Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hello all,

Stephen here from CERES Environment Park where we have been designing and building systems for a few years now and running workshops from time to time. I've been meaning to re-connect with this forum for a while after a small post a few years ago. We have a backyard style system (about 22m 2 of growbeds) and I am currenlty building a large raft culture system (about 90m2 of grow area) (designed in collaboration with Dr Wilson lennard) for small scale commercial use by community groups. Check out this link for a bit more info on this: http://www.ceres.org.au/greentech/aquaponics

Wilson and I are running a two day 'advanced' workshop this coming weekend at CERES (Oct 23/24, please give me a call on 0402149814 for more info on this) and as part of this course we are hoping to take participants on a tour of local systems in Melbourne. I've left it a bit late but would there be anyone on this forum have a system in Melbourne which a small group of us (10?) could visit? We would like to look at a diverse range of sysems from tiny and inventive to large and high tec.

We would also love to connect with local aquaponics enthusiasts and would like to host a gathering here at CERES at some stage.

I look forward to getting in contact.

Cheers

Stephen
0402149814

Hi Stephen.

As I said on the phone here is a link to the blog. http://harvest365.blogspot.com/

We'd be more than happy to have the group visit.

I already have given him your name Mark

Yes he mentioned that when I spoke to him earlier today Milne. Thanks for that.

And of course you put your own name forward Milne... didn't you...

Actually no they wanted to come here but i have to much junk around atm [well always ] to have people taking photos
I am trying to clean up but its not working [take out 10 things and bring 20 back in ]

Hi everyone,

I've been spending lots of time "lurking" the forum and reading - finally decided to register and start posting

The IBC of aquaponics is a wonderful resource! I am still planning the system, but intend to have 3 IBCs as fish tanks and 8 to 10 grow beds that are a mixture of 1/2 and 1/3 height IBCs.

Plan to use it a CHIFT PIST, constant flood, as the experiments run by BYAP seem to show there's few disadvantages to this simplest of systems I do eventually want to house all this in a green house, but it appears I would need a council permit to erect one (covered car port style). Thankfully summer is coming, so I hope this won't matter much!

Are there any members who would be willing to let me take a look at their systems? I live in Pascoe vale and don't mind travelling I hope to learn more, as nothing beats practical experience!