Backyard Aquaponics
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bkausfish, any thing new? i know it has only been 5 days, any new ideas, problems with building?

-df

My kids dug the hole for the Pond/tank and the liner is to arrive today and the pump on Friday. One problem is I have two sprinkler lines and one water line running through the hole, will have to move them. I made the frame for the grow beds but waiting for Saturday to install the liner and finish the Grow bed. The big piece that I still need to get is the gravel I haven't priced it out yet but will need a lot. I figure another 16hr to put it all together and then washing the gravel; I have no idea how long that will take.

Gravel washing is a pain, and so are redirecting water lines. Looks like you some work ahead.

For the gravel, you might just want to take a trailer to your local rock dealer, and just load up on pea gravel. You are going to loose a lot during washing.

-df

Digging the Pond and installing the liner Tried adding more pictures but having problems.

Bkausfish, try and add the new pics in groups of three to each post.

looks cool, cant wait to see more.

Looks like hard work, but at least you have some helpers..

make sure you get the kids out before you fill it all the way up

Yea, my girl was sticking in her head and almost fell in

They always get really shirty when you push them in .... don't they

Honest I wasn't anywhere close to her!

shure lol

Made a lot of progress the last two weeks. If things go well the system should be up and running tomorrow Washed gravel for two days. and thought I would check out the grow bed for leaks

That looks fantastic Bkausfish. That one you are swimming in, is that your growbed. Its like one of those illusions where it looks like your standing, but there is space underneath.

Will you wait for the black plastic to stretch a bit before you attach/remove the excess....

I have always wanted to do a similar thing for my big system. Have it 1 metre below ground and 1 metre above ground.