Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi all,
I am hoping I am the first South African on here, that would be rocking!
My name is Ryan I am a 23 year old South African.
I have recently found out about aquaponics and am very excited to start my own system.
I was planning on doing it this weekend but sadly our jigsaw was stolen Luckily this gives me more time to think about how to set up my system and ask advice from you guys, a blessing in disguise if you ask me
I am a video editor but my life goals and ambitions is to be able to run off the grid and be able to be totally self sustainable, and this is defiantly a step in the right direction.
Any ways, so thats me, stoked to meet you guys and get involved here as much as possible.
Love and peace
vibe

Hey Ryan....

Sorry, definitely not the first South African on board.. Probably the first SA video editor though..

So what were you going to build your system from...?

My plan is to try do it as cheap as I possibly can. I would also like to be able to reproduce for friends in the future.
My plan is to start an indoor grow room. I am lucky enough to have a 3mx3m room which would be perfect. I want to use florescent lights in the beginning but then move onto a nicer light once I can afford it.

Were you thinking about using IBC's perhaps? viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10126

IBC's are actually quite expensive in South Africa. I can get barrels for a much lower cost and they are way more accessible. I was looking at basing my system mainly on the barrel-ponics pdf I found on this site. Having said that I am not sold, I am more than willing to change up my ideas and was interested to see what you guys thought. Basically I would like to be able to be growing enough vegis for one person to be able to be getting most of his produce from.

Hi Ryan
welcome and if i may...you have come to the right place for info
heaps of good info on this forum
everything you need

Hi Ryan

I am from Capetown too.. Go check my blog at www.aquaponic-monster.blogspot.com

We are a couple guys in SA doing this now. I have contact with 3 of them. Only one of whom actually have a running system. - the other two okes are planning and planning and planning, but never actually get around to actually killing any fish.. (Because in my case that is what my wife thinks aquaponics is all about!)

You can get IBCs for VERY cheap.. - you just have to look harder.
I got mine for R350 each! - I can give you the contacts (in Cape town area)

Let me know if you need some help!

kind regards
Carel the Bassmonster

Hi Ryan. I am also from Cape Town and have 2 systems running up on the west coast. Welcome to pop around one day if you like. Brian