peterrankin
04-07-2010, 02:49 PM
Hello every one… My name is Peter and i have been lurking around for a while on a couple of different site. And finally settled on a home.
I live in a small village in western NY called Fredonia.. My first system is going to be in the basement. (short summer, very cold winters)
Concept:
275 gallon IBC (when cut down approx 250 gall)
210 gallon grow beds(by volume) with peas gravel as a media.
50 gallon (by volume) DWC floating raft set up for lettuce
2 X 60 gallon sumps
sumps consist of two 30 gallon Rubbermaid containers connected by plumbing fittings and sitting under each of the two gravel grow beds (60 gall under each 105 gall (by volume) grow beds
growbeds consist of 2x4 and 2x6 and 3/4 in plywood screws, glue and 10mil plastic sheeting
Two pumps will pump into fish tank (one in each 60 gall sump set up) ,,, overflow into grow beds… overflow into sumps… 15 min on 45 min off.
Completed:
Grow beds and stand built..
IBC purchased but not picked up.
Gravel delivered but not washed.
I am planning to utilize yellow perch as the fish ( local source .. able to buy in small quantities) And also plan to start the system fishless.
It should all be together in the next two weeks and at that point I will post pics, water parameters and probably tons of questions.
I live in a small village in western NY called Fredonia.. My first system is going to be in the basement. (short summer, very cold winters)
Concept:
275 gallon IBC (when cut down approx 250 gall)
210 gallon grow beds(by volume) with peas gravel as a media.
50 gallon (by volume) DWC floating raft set up for lettuce
2 X 60 gallon sumps
sumps consist of two 30 gallon Rubbermaid containers connected by plumbing fittings and sitting under each of the two gravel grow beds (60 gall under each 105 gall (by volume) grow beds
growbeds consist of 2x4 and 2x6 and 3/4 in plywood screws, glue and 10mil plastic sheeting
Two pumps will pump into fish tank (one in each 60 gall sump set up) ,,, overflow into grow beds… overflow into sumps… 15 min on 45 min off.
Completed:
Grow beds and stand built..
IBC purchased but not picked up.
Gravel delivered but not washed.
I am planning to utilize yellow perch as the fish ( local source .. able to buy in small quantities) And also plan to start the system fishless.
It should all be together in the next two weeks and at that point I will post pics, water parameters and probably tons of questions.