Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Yeah, I thought a 'wet back' was somebody who swam across the Rio Grande (from South to North and at night).!

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This heating is working really well. Holding 10000 litres at 17 degrees steady as . Doing the job of 4 kw's of heaters we couldn't be happier. We will install a second series of pipes in the same firebox for heating our next syustem

Guess you wont be needing a solar array then....

Some times the simplest solutions are the best... seemingly efficient as well...

Well maybe not carbon efficient.... I'll shut up now.....

true, maybe not carbon efficient , but considering our plans to plant perhaps 500 trees specifically for firewood over the next 5 years, from what I have learned, it is the only carbon neutral way of heating your home/water.
It certainly doesn't negate my desire for a solar system, once all the ups and downs are ironed out and an efficient overnight heating can be incorporated. I really think this is the key- not so much the higher temps... silvers are jumping out of the water and feeding 3 times a day and growing noticably at 17 degrees... although I will be stoked if mark two can get 5000 litres to 22/23 and hold it there. Mark 2 should be installed within the next few weeks with a bit of luck.