noarlunga centre.

do u sell systems also u could get my business if u sell hothouse tunnels pm me if ur keen

Hello aquaponicia,
This is Faye from Aquaponica, what a similar name! Welcome to the forum and I am afraid for what you have there is no cure, like the rest of us. You will find plenty of reading and pics to look at. Have fun

Aquaponicia.... and Aquaponica..... now that's going to get confusing.....

Maybe a change of name would be less confusing.....

How about "Aqua-SA"... aquaponicia.....

S&R Aquaponicia is our trading name so if a mod can change our online name to that I will be happy.

well i didnt even notice aquaponica until now sorry to confuse

From what I've seen most of us here ( read ALL ) are already confused ,, so don't worry to much

What is your buisiness?
There's plenty of Adelaide people in here, but not so many in the southern suburbs (I'm in Hallett Cove)
Come along to Scotts place on the 23rd of this month and meet everyone - Scott send this man a PM

Intergrated Backyard Food Harvesting is our direction, we are very new bussiness and are comencing a pilot program at present.

4 x 2500lt fish tanks

1200 holes in NFT system,set up in a tunnel the size of 15m x 6m

A shed which holds the fish tanks and wookshop/storage area. the total size of shed is 9m x 3.5m with the workshop/storage area being 3m x 3.5m

Pump shed is 3m x 3m which has a sump sand and biofilter with 80w UV and 2, 1/4HP pumps

At present the tunnel is still awaiting approval (sheds all built)so the fish are running without the tunnel just filtration and doing fine.

hey king erik i'm just south of u, the other side of adelaide's latest water supply or oil refinery as I will always still call it lol

And you call this a "semi-small system"? How many fish you got in there? When are you going to invite all of us around for a look?

Welcome hew.
Feel free to come along to my place on the 23rd.
I'm sure all the "locals" would be keen to meet.
PM is on it's way

What species of fish are you "running"

i am on some barra ATM so yeah will keep u posted but a little busy doing other bits and pieces

What sort of stocking density are you running Hew??

Oh... and can you fill us in more on what sort of filtration system you're running...

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Am I right that you have a "sand sump"??? and an external bio-filter of some sort (UV attachment)?????

Some pictures would be nice...

P.S. ... Barramundi in Adelaide this time of year would require large amounts of heating... yes?

What sort of heating system are you running and what sort of water temps do you have your Barra in????