Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

i'm still debating what i'm going to do this coming fall/winter....if i go with trout, i'm not going to worry about over-insulating.. if i get another batch of yp and tilapia, i'll do some sealing up the area..
took lots of pics lately so i guess it's time to catch up
the growbeds before finishing cleanup, from early april

some pics from april 23rd
rosy reds in my single tote system, i might harvest these for the perch and get some golden shiners;


a rough shot of one of the 5 blue tilapia fry that made it from last fall

more from the 23rd of april
a jade tree, my son brought over a cutting, just stuck it in the gravel

some sicilian garlic

chives that survived the cleanout

still from april
fungus gnats were getting out of control, the gravel had settled since filling the totes last year, and the surface was damp

more from april,, my first marmokreb, so far she's had 6 ..... broods? right now she's in with the tilapia, so if she has another batch, they'll be some free high protein feed for the tilapia fingerlings

damn.. i should try to post when i take the pic's!
some more from april

april's batch of marmokrebs, most of them went into the pool, a few were big enough to avoid getting eaten right away

another bad shot of the fingerlings

chipping away at all the work to do on the system, i re-did the growbed inlets into a single spot dump, instead of branching into 2 outlets.. into a partially burried ag tube (a 6" length of 4").. adding gravel to the growbeds has reduced the fungus gnat population, and now that it's starting to turn green again, i'll be ordering some nematodes and ladybugs soon
enough chit chat, new pics from today.. growbeds looking much better

asparagus behind the carrots in the corner growbed

garlic taking off, couple of celery plants survived the cleanout


the jade plant is doing great

i harvested some duckweed from two of my crayfish tanks to feed to the tilapia in the pool, i can get this much a couple times a week between 7 duckweed/crayfish tanks - catch a bunch of scuds with the duckweed too.. they eat this in less than 24 hours

a few marms were left in the last hatch to grow and make more, and theres been another hatch in that tank

the group after the april 23rd pics are from june 2nd, these are the last from that day

now for reals.. the pics i took tonight 6/5

5 blue tilapia that escaped from the yp, into the sump, and made it through the winter in a 55 gallon tank with 1 marmokreb

i feed the marmokrebs bloodworms, sinking pellets and frozen peas..
growing into fish food

starting to green up