Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi guys

Have spent quite a bit of time today trawling through different threads - wow quite informative.

I do have a couple of questions. We have just purchased a 700L tank from Basix Plastix, which has the grow bed on top of it. What would be a good fish to use to start everything up.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! Also where is the best place to get the fish from in the Newcastle/Hunter area?

Thanks!!!!!

Hi welcome you are hooked now i recon in your area jade perch is probley the pick trout would probley work but i belive theres none available
Dont forget photos we love photos

Hi RP - welcome to the forum

As F&F said, or silver perch are also a viable, forgiving option for you as well.

Hard to recommend stocking levels for you as we don't know what volume your GB is - Basix didn't have it on their site either.

Please, start out slow and don't get more than 15 small fish in there.

Hi Rosey...

Hope they gave you some info with the system to help a little bit..

How big is your growbed, that is how much media is in it? And how much pumping is happening in the system? Does it flood and drain, is it constantly flooded?

Sorry for the barrage of questions but we need to know some of this sort of info to recommend species and numbers of fish...

Thanks guys for your response.

I think the grow bed is 300L.

It is constantly flooded.

Media is scoria.

And I will post some pics tomorrow, when its daylight.

Here they are guys.... another rainwater tank manufacturer on the aquaponics bandwagon...

http://www.diyaquaponics.com.au/Aquaponics/tanks.html

The biggest problem you might have Rosey... is not what fish to stock, or how many...

But how to get them out of the tank once they've grown and you want to eat them...

P.S ... Rosey I will be heading up the Central Coast, and possibly into Newcastle in the near future... with trout...

The kids love fishing, so maybe they can spend some time 'fishing'!! haha

I thought that you couldn't get trout?? Only from what I've seen on hear?????

Would lurve trout...

You, me.. and a few others Rosey..

Was supposed to have had some more delivered last weekend... still trying to arrange the delivery.... will keep you posted...

that would be lovely.

thanks so much

Rose

G'day Rosey.

I'm new to this too and I'll be starting out in a couple of weeks. I work on the coast and live in Berowra. We might do well to swap notes now and then...

Cheers,
Nom

Hi Nom

Yes, would be good to swap notes. We haven't got fish yet, but will have some soon hopefully.

Sounds great...but as my wife will attest, I take a long time to start things...so my notes could be a little while away. Looking forward to sharing though.

I bought 8 IBC's at the weekend...yes...8...I will hide some of them at work until I can justify it!

Now am waiting on Rup to quote my hydroton.

This ride's gonna be fun!

Cheers,
Nom

Im with you on these types of systems Rupe, not only would it be difficult catching the fish but cleaning and checking the pump and piping etc. They do look neat and tidy but IMO they could get a little difficult to work with.