Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Bananas.

Hmmm.

So you're saying I'm wasting my time buzz pollinating my tomatoes with my electric toothbrush?

No No.
I had no flowers, that was the point.
The extra potassium seems to have sprung the plants into flowering mode.
They still need pollinating though and (apparently) electric TB's are excellent for that!
The bees have done the job for me, but in a greenhouse whipping your toothbrush out is ftw

Doesn't have to be a vibrating wand, or electric toothbrush... I use an old worn "burred" toothbrush.... and get a full truss set every time...

The lads turned up today, only an hour late, which is anything from 1-3 days early on a Thai clock.




So now I have an in ground 800L sump and an above ground 800L sump.
The reason for 2 sumps will become clear as the project progresses.

yay, progress
I love those concrete tanks you have, so simple and cheap.

Dui,
Which is more expensive mat'l cost or labor cost?

Material was 2430 baht.
Labour 1000 baht.
$115 all in

wow

Progress... Need... More... Progress....

Cool as man

Above ground sump finished.
In ground needs finishing off, then I can get the 800L tank out of the hole and put some fish in it (when I get the other GB's done)




"Neat" and "Tidy" are nicknames I have never had

Filled the in ground sump with water today and of course it pi$$ed water out at every seal.
So, I pumped the water into the above ground sump and that barely even dribbled, and that one is not even sealed yet.
Two guys did the job, obviously the guy who did the in ground one didn't do a proper job, so some patching up to do on that one before it can be used.
Have 2 GB's completely finished now, though only 1 had gravel, I need to order some more, but thinking about making some gravel, charcoal, coir hybrid beds.

your circle cement is too small.
above ground can work easily out side.
in ground sump can not work easily both side.

Funnily enough, it was the top 2 seals that were the worst, the bottom ones were ok(ish)
It's not a big problem, I just have to put a lot more sealer on the inside where the joins are.

And the good thing about concrete is that a few years down the track, it becomes self repairing.

You get the equivalent of stalagmites forming around cracks. They leak for a bit, then you see that reassuring white scar tissue build up, and then all is repaired.

One of the wonders of modern/ancient science.

Concrete is our friend.

Wow that surprise me.



My experience is opposite that.
Thai family usually have rain water container made of that kind of circle cement.
when time goes by leakage occur and more leak over time. I can see carbonate at the out side of cement container. may be water delude carbonate from cement and dry out side.