Pine
03-16-2011, 12:26 PM
Hello Everyone!
Greetings from Canada!
I am new to the area of Aquaponics, however, I have been experimenting with many aquaria over the years with different plants and fish. Also I have a 400 gallon koi pond that I dug out 2 years ago and it has been running steady ever since through 2 harsh snowy winters.
My new Aquaponics project I plan to set up is a simple system of a 15 gallon aquarium pumping into a 10 gallon tote via a ECO185 pump. The tote will contain 10 inches of clay pebbles. I will build a 9 inch bell siphon to drain the water 1 inch below the top of the gravel. I have a large grow light that is hung above and will provide plenty of lighting for the plants. The tank is currently running with 2 air stones and 3 filters to get rid of all the chlorine etc in the water. I will continue this process for a few days until I acquire the clay pebbles. From here I will cycle the system with plants but without fish for 4 weeks or so until I see that the nitrogen cycle is working properly. Then i will slowly add a fish every 2 or 3 days obeying the 1 inch of fish per 10 gallon rule.
I will upload pictures soon, just want to get some input as to any problems with my system.
Any help is gladly appreciated :)
Greetings from Canada!
I am new to the area of Aquaponics, however, I have been experimenting with many aquaria over the years with different plants and fish. Also I have a 400 gallon koi pond that I dug out 2 years ago and it has been running steady ever since through 2 harsh snowy winters.
My new Aquaponics project I plan to set up is a simple system of a 15 gallon aquarium pumping into a 10 gallon tote via a ECO185 pump. The tote will contain 10 inches of clay pebbles. I will build a 9 inch bell siphon to drain the water 1 inch below the top of the gravel. I have a large grow light that is hung above and will provide plenty of lighting for the plants. The tank is currently running with 2 air stones and 3 filters to get rid of all the chlorine etc in the water. I will continue this process for a few days until I acquire the clay pebbles. From here I will cycle the system with plants but without fish for 4 weeks or so until I see that the nitrogen cycle is working properly. Then i will slowly add a fish every 2 or 3 days obeying the 1 inch of fish per 10 gallon rule.
I will upload pictures soon, just want to get some input as to any problems with my system.
Any help is gladly appreciated :)