Backyard Aquaponics
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I'm shattered....but a productive weekend.





Didnt get a chance to take a photo of the tank insitu. Another post for another day.

Off to a meeting now....

What do you do for a crust VLT?

Lookin good by the way.

I'm an IT contractor in a hot field...so very similar to those in the mining industry in terms of prospects...

That's why you see me logged on all the time during the day.

The tank got delivered yesterday and has about 5000 litres of water in it and stabilised sand around it.

One of the grainos commented that it was refreshing seeing a desk jockey take a breather after 2 to 3 shovels of dirt

Tank in...half filled with stabilised sand...THEN THIS DAMN RAIN

Filled Half the hole with water...lucky I filled the tankup.

Finally got around to replace the diaphraigm on my Pond One O2 8000.

What sort of idjit glues the screw so tightly to the diaphraigm I had to hack it apart to remove.



Guess which other part, classed as a consumable, has also bit the dust? The friggin flapper.



Never again will I but these piece of crap pumps again.

Before someone jumps in about number of airstones attached, I had 16 attached.

Water tank in
Top off
Topped up

Been cycling for a few weeks now, blue barrel with 50 litres of K1 media and plenty of air.

Looks like you have a good slope on your block vlt, and dirt that is no fun to dig...

Where did you get the flapper valves from VLT? Mine have gone in my 4000.

Sorry, thats right you told me kongs. Couldnt find the number, whats the full name of the buisness?

That's why I took the easy way out and called in some diggers!

www kongs com au

Give them a call. Nice people. Just crappy air pumps. Just ask for a flapper for your 4000. The technical manager is clueless. He tried to tell me these pumps can't pump lower than 300mm. The O2 pumps are rated to 3 metres.

maybe he jost got his cms mixed with his mms

Mmmm is that instant turf or is there a time delay between the pics and it actually grew there? Just curious and these were my first thoughts so decided to ask!

Nice work so Far..

But 1 thing has made me cringe....[Just me and my nutty think'n]
Why did you fully cut the top off the tank...?
Now you have to place a net over the complete tank, rig a support for the net and shade the tank to stop the algae blooms.. and you can't even incorporate the auto insect feed station for your fish.. I'll show you what I mean once I get my tank in place..


Juergen

Nope. We were talking mpa rating. And also talking in cm's