Aquaponics: The Update

[SecretPrepper]

Recently my major project has been an AP set up using an IBC to keep fish and using a pump to move water into a solids filter/sump which then then flows into my grow bed thanks to gravity.

The water gets filtered more thanks to the plants and beneficial bacteria in the growing media. and when it reaches a certain level a bell siphon activates and pours the water back into the tank which aerates the water for the fish.

the most difficult part of the set up is the siphons which aren't up to par yet. one fires everytime but another just refuses unless i manipulate it. i made them out of small guttering pipe.

I am hoping to get more and more self sufficient and this project will hopefully supply me with some good food.

[Scythe13]

Same as the insect farm post, any pics mate?

Really good project to get into. I'm hoping to get 2 more IBC's and to develop a 4th into an AP system.

[SecretPrepper]

[Scythe13]

Pond liner is a really good idea! I was concerned about the algae myself, but figured I had time until I was aquaponic-project-start ready.

I remember you were looking at perch...I think?

What kinds of plants will you be able to grow with a perch nutrient base?

[SecretPrepper]

[Scythe13]

That's awesome!

How many fish have you got in the tank?

Are you going to do a multi-level system so you can do one section as seedlings, another as semi young plants, then a third as established greens?

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Just a thought, one you've probably already had.

Are you going to grow food for your insects, then use the insects to feed the fish?

I bet this kind of established system could be a completely self sufficient production machine!