Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Giday
Found your site through a friend today and signed up immediately.

Fantastic site!
I'm new to the aquaponics thing, but completely hooked! I have already connected up our fish pond, (which has been completely self sufficient for 2 years, no pumps etc.) and it's working brilliantly.

I am basically a lazy farmer

I love to grow food but am soooo tired of weeds, grass, ring-in seeds from chook grain etc, that when I saw a you tube vid about an AP system in America, I was hooked.

I have just obtained in the last week...
3 (glass) fish tanks for redclaw
4 1000lt farm (cube) type spray containers (=3 tanks + 5 gravel beds)
and 2 44gal blue poly tanks (for the redclaw gravel beds)
to get set up 6 person family style.

I even accidentally managed to rope someone else into the fever because I went snooping the farms to see if someone wanted to sell the cube tubs, leaving notes in letter boxes
Now, this new friend of mine is just as keen to start up one on his property.

Stupidly excited!
and thanks for having me!

welcome inboard! just be careful cleaning out the tanks, it can be hard to get reliable information on what was in them. Mine was supposed to be a harmless detergent but it killed the grass where i washed it out within a week and it took a couple of months to start growing back...

hey Amanda welcome, pop in sometime, when you are next in Townsville

Welcome to the forum Amanda, you might not know it yet but you are probably hooked and it is too late to turn back. You are amongst friends, so feel free to share your photos so we can see how things are shaping up.I knew someone from Bowen once, on a trip through Europe Xmas 1985.

Thanks so much for the welcome..

gazza - the grass has to go anyway...alright not all of it but if some cark it...well what can I say?

jaymie - would love to next time we hit civilization thanks. Where?

faye - yep way too late! have been boring the hair off my husband for a couple of weeks now, and it shows no sign of letting up soon poor bloke!
Yeah Bowen is very nice, very corrupt, but very nice...hope you enjoyed your stay!
As soon as I get the hang of the site I will absolutely post photos, a bit tech stupid but I'll try.

I love that people put heaps of photos up on this site, the visual helps more than a thousand words for me.

Thanks again guys, look forward to hanging out
Talking of guys? Why am I male in the profile? I'm not, must have missed that button...



sooo user friendly! fixed already! Ha!

Amanda, Alligator Creek, so you don't even have to go all the way into town

Welcome AmandaC!



Mine were filled w/ olive oil and it killed the grass where I washed them... and the fish that now live in them are fine. I think too much of anything (including olive oil) will kill plants (including grass).

Will do, thanks for the invite, I'll give you a heads up when we're heading that way

Too true. The 44gal poly's have had acid in them so they'll need a big flush before cutting and further cleaning, the cubes had coolant in them, so same thing really. But as far as concern for the grass...it is inspiration to move on to aquaponics

Our little group is working at setting up a community garden in the town somewhere, it's pretty exciting because it means we can bring together all forms of growing.
So any tips, hints are always welcome. This site has heaps of great info, so I'm really glad for the referral from my friend too

also look on facebook for Food for Thought Townsville

Hi there
looked under food for thought Townsville and got completely lost....sorry
Can you help with a link, if that's okay?

Cheers
Amanda