Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Just found this on Pintrest... I want one.... but with watermelons.....

Very noice

Are they pumpkins?

They are! growing in a hydro system apparently....

My Spinach has already perked up after it's transplant into the growbed! Charl said it might take a couple of days (I was worried yesterday that I'd killed it already cuz it was looking a bit floppy) but Hoorah!

Amazing effort guys! I particularly like the 'water feature' idea, perhaps when I upgrade I might add one in what size pipe (and other pipe/plumbing bits & pieces) did you choose?

Surprised it hasn't been asked... what fish have you got??

Again, congrats and welcome to the obsession that is Aquaponics

No fish yet. Prolly get silvers.

erm.... water feature thing is a 25mm pipe and whatever we needed to attach it... there's a 25mm elbow, and some sort of reducer coupling involved...

System looks fantastic! Will have to make sure SWMBO doesnt see a pic of your system else i will have to make mine look better

Thanks Ryan! :-)

Hmm... just been reading some more, I thought seasol had ammonia in, but seems not, will go look in bunnings for some charlie carp on saturday arvo.

Looks very tidy

They sell small bags of urea for about $5

Thanks Swittmann! Charl got impatient to get some fish in there though, so we went and got some comets instead :-) hopefully they cope with the seasol!

Wow,
That is definitely one of the nicest systems I have seen.
Really great stuff.
Congrats.

I have not had any luck growing watermelons in my AP system. The plants do great, but the melons all either crack or devolp a rotten spot on them. Not sure what the reason is, but I gave up on watermelons in my AP system, going to grow them in my raised garden. From what I read watermelons don't like a lot of water, they rather dry conditions.