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We are trying a very small aquaponics system before we move back to Minnesota where we plan on building a really BIG system. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soilless plant growing). In this small system we are going to have lettuce and goldfish. At home we plan on raising fish to eat and all the veggies we can.
Lava rock for drainage.
Two rubbermaid agricultural tubs--50 gallon and 100 gallon. The fish will go in the bottom tank which has a pump that will pump the poo water up to the header tank. A siphon will then dispense just the right amount of water to the growbed. It floods for a minute and then will drain back to the fish tank.
We used a half piece of tile to guard the drain holes.
This is the inside of the header tank. the hose comes from the fish tank and the PVC is the back of the siphon.
Here is my daughter with the completed system. We have to wait two weeks before we add fish. We also need to get some good bacteria started in the growbed before adding fish and plants. |
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