Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

ok ok so i guess i deserive he sarcasm, i was just meaning instead of having to replace all the water like in hydroponics if its possible to sustain and keep it balanced like in aquaponics, guess the answer was so obvious that i didn't see it, but at anyrate im planning on building a ntf system that uses foam to hold the plants in place and no growcups, just a gravel filter that i have has sucess with

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rb, seems to me that if you cycle your system with ammonia you have "no fish" AP. You'd have nitrates (N) for "leafy greens". The fish poop adds the extra dimension of P and K for the full AP Vege range I hope I have this right......anyone......?!

are the pipes tied/connected to the wall bracket at all? I can't see any tied downs.

Correct, ecosys.

Thx, Janet. The processes involved in AP are slowly starting to make sense.

no tie downs, i heated up the pipe and made a flat spot for it to sit so it dosn't roll and the weight of the water and plants dose the rest.

for the k ill add greensand and for the p ill add phorporus or how ever you spell it ill still have the bactera how ever i realize its basically organic hydroponics, i was just pondering this so i don't have a bunch of fish to deal with in the winter.

so its been a while i been busy but the other day i got up and had a chance to look at my system and there it was a little tommy!

pic of plants june 20th i added another trellis and did some much needed thinning

yay! first fruit! well done!

ahhh, the fruits of your labour... good to see rb.... may they be many and multiply

rblaster, WOW what a great system, i am sitting here trying to read all the pages, this has to be my fav system sofar. i am wondering if you have an update or anything? hit me up if you do, thanx for all the hard work, looks like it will grow great!

-df