Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Sorry for late reply:

Thanks Johny5. I have started a thread (link in signature). :-)

LEWISTON, (Gawler River) 5 months in with a pro system and starting up an IBC with NFT attached.

Weclome

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Any South Aussies had much luck with Marron from KI in their systems?

not yet - but im planning to get Marron from Mt Compass area

not yet - but im planning to get Marron from Mt Compass area

Awesome. I have a mate who has just moved to KI and says that they are everywhere at the moment. was thinking of grabbing a few. Not sure how to sex them properly though. found info for red-claw and yabbies but as yet nothing for marron.

Hi, live in the Clare/Mid North area. No system as yet but looking to start this spring.

Kebab Weclome.

Hello,

Im on Kangaroo Island, work at a school growing Barramundi.

We're just getting our Aquaponics up and running again after a clean out of the hot house and reed beds. we've got 6 flood and drain tables in our hot-house, which we use the 'floating raft' or 'deep water culture' system to grow our plants. We have been using the water straight from the fish shed (about 28 degrees C), but im toying with the idea of sending it through the outside reed-beds first (8, 1x2meter ponds, finishing in a bottom sump). The water straight from the fish shed is high in nutrients, but also clogged our old planter beds/pipes and the algae love it. I wonder if the outside reed beds will strip too much nutrients from the water and make it too cold for the plants to thrive..? Any suggestions. Also im wondering about plumbing the flood and drain trays together- keeping in mind we want to keep them full of water, not flood and drain them.

Well thats our story- any advice/direction/comments or questions let me know!

Cheers- Daniel.

G'day people . My name is Jimbo and i am in the Reynella area . Got an IBC system running on Solar power .

Hi all. New to AP but keen. Looking at setting up a CHOP system with sump and 1000L initially and grow to 3 independent systems. I'm going to set up with a solar system and run a Geyser pump instead of 'standard' sump pump.

Does anyone run there Fish tank from a swim pool? I was thinking of setting a system at my old dears that utilised a 6500L above ground pool. Supplement her meagre pension.

I currently live in the Marion area. 8km south of CBD.

If you want to have a suss at my solar set up Pool swimmer just sing out ?

Our postcode is 5501. Lewiston/Gawler River area. Our system has been running since Jan 2013. We have a Retail purchased system and an IBC system with 2 grow beds and an NFT.