Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

If you'd let me know what/when and how much stuff you needed...

For a small fee.. I could have brought it up to you...

Thanks mate, will probably take you up on the offer when i need the fish

Now does anyone know if i have 50mm pressure pipe going to the GB do i need 50mm ball valve or should i be reducing it down to say 25mm?

I would reduce them down to 25 mm. Looking at your last diagram with six valves coming off one 50 mm pipe, the total openings of six 25 mm valves is still far greater then the main 50 mm pipe.

Well, that's how I look at it. Mainly I would do it because smaller valves are cheaper.

Thanks mate will do that. I just realised i dont know what i need to make the outlets for th Gb.

I have the pipe do i need 1 T piece for each GB?

Yep... get a 50mm/25mm tee for each grow bed outlet... and a 25mm ball valve to control the inflow...

That's exactly what I used on both the Holmes-A-Court and Shoalhaven jobs...

Hi Rupert when you be home? Can i give you a call

Is either one better than the other? Is there enough pressure from SLO to do what it needs to in the first idea?

The second configuration...

Finally got all the plumbing (only missing the bulkhead for the FT).

How the place i wanted to have the setup is in full sun light after about 10am and its next to corrugated fence.

Would it be better to have it under a little BBQ area which gets sun in the morning then later into the afternoon?

Some new pics.

Took me a few days to silicon it up



Cut down a small pine tree to bury the sump.



After hours of digging through pine roots, i hit 70-80mm roots from free just on the fence line. Looking at my job maybe 40% i gave up. There is too many trees there anyways and leaves will get into everything.

I see a fine, big sump tank at the bottom right side of photo.

I relocated to my undercover area.



Ideally setup for the FT and GB. It gets morning light then dusk light. Hope thats enough for the plants. The sump sits below it.

My wife would kill me

I understand. To bad, it would make a cool big system.

Some pics of the fittings for the GB.



Here is the SLO