Aquaponics questions.?.?

[aquaponicpaw]

Sorry for the delay. Here are a few pics.


Bell siphon: this will be for My (main) largest unit. I want it to be a fllod and drain because I will be using bioballs for the grow media. the growbed will be 2 0f the concrete troughs from Lowes.I have a pic of one at the top of the setup in pic #4



This is the Main Fish Tank. It's a 200gl. It has acrylic dividers in it. Im gonna use it for some type of growout tank. I have a very nice source for variety of Fish, So Im undecided. Again: the growbeds will be 2 of the concrete troughs (2 of them fits perfectly over the top) filled with bioballs to reduce weight.




Here it is after I rubber coated the Outside. Has a built in drain also.



Here is An acrylic tank I restored, Im gonna use the wet dry on bottom and grow some type of fern, pothos, decorative plant combo up top.




Kitchen Unit: will grow Herbs and wheat grass... stuff like that. The gas tank I will turn into a cannister filter for main tank.

 

[Blaz1n1t]

Nice set ups man i like the last 1 with the gas tank next to it. I finally am getting my set up up and going, i got a cement trough like you said, great choice imo, but i could only find a 3x2 ft. I also have a few more questions, in the trough do you just fill with gravel all the way up? And when you put plants into bed how exactly do you do it? Im guessing i have to pull plant from pot, kinda clean roots off, then bury it under some gravel and it will be fine?


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[aquaponicpaw]

Exactly. Let Your growbed cycle first like You would a Fish tank. You don't want to add plants too early. In an aquaponic setup the bacterial element is equal to that of fishkeeping. and clean roots as thorough as poss. dirt/mud will support anaerobic bacteria which can cause root rot.

 

[Blaz1n1t]

Ooh ok glad you said that, i was about to get 5 or 6 plants in next day or so to put in, but ill hold off now. I got everything up and working now and put 2 plants in already not thinking about the cycle, with they be ok or are they gunna dye. Not to big of a problem if they do just cheap strawberry plants. Ill post pics in a little


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[Blaz1n1t]

Will have better pics soon and system is not completely done yet but this is what it looks like



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