Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi All,

I just joined up the site and saying hi.

I live in Salt Ash near Newcastle NSW on a couple of acres. I am looking at starting small...probably a IBC setup to start of with.

If anybody has information on stockist of Aquaponic gear and Fish it around my area it would be greatly appreciated.

Any beginners tips will be taken onboard with graet speed.

If anybody has a setup around my area and does not mind a snoop drop me a line and we can catch up over a beer (my shout).

Cheers all.....exciting times

Baz

Hey Baz

Welcome to the forum. The Ibc of aquaponics which you can download on this page got me started, it's a very good overview.

Good luck with finding all the parts and building your system.

Cheers

Cheers

Hey mate im just starting up myself i'm at Swan Bay ( just north of you an south of Karuah), did you find any ibc locally, can you suggest any grow medium suppliers

Found a fella on gumtree selling them at Blackhill for $50 each...a bit knocked around. Heaps on Gumtree for $100.

I used clay rocks from a Hydroponic shop in Wallsend. I shoped around online but the delivery makes it to dear. A bit of a pricey way to do it but they are light and real easy to dig in...planting etc.

I am away working for 1 more week....drop me your phone number and I will give you a bell when I get home and you can come for a look. Also...send me your email and I can send you some pics of mine if you like.

Cheers

Baz

hey mate thanks for the advice, im off tomorrow to grab some ibc from blackhill $65

I got my fish from a fish farm at Pindimar.

http://www.aquablueseafoods.com.au/index.shtml

i used to get a lot of fish from Pindimar, but they were whiting an flathead with a few brim, thanks for the advice mate

What type of fish are you going to run??

im not sure still doing research probably silver perch, i hear trout are best for winter here!

yep...water too hot in summer they reckon...I got silver perch from the farm at Pindimar....they are bullet proof and I have been told the big ones dont eat the little ones....I put about 6 in every 2 months

hey my fellow hunter friends im in the maitland area and have just built a small system from an ibc bought from the same dude from blackhill lol..... i wish i knew about the hydroponics shops in wallsend is it worth a look?

Being in our 20's all hydro shops assistants seem to think my brothers and I are up to something suspicious for going in there and not buying a complete indoor setup for growing weed.

Hahaha im 24 and i get all the suss comments when i ask for hydro related stuff... maybe we should have a gb dedicated for weed so we can confirm their evil thoughts.... hows your system coming along?

All natural hydro stregnth weed... Probably a good market for it. The system seems to be going ok just wanting to get nitrification going. How about yours?