300 gal. Aquaponic System - update

[muckieman]

wow very nice cool. would do something like this but i live in ga too cold in winter.

 

[mrgrackle]

Thanks all

 

[King Edward]

ypu eating the bluegills?

 

[pwmin]

i concur with everyone else

 

[53special]

Talk about ingenuity

 

[Nic]

nice set up....I'm curious as to how this will pan out during the season.... keep it updated.....

 

[mrgrackle]

ypu eating the bluegills?

When they get big enough, that's the plan. I hope they're really bluegill and not green sunfish. I suppose I can eat green sunfish as well, but they won't get nearly as big, right? I collected them from the colorado river near austin, tx. They're all still really small and hard to tell what they are. Maybe I'll scoop a couple out and see if I can get some 2nd opinions.

Had a scare this afternoon when I got home. 2/3rds of the water was missing from the tank and the ground under the grow beds was soaked. One of the hoses going to a grow bed fell out and started to drain the tank onto the ground. Luckly for everyone my girlfriend noticed and saved the day.

After this lesson I'm going to lift the pump off the bottom of the tank, in case this happens again. That way it can't drain the tank all the way down and kill the fish. Also wondering about a float switch now.

 

[Kevaldo]

nature careing for nature, cool idea

Kev

 

[Primus]

That is awsome!!! This looks like a fun project, love to see how well the veggies do in this setup.

 

[mkman]

I really like this, great job!!!! More pics, more pics!