Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Greetings Tasmanian aquaponic growers. I started to work towards a home system 3 years ago. I went and saw 2 systems and that was fantastic help. The outcome, for me was that i wouldn't develop my system despite tanks and plastic house untill I'd seen a system in tassie that was working smoothly for a while. Anyway - thats me. What i would like to suggest is Tassie aquaponic interested people meet to look at someones system and chat. So i am suggesting a meeting in Febuary 2016. On the basis people may not log in often. SUNDAY 7TH FEB 2016 at my place unless we get a better offer. It's in Hobart. I'll put the address in and ph number closer to time. After i check protocols to do that for for the site. So respond only if this is of interest to you. Thanks Whitey.

I'd be interested in attending the meeting. I have an aquaponics system in Huonville.

I'd love to come check out your system. I'm in Hobart and planning my own setup for when I buy a house later this year.

Will

Hi Steve and WJ. Not much interest in southern tassie catchup it seems. Could you text me if you are coming 04 286four 30thirtysix. Sorry about being cautios on ph number. Then I'll give you my address so thats for SUNDAY 7TH FEB 2016 at my place, will we say 10am. I didnt get notification of your posts but hope you get this. Cheers ian.

Hi guys,

Any chance one more can pop in to take a look. I am looking to set something up in the next 12 months.

Regards
Nick

Great, thanks nick, the more the better.

Excellent, I will give you a buzz at the end of the week when I get back on dry land and back into phone range.

Thanks again

Well, I've just joined the forum and seems I've missed this by a few days.

Did it go ahead? If so, will it likely be repeated?

Cheers,

Ajax.

HI Ajax, nothing happened that day, only nick contacted me on my ph [above post). we will catch up some time soon. text me and you can join us.

the wonders of the internet...

I have had some success via the meetup website. lots of permaculture people on there who might be interested.

I have missed this by a long shot. Is there any one currently practicing aquaponics in North/North west?

Well in the end it didn't happen Julie. Two expressions of interest but none of us has a successful system running. So we haven't met. Thanks for contacting. Wish u well. But can't how I can help. I'm still keen to see a sucessful resilient system running in cooler Tassie . Yours Ian and ohh sorry can't answer your question.

Hi Ian, Why are the systems not working. Is it the plants? I would imagine the fish would be an issue, but haven't tackled that yet. Is the system you put together recycled or a commercially produced system.

Two systems I saw used trout and vegies. One was small and new. That was 2 years ago. The other was a serious investment probably 1 ~2 grand all up. They had a smallish glitch and the fish died. Vegetables production was similar to a garden patch. Last time to contacted they had sold it on. Also 2 years ago.