Backyard Aquaponics
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Good deal. I'll be back home around April 10th. Maybe we can work out a visit. Anderson, SC has the closest Lowes (my favorite store) and Tractor Supply stores.

Luck with your system. Keep working in it and keep posting to let us know how you are doing.

not a problem bill.
I got the liner and back drop laid in pond on Monday 4/4, before the big storm. The storm was to strong for the cement blocks and blew everything in the pond. SMH, i guess one more pump out and start over. No more rain in the forecast this week so I will get it cleaned up on Wednesday.

Ok so pond is roughly 550-620 gallons. what size pump should i use? would a sump pump work or a basic submersible pump?

Caught a baby LMB today and added it to my 225 gallon pond.

so what is the count of fish up to now? How's progress on your system. Post pics.

Pond has all goldfish and minnows. LmB didn't do well in the pond so i put him in a 29 Gallon tank for the week to get his strength back. I am looking for railroad ties to wrap around the pond. HELP..... if anyone knows of any around upstate SC.

My local hardware store sells them. The owner wanted me to take the less than ideal ones off her store property cause she couldn't sell them. (No one wanted ones that weren't perfect). Have any place like that around where you live?

Just make sure the ties can't leach into your system or drip water into your system, toxic stuff.

Yep, that's why they make that EPDM liner. Toxic and non-toxic, 45 mils apart.

No everyone around my area wants a arm and a leg for them. Oh i will cover them twice over. Bill are you in hartwell? thats a quick trip for me if there are free ties.

By the way LMB'S name is BOOMER.

I'll take a pic or two and see if they really are free.

Dude, you really named your fish?

I thought the rules were if you name the fish it must be something like dinner, bbq, griller, smoker, lunch and so forth.

I am a southern boy, so i am use to naming my dinner pets.

OK got bed growing, but the plants are really light in color. I will post pictures tomorrow. I think its a Iron problem.