Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi everyone ....Im compleatley new to aquaponics but i do keep fish in my living room and i know how to grow stuff so theres a good start lol i was gunna start work on the garden ready for spring and same with the pond but then i came across aquaponics now i wanna do my raised pond and use it for aquaponics system that = happy me and happy misses as she has more of the garden to herself. But at this moment in time i want to do a really simple one barrel system to put outside the back door and not 100% where to start tbh. Any one got any tips or pics to get me started thanx in advance and fyi some of the systems on hear i am dribbling over haha

Hey mate.. Newbie here too.. I have a system at approx 6 weeks old, was made from an IBC pod ( just the top part ), a cheap as chips pond pump and a few $'s worth of 10mm gravel. IBC cost me $20.00 from local dump , pump and gravel around the same each. I see a lot of Blue Barrel's about, reckon it would be just as easy to set up. I highly recommend biting the bit and hook in I have been totally blown away by the plant growth rates, mind boggling it is. I can foresee our whole entertainment area being converted to grow tables, so long as I has enough room for the BBQ to work without toasting me plants, the rest of the area is fair game for it, once I have it sealed in with shade cloth etc. ( we seem to have serious bug and mould issues here, kills everything outside)I Hope to have enough of a set up by mid next year to feed a growing family of three Teenage Boys wifey and self, couple of neighborhood pensioners who I know do it tough to eat right. Concrete area just sits there doing nothing anyway My only real problem.. building a wooden frame to hold it all, seems only thing I can do right with timber is burn it All the best with your journey into this wild world of food growing mate.

Maybe Jay's thread will give you the info you seek
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16376#p388661

Welcome to the BYAP forum Nobby91 (same to you Niknteen in case I missed your first post)

Lots of barrel systems here.

Here is an example.

http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22925&p=479575&hilit=barrel+grow+bed+barrel+grow+bed#p479575

If you have questions someone will probably know the answer so just ask.

Scotty,
I have often wondered what type of system you have? Seeing I don't believe that I have ran across your build thread. (sorry for the Hijack)

Thanx for reply guys wasent really expecting any tbh lol. I cant seem to find barrles anywere and i cant find any ibc's cheap ither. I have advertised on local facebook sites but no1 seems to get back to me so its just a waiting game at the moment.

Nobby,
Try going to this part of the site to locate someone in your general area. viewforum.php?f=16