Backyard Aquaponics
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Luv those Black Krims...

Hows the new project coming along Ryan

Thx for the nice comments guys

Charlie- its been on a 2 week hold until I get done with this big workshop this weekend (it goes through Sat). Next weekend I have a crew of friends comming out and I'm renting a lift to get the main structure stood up and mounted to the feet. I've actually tried a couple of methods to raise the first rafter by myself and it's just to darn big. I did however make the 8 water distribution manometers that I will need for the 8 fish tanks so at least I got another part of it knocked out.

I'll post a few pics of the AP setup I'm running at work (65 varieties right now looking Great) and some more of the build this weekend.

I've lifted much bigger trusses for hay sheds with a 12m post bolted to the side of a tractor/dozzer.
At the top of the post we attached a 500kg chainblock with a long chain.
If you can set it up right it slides up the post without catching on anything. Gives you enough movements on the chain normally to aline the bolts on the posts without trying to lift the truss at the same time.

I don't have a tractor yet or I might try that!

Just a few more pictures

Some of my fish in a holding tank


Big fish hauler!

Awesome photos!!!! That growth just looks so healthy. What's the name of those flowers in the first pic with the Rainbow Silverbeet.

How do you go for bugs/aphids there eating the produce? What treatments if any do you use on the bugs?

Very impressed with the quality.

I know the flowers
Nasturtium, they are edible and taste a bit like radish, the leaves are also edible and my mom says the stems are actually a great snack (she can't walk through my yard without snacking on some.) the seed pods of the Nasturtium are very hot and kinda sweet too.

Ryan, those are some beautiful pictures.

Tcl hit the nail on the head

Thx you guys. Mad-I mostly use BT and the farmers shadow (visual inspection)

My little brother inlaw and friend Josh came over yesterday to help put up the first few rafters....the old saying 6 hands are better then 2 couldn't be more true!






It looks a lot better stood up!

you should fit an IBC or twoin there...

Nice!

I dunno Ryan, you think its big enough?

Nice work

Bet that was fun . Good work

Hey Ryan... good to see the frame going up....

You reckon you need six hands for the frame.... wait 'til you have to pull the film....