Badflash's Greenhouse Build

[badflash]

Started on the grow beds:

It looks crooked, but it is actually the perspective and the unlevel ground. The stand is solid as a rock and dead level.

[Big Al]

hi badflash, i really like that pool idea, my question is how long do you think the vinyl hold up to the fish. nibbling it and rubbing against it. i'm interested in doing that in my next set up also.its a good idea with lots of thermal mass in a greenhouse for our long winters. thanks Big Al

[badflash]

I had another easy set pool (snap-set actually) in my basement. It was much lower and only held 300 gallons and had no inflatable ring. The bottom was much thinner. It lasted 2 years before it started to leak. Given that it only cost me $15, I thought it was a great deal.

[Big Al]

hi badflash, yeah that doesn't sound bad at all. so it sounds like 5-6 years or more maybe. by the way its looking good. thanks for the help Big Al

[badflash]

Finished the structure for the grow bed and added a workbench at the end:



I also rolled all my 30 gallon barrels down hill. I have enough for 2 more grow beds. I need a bunch more for heat storage.



That is Nikki, our Hound/Border Collie mix. She keeps the bad guys at bey.

[JeffW]

I also rolled all my 30 gallon barrels down hill. I have enough for 2 more grow beds. I need a bunch more for heat storage.

are they going to be for solar heat from sun light?

[badflash]

The extra barrels are for thermal mass. The greenhouse gets hot by day and the heat goes into barrels full of water. When it gets cold, the heat comes out to moderate the temperature change. Water is huge when it comes to heat capacity.

[wolfracer]

if the thermal mass barrels catch any light at all I would paint them black. This will help with the heating effect. Looking good Badflash.

[badflash]

We pounded in the stakes for the hoops today. 3/4" steel 3' long. Left 1' out for the top rail. These are drilled to stake the top rail to the stakes with pins.

[Ironfish]

It looks good Badflash! The storage barrels will also need to be black to stop algea growth. I did the same thing with (3) 300 gal. totes. I use them for a thermo sink and emergency backup water. I'm on well water and don't want to pull to much at one time. When I first started I met a fish raiser in Cleveland. He had city water. He kept an extra tank of water and aerated it to get rid of chlorine and told me to always keep enough water to fill a tank in case of emergence.

Ironfish