Backyard Aquaponics
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Awesome job mate.

a couple of views looking under the deck, not quite as tidy as the topside!

I wasn't planning on putting that much water in the FT straight up, but I left the hose on all day by mistake.

The bricks are hides for the yabbies, sort of yabbie apartment blocks.

POOL TO GIANT UNDERGROUND AQUIFER SUMP

loving your journey

ha ha, thanks.

If frogs are happily there, then you're doing something right.

At least you don't need to worry about topping up the water often.

That water looks so clear! You must disappear under there for hours on end

for sure Maty, the wife would never find me hiding in my little grotto.

Heck, give them a couple of weeks and they'll look like brussels sprouts.

setting up some Wicking tubs. the B had these 65L tubs for about $10.

the crops I want to grow are mainly potato, garlic, and fruit trees like the mini peach, lime, ?

All looking good my friend, water quality is great. Mini tree's are going nuts at nurseries these days, so many options, nectarine is another. Plant what you would like to eat.

they also had a fitted garden hose for $5.80 I wanted bayonet fittings so if I want move a tub it the water supply could just be unclicked.

The cheapest loose bayonet fitting was going to cost $7 for a male and a female!

So i got the fitted hoses and some bonus hose.

leaf guard made do as water reservoir.

old bucket got the job as the header tank, adjusted the height so there is 70mm of water in the tubs.

Thanks Charlie, are you settled in on the East coast yet?

I've got a couple of avocados coming up, would like to see how they would go.

How much did those things that look like net pots cost you Slowboat?
They certainly have some potential.

Oh and BTW great looking system.

thanks Sleepe, it's certainly a lot nicer to be in.

they are rainwater leaf guards cost $6.39 ea

the pots are 140 dia x 100 deep. some of the openings are largish thus the shade cloth to keep the soil in.

they would work good with a bag of media in DWC especially for a larger plant.

Thanks Slowboat, I had not seen them before. I agree on the DWC especially as they have that load spreading top support.