The "Greenhouse"Operation "Aquaponics" Start up
Overview4 growing beds
1 fish tank
1 pumpconnected overflow w/separate drain
siphon drain system
pump runs at about 2 gpm to fill the 4 grow beds
when the water reaches proper level,
siphon kicks in and drains the grow beds
fish tank stocked with about 8-10 little fishes from the lake behind our house
According to my local techno-geek and spreadsheet generator,
the nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc, etc, etc levels will become aligned
in such a way that low and behold--- ta da! -- we can grow little veggies
and little fishes and have a real live aquaponics system that will actually
feed us! I am really excited!
Do you want to start your own aquaponics system?
A big help to us was
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I love that you took pictures of each step. When my husband returns from playing Army-Army (as my friend's son calls it) -- he's going to love this site, too.
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Blessings!
Lacy