Hi from east Texas

[HaroldB]

Hi I am near Tyler Texas. I have a green thumb and read about aquaponics recently. I would love to build a small indoor system using an existing 10 gallon tropical aquarium. Would like to grow herbs. My wife thinks this is a crazy idea! Is this possible?

[rocketboy]

There are several people on here who have small systems like that. I plan on building one while I save up for my big system. Nothing like mint plants to freshen up a house.

[Roger L.]

Welcome HaroldB. Show your wife what a good idea it is. Then when that's going good you can show her your plans for a larger version.

[HaroldB]

Thanks for all the replies so far. I would love to see more pictures of small systems...

[JCO]

Welcome to the forum...start reading the threads in the say hello section and you are sure to find someone who has a small system

[HaroldB]

Thank you, I have been reading...

[Aloha Don]

I started by just growing spouts in a mason jar....
I had a 1 gallon FT and put a plant on top using Styrofoam....It grew so big I had to transplant..
I now have system using a 37 gallon tote as a FT with about 150-200 guppies....love them little guys...
(all they do is eat and mate)
I still do sprouts but now I use a 18 gallon tote and misting system that automatically mists the sprouts every 6 hours...
systems can be any size and/or configuration as long as the basics are there...
Highly recommend reading Oliver's AP101 thread on this site.
Welcome to the addiction...

[Roger L.]

Don, does your mister system use the water from the fish tank or do you just use tap water?

[Aloha Don]

I have the mister system on a water timer from my faucet...
Sprouts only need fresh water but since I was using the water anyway...I just directed the drain to my FT
So now I do not have to worry about my system water levels....
Although I like to tinker too much...It is safer for my system to be automated as much as possible...

[topz]

Bell peppers in January fresh from the grow bed is how I proved to the wife ap works.