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Hi everyone My name is Alex...aka Wildcoconut.. i am from Trinidad and Tobago down here in the Caribbean and this is my build. I have no experience with Aquaponics or planting stuff for that matter but i am givin it a shot, all assistance u guys and give me will be greatly appreciated..i welcome tips, advice...and suggestions thanx.

I am starting off with a single IBC container....and will be setting up 3 filters with small white kegs, a swirl filter, a bio filter and a degasser..it will be feeding some pvc pipes and blue barrel grow beds..

Pics will come as soon as i figure out how to upload them lol...

Welcome, WC!
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That sounds like a lot of filters! But if you like to tinker, perhaps that's not a bad thing...
You can probably get things rolling a little sooner by keeping it simple and then adding filters
later, especially if you start out with a reasonable fish load.

Good luck!

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Sam

Ok thank man.....let me give this a try...

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Uploads pic...ummmhmmmm...



Hey look my first pic..Superb

Ok so lets get down to business...

I got myself an IBC tank...as seen in pic above...

Chopped of the top



Painted it black...was told it wud reduce the algae growth



Placed it up on some blocks....and thats my sump i am gonna place under there..



Got some of this black material...have no idea what its called...and i made a cover




Made a platform for my filters and a rack thing for the first sump



Anddd today began the plumbing i made the stand pipe swirl filter and the pump outlet...



Right thanks for watching...i welcome all feedback...advice...suggestions etc..

Thanks for the support

looks great mate,

how many blue barrels will you be running as GB?

My plan was to run 4 growbeds

But the expanded clay balls in my country is super expensive..so i need to find an alternative...orr i will reduce the amount of growbeds and increase pvc pipe usage..

WC,

Great looking go at it you're having! Thanks for uploading the pics. Pictures relay good craftsmanship and thoughtful attention to detail.

So is the idea, 1 FT (1000L), 2 half-barrels ST (200L), and 4 half-barrels GB (400L), plus filters... roughly speaking?

Remember to test your local gravel with vinegar if limestone might be an issue in T&T. Expanded clay balls are expensive where I am as well, so I grabbed samples of the 3 local readily gravels and ruled out one very obviously as not being suitable due to my bubbling vinegar test.




What kind of fish? And how many are you planning for?

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Sam

Yea man thats the build exactly...

My plan is to raise koi, my brothers and i like outdoor fishes..so the tilapia wont interest me to raise..we are currently in carnival mode so we are all over in the beaches chillin


I will resume construction later down this week..

Take care guys thanks for the support.