Backyard Aquaponics
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On the Hydroton go check out viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2523
for the methods of cleaning.

Will pm you when i know about heading south

I am in Corrigin about 200kms from Perth and I have started a system from "stuff" recycled from around the yard and 2 IBC' s cut into half, I have put up and old gazebo that had blown down, straightened it up and put shadecloth on top, bought a cheap chinese pump from ebay 550 watts for flood and drain, and have some pots with 13mm pipe with holes punched in them and an end cap on the top draining straight into the IBC's, probably best with photos. I have just been given a frame that was covering a caravan, it is 6m x 3.5m and the guys are carrying it down the main street when the shops shut Sat. arvo. I have swapped gardening for the sparky to put a power point next to the "setup".
Very excited, will probably just plug it in with an extension cord just to see if it works, and now that I have the new frame I can plan EXTENSIONS, love this stuff will post photos

Hiya Ruth

Corrigin is a place i know from my childhood to my old ass stage. Although mainly its been a beer and a bite to eat on my travels. It is great to hear AP has hit the country town. GL on the summer of this project.

chees shaker for the info flushed GB back into tank before I got back in site drained tank just got to proabably do 2 or 3 times to clear stoked that after 5 years the system is nearly fully operational. Now got ask about networking as well does everyone have there own sources for fish stocks coonaks or marron any feed back would be great...

550wts That's a heavy pump Ruth, you can get a 6000lph resun for around $100-$120 that use around 120wts, I got a 4000lph pump from Ebay that has 2 year warranty, $60 posted and does around 2500-3000lph at the head height I have, use under 100wts

Anyone else in the northern coastal suburbs in Perth (eg. Ocean reef, Padbury, Kallaroo, Mullaloo, Hillarys etc ?)

Thanks Nocky I had to go to Perth so all AP things are on hold rather than blow everything to bits maybe I should keep that pump for future extensions and get a smaller one,
Ruth

Gday phred - yep I am a Mullaloo aquaponic enthusiast. Have about 50 trout at the moment.

Mullaloo is my old stomping ground from late 70's to early 80's, wow some memories there

jeez nocky you get around...

Nocky - I was a part of the 90's generation, but we heard about the Mulla's 'Old Crew'...thats the stuff of legends!

They say if you survived the old Mullaloo pub Animal Bar you can survive through anything!

I remember when the Tav opened was April 1 1976 I had the first lemon squash ever in the pub, it has changed heaps now, it was a single story pub with 2 small bars and a drive through, second story was added early 80's and the deli next door cut in half to allow for the Animal bar, I left just after that was opened but remember the early days of it

hang on a minute......

You went there and had lemon squash??? Is that just coz it was April fools day?

Well he would have only been 15yo EB Maybe Nocky doesn't want the bar manager fined for serving to a minor ya never know who's reading the forum