300 gallon acuaponics
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Plan on using a 280 gallon spa-n-a-box (pic below) purchased used for $50 as a fish pond.
Will employ an 1800 GPH @ 25' Superior pump purchased from ebay at $65 to pump water from the pond to grow beds.
Plan on burying the spa in the backyard to serve as the pond and pump water to 300 gallons of grow beds.
Considering 6 x 50 gallons or 12 x 25 gallons grow beds, suitable container advice appreciated.
The spa has a high output air blower and jets that may prove useful for extra aeration, if needed.
Planning on stocking with Blue Gills or the like, suitable fish, stocking advice appreciated.
Need to figure out a mast head design for distributing pond water to individual grow beds, design advice appreciated.
The other big cost item will be the expanded clay grow media at $25/50 liters, grow media advice appreciated.
Finally, will need to determine feed requirements, advice once again much appreciated.
Cheers!
Jackal
Will employ an 1800 GPH @ 25' Superior pump purchased from ebay at $65 to pump water from the pond to grow beds.
Plan on burying the spa in the backyard to serve as the pond and pump water to 300 gallons of grow beds.
Considering 6 x 50 gallons or 12 x 25 gallons grow beds, suitable container advice appreciated.
The spa has a high output air blower and jets that may prove useful for extra aeration, if needed.
Planning on stocking with Blue Gills or the like, suitable fish, stocking advice appreciated.
Need to figure out a mast head design for distributing pond water to individual grow beds, design advice appreciated.
The other big cost item will be the expanded clay grow media at $25/50 liters, grow media advice appreciated.
Finally, will need to determine feed requirements, advice once again much appreciated.
Cheers!
Jackal
Now that is one smart, impressive idea!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the weather was warmer in Calgary I'd consider doing what you plan to do lol.
If the weather was warmer in Calgary I'd consider doing what you plan to do lol.
While I, and a few others, have some of the answers you seek your best bet would be an actual aquaponics site. There are quite a few but this is where I have the best luck ingetting the best answers.
http://www.diyaquaponics.com/
http://www.diyaquaponics.com/